Question

Pick out the uncountable nouns in these sentences:
1. He received a shower of praise for his new book.
2. It was a friendship that was very special and rare.
3. The coming months are a period of excitement.
4. Their family has been in business for many years.​

Answer 1

Answer:

The uncountable nouns are underlined

1. There is a grain of truth in what he says.

2. Experience is a good teacher

3. Their family has been in business for many years.

4. It is difficult to put out fire without an extinguisher.

5. The coming months are a period of excitement.

6. Seaweed is a widely used component in shampoos these days.

7. It was a friendship that was very special and rare.

8. He received a shower of praise for his new book.

Explanation

Uncountable noun is a word that refers to a thing or quality that can’t be counted. For example the word ‘water’ is an uncountable noun. Similarly ‘honesty’ is uncountable also. Uncountable nouns don’t have singular or plural form. It has only one form. We can use determiners such as a little, much, etc. with uncountable nouns.

Answer 2

Answer:

1 shower

2 friendship

3 excitement

4 years