Nouns: Nouns #9: Uncountable Nouns (Quantifiers #2)

Nouns #9:
Uncountable Nouns (Quantifiers #2)

	Because uncountable nouns in English do not have plurals and cannot be counted in the normal way, quantifiers are often used as a way of "measuring" them. Besides basic quantifiers like some, any, a little, and a lot of and names of containers in which items are sold, another kind of container--the one from which items are eaten, drunk, or served--is also commonly used:
	container (for serving)		uncountable nouns
	a bottle of _____		wine, water
	a bowl of _____		soup, ice cream, spaghetti, stew, rice, cereal, salad
	a cup of _____		coffee, tea, cocoa, soup
	a carafe of _____		coffee, wine
	a glass of _____		water, wine, (iced) tea, beer, juice, milk
	a pitcher of _____		iced tea, water, milk, beer
	a plate of _____		spaghetti, pasta
	a pot of _____		coffee, tea