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Choose the correct sentence:

AI need a water.

BI drank two waters.

CI drank two glasses of water.

DI have many waters in my bag.

Answer:

C. I drank two glasses of water.

Read Explanation:

Grammatical Correctness in English Sentences

Focus on Countable and Uncountable Nouns

  • Nouns in English are categorized as either countable or uncountable.

  • Countable nouns refer to items that can be counted individually. They have both singular and plural forms. Examples: glass, book, chair, student.

  • Uncountable nouns refer to substances, concepts, or qualities that cannot be counted as individual units. They typically do not have a plural form. Examples: water, information, advice, sugar.

Determiners and Quantity

  • When referring to countable nouns, we use determiners like 'a', 'an', 'one', 'two', 'three', etc., to specify the quantity.

  • For uncountable nouns, we often use quantifiers like 'some', 'much', 'a lot of', or specify a unit of measurement.

Illustrative Example

  • Consider the noun 'water'. It is an uncountable noun.

  • We cannot say 'two waters' in the sense of individual units of water.

  • To count 'water', we must use a unit of measurement or a container. Common units include glass, bottle, liter, cup.

  • Therefore, when we want to express a quantity of water, we specify the container or unit:

    • 'a glass of water'

    • 'two glasses of water'

    • 'a bottle of water'

    • 'three bottles of water'

  • This construction ('unit' + 'of' + 'uncountable noun') allows us to treat the uncountable noun as countable in a specific context.


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