Unit 68 Countable and Uncountable 2

 가산명사와 불가산명사  2

  A

• 가산명사와 불가산명사의 두가지로 사용하는 명사가 많이 있고, 대부분의 경우 가산명사일 때와 불가산명사일 때의 의미가 다릅니다. 비교:

  가산명사(Countable)	불가산명사(Uncountable)
  Did you hear a noise just now? (= a specific noise)	I can’t work here. There’s too much noise. (not too many noises)
  I bought a paper to read. (= a newspaper)	I need some paper to write on. (= material for writing on)
  There’s a hair in my soup! (= one single hair)	You’ve got very long hair. (not hairs) (= all the hair on your head)
  You can stay with us. There is a spare room. (= a room in a house)	You can’t sit here. There isn’t any room. (= space)
  I had some interesting experiences while I was traveling. (= things that happened to me)	They offered me the job because I had a lot of experience. (not experiences)
  Enjoy your trip. Have a good time!	I can’t wait. I don’t have time.

• coffee/tea/juice/beer 등은 일반적으로 불가산 명사입니다.
  • I don’t like coffee very much.
• 그러나, a coffee (= a cup of coffee), two coffees (= two cups) 등으로 사용할 수 있습니다.
  • Two coffees and an orange juice, please.

  B

• 가산명사로 혼동하기 쉬운 불가산명사:
      advice    baggage    behavior    bread    chaos    damage
      furniture    information    luck    luggage    news    permission
      progress    scenery    traffic    weather    work
  위의 명사는 불가산명사이므로 부정관사(a/an)를 사용할 수 없습니다.
  • I’m going to buy some bread.  or  . . . a loaf of bread. (not a bread)
  • Enjoy your vacation! I hope you have good weather. (not a good weather)
• 위의 명사는 “breads,” “furnitures” 등의 복수형으로 사용하지 않습니다.
  • Where are you going to put all your furniture? (not furnitures)
  • Let me know if you need more information. (not informations)
• news 는 복수형이 아니고 불가산명사입니다.
  • The news was very depressing. (not The news were)
• travel 이 명사인 경우 일반적인 여행을 뜻하고 불가산명사입니다. a trip 대신에 a travel 이라고 할 수 없습니다.
  • They spend a lot of money on travel.
  • We had a very good trip. (not a good travel)
• 가산명사와 불가산 명사의 비교:

  Countable I’m looking for a job. What a beautiful view! It’s a nice day today. We had a lot of bags and suitcases. These chairs are mine. It was a good suggestion.

  Uncountable I’m looking for work. (not a work) What beautiful scenery! It’s nice weather today. We had a lot of baggage/luggage. This furniture is mine. That’s good advice.

---

  
  이 저작물은 크리에이티브 커먼즈 저작자표시-비영리-변경금지 4.0 국제 라이선스에 따라 이용할 수 있습니다.

---