有人问: mistake和noise到底是可数名词还是不可数名词?
mistake和noise都是抽象名词。抽象名词多不可数,如honesty, admiration, music, carefulness。但mistake和noise却有所不同。mistake常用作可数名词,例如:
(1)Sorry, I made a mistake .
(2)We all make mistakes sometimes.
(3)There are many spelling mistakes in your composition.
然而,它有时却不可数,如:
(4)I took your coat by mistake .(by mistake是固定词组)
(5)Nor are the most conscientious compilations of Natural History...free from the same heinousness of mistake .(摘自美国名著Moby Dick)
noise常被用作不可数名词,如:
(6)Try not to make so much noise .
(7)I hate noise .
但也常被用作可数名词,如:
(8)Dolphins produce a great variety of noises .
