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14. Are you hungry? Could I get you some food?<br />

15. Taiwan and Cuba are island.<br />

16. I drink eight glass of water every day.<br />

17. Tomato are red when they are ripe.<br />

18. There is a lot of traffic at five o'clock.<br />

19. Before dinner, I put dish, spoon, fork, knife, and napkin on the table.<br />

20. I have many friend. I don't have many enemy.<br />

(a) I'd like some water.<br />

(b) I'd lie a glass of water.<br />

(c) I'd like a cup of coffee.<br />

(d) I'd like a piece offiuit.<br />

Units of measure are used with noncount nouns to express a<br />

specific quantity, for example: a glass of, a cup of, a piece of.<br />

In (a): some water = an unspecific quantity.<br />

In @): a glass of water = a specific quantity.<br />

COMMON EXPRESSIONS OF MEASURE<br />

a bag of rice a bunch of banam a jar of pickles<br />

a bar of soap a can of corn* a loaf of bread<br />

a bottle of beer a carton of milk a piece of cheese<br />

a bowl of cereal a glass of water a sheet of paper<br />

a box of candy a head of lettuce a tube of toothpaste<br />

*In British English: a tin of corn.<br />

baa<br />

bar bottle box<br />

can<br />

carton jar tube bunch

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