tear可數嗎?newspaper可數嗎?
請看下面一道題:When I entered she was reading _________ newspaper, with _________ in her eyes.
A. a, tear B. a piece of, tears C. a, tears D. a piece of, tear
【分析】此題容易誤選D,想當然地認爲news (消息)和 paper(紙)均爲不可數名詞,所以newspaper(報紙)也應是不可數名詞;同時認爲“眼淚”即“淚水”,“水”不可數,“淚水”和“眼淚”也應該不可數。但非常有趣,newspaper(報紙)和 tear(眼淚)卻是兩個可數名詞,如可說 a newspaper, two newspapers, a tear, two tears 等。注:若不是將 newspaper 當作是供閱讀或傳遞信息的一種東西,而只是把它當成一種“紙”來看待,也可用作不可數名詞,如:Wrap it in (a sheet of) newspaper. 把它用張報紙包起來。