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Many non-count nouns combine with a set of nouns showing some part of material or abstract notion. Here
are some typical partitives for material and abstract nouns:
a slice of bacon
a slice of cake
a piece
a lump
of coal
a piece
a loaf
of bread
a piece
a lump
of sugar
a piece
a stick
of chalk
a blade of grass
a piece
a bar
of chocolate
a piece
a block
of ice
a piece
a sheet
of paper
a piece
a strip
of land
a grain of rice
a piece
an article
of furniture
a pile
a heap
of rubbish
a piece
a word
of advice
a piece
an item
of information, news
a piece of evidence
a fit of passion
a piece of research
§ 178. In some cases there is no obvious logical reason for the assignment of various English nouns to the
count or non-count class. In Russian and English the attribution of the corresponding nouns may be different.
Here are some cases when the classes of nouns in English and Russian do not coincide:
English non-count nouns
Russian count nouns
advice (they gave us some valuable advice)
news
progress (they are making slow progress)
research (do some research)
knowledge (you have a fairly good knowledge of the
subject)
совет/советы
новость/новости
успех/успехи
исследование/исследования, научная работа
знание/знания
English singular invariable nouns
Russian plural invariable nouns
ink
cream
yeast
money
hair
fruit
applause
chess
чернила
сливки
дрожжи
деньги
волосы
фрукты
аплодисменты
шахматы
Note:
Hair is a count noun in the sense of волос, волосок. Fruit as a count noun means kinds of fruit: dried fruits
keep long.