yaa ... usually with uncountable nouns we use 'container' terms
like loaves/slices/ bowls/packets etc...
Although countable nouns ALSO use container terms.. like.. 1 bag
of apples...
However, for more uncountable nouns, it is usually because they
are 'grainy',liquids, gas, gooey stuff like dough ... or group
terms.. such as furniture/people etc..
But bread seems relative solid and .. in one piece compared to
the other uncountable nouns.. and it is hard to justify why bread
is 'not countable' cos it is what.. whether in slices or in
loaves.. its easily 'countable'
That's what I find so difficult to explain to the kids.. cos...
bread.. IS countable..and quite easily too...
heee but thanks for the help!! I know the people in this forum
very powderfulinklish one!
True, but
it makes sense both ways if you say you wanna buy 1 bag of apples
or 5 apples but it just doesn’t sound right to buy 1 bread vs 1
loaf of bread.
Maybe if
they ask it’s because bread can be divided into many slices…. Like
1 loaf of bread…depending on how thick you want the slice to be…you
don’t really consume 1 whole loaf of bread. Maybe that is why it is
considered uncountable because I think in the past, you buy bread
by loaves and it’s not pre-sliced.. and by slicing it, it does
change things….so maybe that is why bread is uncountable
Because
it's like dough and can be divided into many parts so it's
uncountable
Anyway that
is what I think :P I may not be right
