chocolate

Everyday

1. Chocolate is a sweet brown food made from cocoa beans. tree →
2. A chocolate is one sweet made of or covered in chocolate. tree →
3. Chocolate as an adjective means made with chocolate or brown like it: chocolate cake, chocolate brown. tree →

In the lessons

a thing counted (bars of chocolate, chocolates) or a kind of milk, cake or cookie; chocolate melts when warm, which is a change of state in science; phrases: «a bar of chocolate», «a box of chocolates», «hot chocolate», «milk chocolate», «dark chocolate»

Examples

• She bought 6 bars of chocolate. tree →
• A box holds 24 chocolates. tree →
• He ate 5 chocolates. tree →
• Each chocolate bar costs 2 dollars. tree →
• I drink hot chocolate on cold days. tree →
• The chocolate melted in the hot car. tree →
• Cocoa beans grow on trees in warm countries. tree →
• Chocolate is poisonous to dogs, so never give it to them. tree →
• Mrs. Darling left the room to get a chocolate for him, and Mr. Darling thought this showed want of firmness. tree →

Note

Uncountable (some chocolate) and countable (chocolates). A thing counted or a kind word: «chocolate cake» is a cake. Trap: «chocolate» before another noun only says what kind; the counted thing is the noun after it.