Turning the uncountable into countable:

How to make it work?

Want to make those tricky uncountable nouns play by your rules?

 Just throw in a bit of or a piece of for singular nouns, and bits of or pieces of for plurals. Easy peasy, right? (And hey, bit is like the cool, laid-back cousin of piece.)

Snagged a gorgeous piece of vintage furniture at the auction?

Score! How many pieces of luggage are you lugging around these days?

 Got some juicy bits of info to share from yesterday?

 Chopin belted out some unreal pieces of music.

 Oh, and before you jet off to England, here’s a couple of bits of advice for ya.

Sure, bit and piece can cozy up to most uncountable nouns, but there are some other words that like to get in on the action, too.

 Weather

 The sun’s been shining bright this summer, hasn’t it?

Caught that thunder rumbling after the lightning flash?

Or felt that sprinkle of rain on your face?

Groceries

’Gimme a loaf of bread, a slice of cake, couple bars of choc, a tube of toothpaste, two cartons of milk, and three bars of soap, please!’ Oh, and don’t forget to slice up that toast.

Nature

 Spot that ladybird on the blade of grass over there?

Woah, check out that cloud of smoke looming over the town!

Other Luck finally decided to shine on me this morning.

And let me tell ya, I’ve never seen him do a lick of work – like, ever.

Talk about a fit of temper, am I right?

The donkey rules the roads on that island, and tights? Best invention ever.

 Oh, and did you catch that juicy news piece about France on TV last night?

 So, to wrap it up, remember: a state of can totally twist those uncountable nouns into singulars. Chaos, emergency, tension, you name it – just drop a state of in front of ’em for good measure. And there you have it – turning the uncountable into countable, all with a casual flick of the linguistic wrist.

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