Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Brojive i nebrojive imenice

CARTON, TIN, ETC. MEASUREMENTS PIECE, SLICE ETC.

a carton of orange juice a kilo of cheese a piece of wood

a tin of paint five metres of cable a piece(slice) of bread

a bottle of water 20 litres of petrol a piece(sheet) of paper

a box(packet) of cereal a bar of chocolate

a jar of jam a loaf of bread

a tube of toothpaste

a glass of water

a cup of coffee

a packet of crisps

a box of matches

a collection of pictures

Advice, information i news su nebrojive imenice. Ne mozemo ih koristiti sa a(the) ili u mnozini.

Can I give you some advice ? an advice

We got some information from the tourist office. some information

That’s wonderful news ! a wonderful news

Ali mozemo da koristimo piece of, bit of i item of ispred njih.

Can I give you a piece of( a bit of) advice ?

There are two pieces( bits) of information we need to complete.

There’s a bit of( an item of news) that might interest you.

Ove imenice su takodje nebrojive: accommodation, baggage, behaviour, equipment, fun, furniture, homework, housework, litter, luck, luggage, progress, rubbish, scenery, traffic, travel, weather, work.

PAIR NOUNS

Binoculars, glasses, jeans, pants, pyjamas, scissors, shorts, tights, trousers

Ne mozemo da koristimo a (an) ili broj ispred njih, ali mozemo da koristimo- pair of.

I need some jeans. Or- I need a pair of jeans.

IMENICE KOJE MOGU BITI I BROJIVE I NEBROJIVE

Brojive: Nebrojive:

I’m peeling the potatoes. Would you like some potato ?

Melanie baked a cake for David. Have some cake( a piece of) cake.

Vicky was eating an apple. Is there apple in this salad ?

Someone threw a stone at the police. The house is built of stone.

There’s a hair on your shirt. I must wash my hair.

Obicno, brojiva imenica je specificna, a nebrojiva generalizuje.

Rugby is a sport. ( tacno odredjen sport) Do you like sport ? ( sport generalno)

That’s a nice painting over there. Paul is good at painting.

Neke imenice mogu biti brojive ili nebrojive sa razlicitim znacenjima.

I bought a paper. I need some paper to write on.

I’ll have a glass of orange juice please. I bought a piece of glass for the window.

Have you got an iron ? The bridge is made of iron.

I switched all the lights on. There’s more light by the window.

I’ve been to France many times. I haven’t got time.

The journey was a great experience. He has enough experience for the job.

I run a small business. (kompanija) I enjoy doing business. (posao)