How to use uncountable noun as countable noun

How to use uncountable noun as countable noun

We can make an uncountable word countable by putting a piece of, a bit of, a grain of, a drop of and similar expression in front of uncountable noun.

Uncountable noun কে Countable Noun হিসেবে নির্দিষ্ট করতে হলে Uncountable Noun আগে  a piece of, A bit of, a grain of, a drop of এর মতো expression গুলি ব্যবহার করতে হবে।

Uncountable Noun	Countable Noun
accommodation	a place to live
baggage	a piece of baggage
luggage	a piece of luggage
bread	A loaf of bread
chess	A game of chess
cheese	A piece of cheese
Chewing gum	A piece of chewing gum
equipment	A piece of equipment
furniture	A piece of furniture
information	A piece of information
knowledge	A fact
lighting	A flash of lighting
luck	A piece of luck
money	A sum of money
news	A piece of news
poetry	A poem
progress	A step forward
publicity	An advertisement
research	A piece of research
rubbish	A piece of rubbish
slang	A slang word
thunder	A clap of thunder
work	A piece of work/ a job
advice	a piece of advice
music	a piece of music
courage	a bit of courage
help	a bit of help
grass	a blade of grass
hair	a strand of hair
coal	a lump of coal
wood	a block of wood
paper	a sheet/piece of paper
concrete	a slab of concrete
cloth	a suit of cloth
hope	a ray of hope
water	a drop of water
oil	a drop of oil
material	a length of material
sand	a grain of sand
salt	a grain of salt
ice	a block of ice
soap	a bar of soap
chocolate	a bar of chocolate
sugar	a lump of sugar
cake	a slice of cake
dust	a speck of dust
armour	a suit of armour
tape	a strip of tape
soup	a bowl of soup
land	a strip of land
tea	a cup of tea
coffee	a cup of coffee
dirt	a speck of dirt
fun	a bit of fun

অনেক Uncountable Noun এর সাথে some এবং a lot of ব্যবহার করা যায়।

Some/ a lot of + advice, help, hope, work, data, dirt, knowledge etc.

A bit of suggest a small quantity and used in ordinary conversation, personal letter writing.

A drop of used before liquid object. (water, oil, vinegar etc)

A grain of used before things that come in small grains. (sand, salt, sugar, rice corn, wheat, barley, gravel, maize etc)

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Use of Should + verb...

You should do something=it is a good thing to do or the right thing to do. (করা উচিত) এছাড়াও কোনো উপদেশ বা মতামত দেওয়ার জন্য should বসে।
EX:
• You should go to school.(তোমার স্কুলে যাওয়া উচিত)
• You look tired, you should go to bed.
• The Government should do more to improve education.
আমরা প্রায়ই should ব্যবহার করে থাকি I think/ I don't think/ Do you think.......? এগুলির সাথে।
Ex:
• I think the government should do more to improve education.
• I don't think you should work so hard.
• Do you think I should apply for this job? "Yes, I think you should."
∆ should not+verb (উচিত নয়):
You shouldn't do something=it is not a good thing to do.
Ex:
• You should not talk. (তোমার কথা বলা উচিত নয়।)
• You should not believe everything you read in the newspaper.
~ Should 'must' অথবা 'have to' এর মতো strong নয়।
Ex:
• You should apologise. (=it would be a good thing to do.)
• You must apologise./ You have to apologise. (=You have no alternative.)
∆ নমনীয়তা, বাধ্যবাধকতা, শিক্ষকের নির্দেশ, ডাক্তারের উপদেশ বোঝালে should এর বদলে ought to ব্যবহৃত হয়।
Ex:
• You ought to love your parents. (তোমার বাবা-মাকে ভালোবাসা উচিত।)
• It was a great party last night, you ought to have come.

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Countable Noun and Uncountable Noun

Countable Noun and Uncountable Noun

Countable nouns are the names of separate objects, people, idea etc, which can be counted.

Uncountable nouns are the names of materials, liquids, abstract qualities, collections and others things which we see as masses without clear boundaries, and not as separate objects.

Countable Noun	Uncountable Noun
1. Two type 1. singular and 2. Plural	1. Generally Singular
2. add a/an or one before singular countable noun	2. not a/an use before uncountable noun
3. journey/trip is a countable noun as it indicates one particular movement from one place to another. we had a very good trip/journey.	3. Travel is uncountable noun They spend a lot of money on travel.
1. when use material name to refers to something made of the materials it is treated as countable noun. I'm going out to buy a paper. (paper indicates newspaper) 2. Nouns for materials, liquids, etc can be used countable when they are used to talk about different types. 3. when we talk about ordering drink liquids materials it is used as countable noun. have you got any coffee? Two coffees and an orange juice please.	4. Materials are uncountable noun. (ex. Paper, glass, gold, etc) I'd like some typing paper.
5. Things that come in larger grains are usually Countable Noun. (pea, grape, bean, vegetable, pebble)	5. Things that come in small grains are usually Uncountable Noun. (salt, rice, fruit, sugar, corn, wheat, gravel)
6. one strand of hair is a countable noun.	6. Hair is uncountable noun His hair is black
7. Abstract nouns used as countable noun for indicating particular meaning. He had a hard life. My mother's parents lived interesting lives. (life treated as countable noun. lives is plural of life) Ram and I had a very interesting conversation.	7. Abstract nouns are generally Uncountable noun for indicating general meaning (Hope, charity, love, kindness etc) Life is complicated. I think I would enjoy city life. I need to practice conversation.
8. Minor ailments are countable noun (cold, headache, score throat etc)	8. The names of illnesses are usually singular uncountable noun including those ending with -s (measles, mumps etc)

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Use of 'ie' & 'ei'

IE & EI Rules:

1) ইংরেজি শব্দে c এর ঠিক পরেই ie বসে। ie এর উচ্চারণ long E sound এর মতো হয়। 'e' এর উচ্চারণ হয় 'sh' (শ) এর মতো।
Ex: 
Ancient
Conscience
Defecient
Efficient
Omniscient
2) যদি 'c' এর উচ্চারণ 'স' এর মতো হয় তবে ei বসে।
Ex: 
Conceit
3) ie এর উচ্চারণ যদি long E এর মতো হয় তবে 'c' ছাড়া বাকি অক্ষরগুলোর পর ie বসে।
Ex:
Achieve
Believe
Field
Grieve
Priest
Piece
4) ch এর ঠিক পরেই ie বসে।
Ex:
Chief
Chieftain
Kerchief
Mischief
Mischievous
5) কিছু tient ending শব্দ আছে যেখানে t এর উচ্চারণ sh(শ) এর মতো, এই জন্য এইসব জায়গায় t এর পর ie বসে।
Ex:
Patient
Patience
Patiently
Impatient
Impatience
Impatiently
Quotient
6) ie এর উচ্চারণ long E এর মতো ও পরের অক্ষর r বলে ie বসে।
Ex:
Fiery
Hierarchy
Hieroglyphic
7) যেসব verb এর ক্ষেত্রে ie আছে, তাদের সঙ্গে ing রোগ করলে ie-combination এর বিলুপ্তি ঘটে ও তার জায়গায় y বসে।
Ex:
Belie - Belying
Die - Dying
Lie - Lying
Tie - Tying
Hie

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