2 Read the following pairs of sentences,
Which of the highlighted nouns are countable
and which are uncountable? What is the meaning
in each case?
1 a) I've got a stone in my shoe - I'll have to stop
b) Our house is built of local stone
2 a) She's had her hair dyed bright pink,
b) Look! I've found a hair in my coffee, .
3 a) I don't really like living in the country,
b) I'd like to try living in another country,
4 a) There's not much space in the boot.
b) There's a space between those two cars to park,
5 a) I forgot to buy a paper today - I'll have to watch
the news on TV.
b) Have you got any paper to write on?
6 a) Spinach is full of iron,
b) Have you got an iron so I can iron my shirt?​
