Nouns and Articles – Intermediate [Printable Version]
What & Where
Oxford Practice Grammar
Intermediate
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http://www.oup.com/elt/practice
grammar
How English Works
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Grammar Practice for
Intermediate Students Third
Edition
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An earlier edition available in the
main library PE1112 .W34 1986
English Grammar in Use
(Third Edition)
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English Grammar in Use
Supplementary Exercises
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Highlights Details
Grammar structures are explained in detail. Extended practice pp. 180-215
activities build your confidence. Use the exit test to see if you
are ready for Oxford Practice Grammar Advanced.
o A number of questions were asked.
o My savings are in the bank.
o The government is/are in crisis.
Easy-to-understand explanations and practice exercises. pp. 17-27
pp. 56-61
There are three tests at the beginning of the book which you
could try if you want to test your use of grammar in general.
Rules and exercises for using articles, determiners and pp.4-13;
count/uncountable nouns correctly. There is a useful self-test at pp. 22-27
the end of each chapter, which suggests exercises that you can
do from the CD-ROM, based on the mistakes you have made.
It contains comprehensive but easy-to-understand explanations pp. 138-157
as well as lots of practice exercises on countable/uncountable
nouns and articles. Use the 'Study Guide Section' on p. 331
('Articles and Nouns') to identify problems and help you focus
on the areas you find difficult.
The book contains varied exercises providing students with pp. 92-96
extra practice of the grammar studied in English Grammar in
Use.
Oxford Practice Grammar It starts off by teaching you the difference between countable pp. 180-185;
(New Edition) and uncountable nouns and which words you can use with 196-213
in SAC – Grammar Practice them. It then teaches you when to use a, an, the or 'no article'.
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Understanding and Using
English Grammar (Volume B)
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An A-Z of English Grammar
and Usage
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This textbook gives you rules and explanations in table form, pp. 204-209
together with exercises. You can do further practice on
countable and uncountable nouns in its workbooks.
A grammar reference book which is organized like a dictionary. a/an pp. 1-4;
It gives simple explanations of the basic rules of articles and the pp.510-3;
count/uncountable nouns. count/uncount
nouns p.110-
113.

Macmillan English Grammar in A grammar reference book that takes students from the pp. 106-109,
Context Intermediate traditional practice of grammar forms through to topic-based 114-121
in SAC – Grammar Practice practice exercises
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o Some people can cycle at 50 km an hour.
o This is such a difficult problem.
Common Business English This book presents rules together with lots of examples to teach pp. 19-28
Errors in Hong Kong you about how to avoid errors with countable and uncountable
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Cambridge Grammar for
IELTS
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in UST library – PE1128 .H67 2007
It provides comprehensive coverage of the grammar needed for pp. 55-79, 98-
IELTS and gives you the chance to hear grammar being used in 106
different situations, as well as offering plenty of test practice.
o Envisat is a fully-equipped observation satellite.
o Neither of my sisters lives/live in the same town as me.
o I clean the kitchen by myself.
Count and Non-Count Nouns
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-
grammar/nouns/count.htm
Common Errors in English
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
handouts/esl/eslcount.html
Practice with Articles
http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/
articles/articlestable.htm
The English Grammar Guide
(the EGG, available through
the “My Words” suite of
programs)
Brush up Your English:
Common Problems with
Nouns
http://ec.hku.hk/vec/Brush/
This page is from the University College London's 'Internet
Grammar of English', designed for university students. It
provides a simple explanation with examples of incorrect usage,
together with a short exercise
This handout from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab
explains the rules for using nouns in the plural form and with
articles.
A series of exercises from Hong Kong Polytechnic University
which test your ability to choose the correct article (or 'zero
article') in sentences and to proofread article errors.
This exercise allows you to test your knowledge of articles and Go to the EGG,
other determiners, and also provides comprehensive and then click on
detailed explanations of how articles are used. “Discover your
language IQ…”
Then click on
item 6.
Under 'Series 2: Common Problems with Nouns' you will find
some simple interactive exercises on uncountable nouns and
the definite article.