Uncountable Nouns Made Countable (Partitive Structures)
Below is a comprehensive list of uncountable nouns, and how they can be made countable using partitive structures.
- Advice – a piece of advice
- Information – a piece of information
- News – a piece of news
- Bread – a loaf/slice of bread
- Butter – a pat of butter
- Cheese – a slice of cheese
- Meat – a piece/chunk of meat
- Coffee – a cup of coffee
- Tea – a cup of tea
- Water – a glass of water
- Rice – a grain/bowl of rice
- Sugar – a spoonful of sugar
- Wine – a bottle/glass of wine
- Beer – a pint of beer
- Furniture – a piece of furniture
- Luggage – a piece of luggage
- Mail – a piece of mail
- Equipment – a piece of equipment
- Machinery – a piece of machinery
- Land – a plot of land
- Wood – a piece of wood
- Glass – a piece of glass
- Sand – a grain of sand
- Work – a piece of work
- Clothing – a piece of clothing
- Footwear – a pair of shoes
- Pasta – a piece of pasta
- Music – a piece of music
- Art – a piece of art
- Jewelry – a piece of jewelry
- Software – a piece of software
- Knowledge – a bit of knowledge
- Homework – a piece of homework
- Research – a piece of research
- Air – a breath of air
- Fire – a spark of fire
- Funding – a bit of funding
- Humour – a bit of humour
- Cotton – a ball of cotton
- Ice – a cube of ice
- Snow – a flake of snow
- Rain – a drop of rain
- Soap – a bar of soap
- Yarn – a ball of yarn
- Wool – a ball of wool
- Chocolate – a bar of chocolate
- Money – a sum of money
