CELLS - GENERAL

MEASUREMENT PART A

Some nouns are countable, like child, mouse, bucket, tank.
They have plural forms: children, mice, buckets, tanks.

a full bucket

There is a lot of food in the bucket.
The bucket is full of food.

There is a lot of water in the tank.
The tank is full of water.

a little filled bucket

There is a little food in the bucket.
The bucket is three-quarters empty.

There is a little water in the tank.
The tank is three-quarters empty.

Other nouns are uncountable.
They have no plural form: water, air, salt.

a halffull bucket

There is some food in the bucket.
The bucket is half-full of food.

There is some water in the tank.
The tank is half-full of water.

an empty bucket

There is no food in the bucket.
The bucket is empty.

There is no water in the tank.
The tank is empty.