Grammar TOEFL 5: Countable vs Uncountable Nouns & Quantifiers
Penjelasan
Countable nouns bisa dihitung dan punya bentuk jamak (one book, two books), memakai 'many/few'. Uncountable nouns tidak punya bentuk jamak (water, information, advice), memakai 'much/little'. 'A lot of' dan 'some' bisa dipakai untuk keduanya.
Latihan soal
1. There isn't ___ time left before the deadline.
- much
- many
- several
- a few
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. much
'Time' adalah uncountable noun, sehingga digunakan 'much'.
2. How ___ books did you buy at the store?
- a great deal of
- much
- little
- many
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. many
'Books' adalah countable plural, sehingga digunakan 'many'.
3. She gave me some useful ___ about the exam.
- advice
- advices
- an advice
- advice's
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. advice
'Advice' adalah uncountable noun dan tidak memiliki bentuk jamak.
4. We only have ___ chairs left for the event.
- a few
- little
- a little
- much
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. a few
'Chairs' adalah countable plural, sehingga digunakan 'a few'.
5. There is ___ water left in the bottle.
- little
- a number of
- few
- many
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. little
'Water' adalah uncountable noun, sehingga digunakan 'little'.
6. He has ___ experience in this field.
- several
- a number of
- many
- a great deal of
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. a great deal of
'Experience' di sini uncountable, sehingga digunakan 'a great deal of'.
7. I need ___ information before making a decision.
- several
- more
- a number of
- many
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. more
'More' bisa dipakai untuk uncountable noun seperti 'information'.
8. There were ___ people at the concert last night.
- a great deal of
- much
- a lot of
- little
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. a lot of
'A lot of' bisa dipakai untuk countable ('people') maupun uncountable.
9. She doesn't have ___ furniture in her new apartment.
- several
- much
- a few
- many
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. much
'Furniture' adalah uncountable noun, sehingga digunakan 'much'.
10. How ___ luggage are you bringing on the trip?
- several
- a few
- many
- much
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. much
'Luggage' adalah uncountable noun, sehingga digunakan 'much'.