notes

Grammar

Parts of Speech

Countable and Uncountable

• Uncountable are always in singular form.
• We can’t use indefinite articles a and an in front of them.
• We can measure uncountable nouns using
  • a piece of
  • a cap of

Examples:

• His advice is always useful.
• The coffee they sell is too expensive.
• All the clothing was damaged by the delivery.

Collective nouns

examples: family, team

The most common is to use them in singular form, you won’t make a mistake if you use singular

If you want to be a bit more precise here is the rule:

1. singular use it more like a unit
   • My team plays on Sunday.
2. plural when you emphasize individuals inside a group
   • My family are not very political.