9.put these words in the correct groups. use a dictionary to help you. chocolate broccoli potato rice coffee juice aubergine omelette salmon milk sugar salt prawn fruit chicken sandwich lettuce pizza spaghetti salad meal food tomato curry vegetable 1. countable - meal, 2. both - chocolate, 3. uncountable - broccoli

Here is the breakdown of the words into their correct grammatical categories based on their standard usage in English:

• 1. Countable (Items that can be counted as individual units)
  • Meal: A specific occasion when food is eaten.
  • Potato: Refers to the individual vegetable (e.g., "three potatoes").
  • Aubergine: Counted as individual whole vegetables.
  • Omelette: A specific dish made from eggs.
  • Prawn: Refers to individual shellfish.
  • Sandwich: Individual units of bread with filling.
  • Tomato: Counted as individual fruits/vegetables.
  • Vegetable: General category that is treated as countable in English (e.g., "eat your vegetables").
• 2. Both (Can be countable or uncountable depending on context)
  • Chocolate: Uncountable as a substance ("some chocolate"), but countable as individual candies or bars ("a box of chocolates").
  • Coffee: Uncountable as a bean or powder, but countable when referring to a cup of the drink ("two coffees, please").
  • Fruit: Usually uncountable as a general category ("buy some fruit"), but countable when discussing different types or species ("citrus fruits").
  • Chicken: Uncountable when referring to the meat as food, but countable when referring to the whole animal.
  • Pizza: Uncountable as a food substance ("ate too much pizza"), but countable as a whole unit ("ordered two pizzas").
  • Salad: Uncountable as a general dish, but countable when referring to specific portions or types.
  • Curry: Uncountable as a type of food, but countable as a specific dish or variety.
  • Salmon: Uncountable as meat, but countable when referring to the individual fish.
• 3. Uncountable (Mass nouns that cannot be counted as individual units)
  • Broccoli: Treated as a mass of florets or a general food type.
  • Rice: Consists of many tiny grains and is always treated as a mass.
  • Juice: Liquids are typically uncountable unless referring to specific types/portions.
  • Milk: A liquid substance.
  • Sugar: A powder/granular substance.
  • Salt: A mineral/granular substance.
  • Lettuce: Treated as a leafy mass rather than individual units in general English.
  • Spaghetti: Pasta is almost always uncountable.
  • Food: A general abstract category for what we eat.

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