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    Countables and

    Uncountables
    Ms Rosario Flores Gonzales 2020
    Look at these examples to see how to use
    countable and uncountable nouns in a
    sentence.

    I'm making a cup of tea.


    There's some money on the table.
    Have we got any bread?
    How many chairs do we need?
    How much milk have we got?
    Count nouns
    Count nouns have two forms: singular and
    plural.
    Singular count nouns refer to one person or
    thing:
    a teacher a book a wish an idea
    Plural count nouns refer to more than one
    person or thing:
    teachers books wishes ideas
    Singular count nouns
    Singular count nouns cannot be used
    alone. They must have a determiner:

    the English teacher


    that book
    a wish
    my latest idea
    Determiners in English
     Definite article : the
     Indefinite articles : a, an
     Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
     Pronouns and possessive determiners : my, your, his, her, its,
    our, their
     Quantifiers : a few, a little, much, many, a lot of, most, some,
    any, enough
     Numbers : one, ten, thirty
     Distributives : all, both, half, either, neither, each, every
     Difference words : other, another
     Pre-determiners : such, what, rather, quite
    https://www.ef.com/ca/english-resources/english-grammar/determiners/
    Plural count nouns
    We usually add –s to make a plural
    noun:

    book > books


    school > schools
    friend > friends
    We add –es to nouns ending in –s, –ch, –sh, –ss, –x
    and –o:

    class > classes


    watch> watches
    gas > gases
    wish > wishes
    box > boxes
    potato> potatoes
    When a noun ends in a consonant and –y, we
    make the plural with –ies:

    lady > ladies


    country> countries
    party> parties
    If a noun ends in a vowel and –y, we
    simply add –s:

    boy > boys


    day > days
    play> plays
    Some common nouns have irregular
    plurals:

    man > men


    woman> women
    child> children
    person> people
    foot > feet
     https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/count-
    nouns
    The specific determiners are:
    the definite article: the
    possessives: my, your, his, her, its, our, their, whose
    demonstratives: this, that, these, those
    We use a specific determiner when we believe the
    listener/reader knows exactly what we are referring
    to:
    Can you pass me the salt, please?
    Thank you very much for your letter.
    Whose coat is this?
    Look at those lovely flowers.
    Plural count nouns do not have a general determiner
    when they refer to people or things in general:
     Computers are very expensive.
     Do you sell old books?
    But they may have a specific determiner:
     Those computers are very expensive.
     The books in that shop are very expensive.
     Her sisters live there.
    or a quantifier:
     some new books a few teachers lots of good ideas
    or a numeral:
     two new books three wishes
    General determiners
    We use a general determiner when we are talking
    about things in general and the listener/reader does
    not know exactly what we are referring to.
    The general determiners are:
    a/an 0 (no determiner) any anotherother

    The most frequent general determiner is the


    indefinite article a/an used with singular nouns:
    A man came this morning and left a parcel.
    He was wearing a big coat and a cap.
    We use no determiner with plural nouns and uncount nouns:
     Girls normally do better in school than boys. (plural nouns)
     Milk is very good for you. (uncount noun)
     Health and education are very important. (uncount
    nouns)
    We use the general determiner any with a singular noun or
    an uncount noun when we are talking about all of those
    people or things:
     It's very easy. Any child can do it. = All children can do it.
     With a full licence you are allowed to drive any car. = all
    cars
     I like bananas, oranges, apples – any fruit. = all kinds of fruit
    (Note that any is also used as a quantifier in
    negative and interrogative sentences.)
    We use the general determiner another to talk
    about an additional person or thing:

    Would you like another glass of wine?

    The plural form of another is other:

    I spoke to John, Helen and a few other friends.


     https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/specific-
    and-general-determiners
    Grammar explanation

    Nouns can be countable or uncountable. Countable


    nouns can be counted, e.g. an apple, two apples,
    three apples, etc. Uncountable nouns cannot be
    counted, e.g. air, rice, water, etc. When you learn a
    new noun, you should check if it is countable or
    uncountable and note how it is used in a sentence.
    Countable nouns
    For positive sentences we can use a/an for
    singular nouns or some for plurals.
    There's a man at the door.
    I have some friends in New York.
    For negatives we can use a/an for singular nouns
    or any for plurals.
    I don't have a dog.
    There aren't any seats.
    Uncountable nouns

    Here are some examples of uncountable


    nouns:
    bread rice coffee information
    money advice luggage furniture
    We use some with uncountable nouns in
    positive sentences and any with negatives.
    There's some milk in the fridge.
    There isn't any coffee.
    Questions
    In questions we use a/an, any or how many with
    countable nouns.
    Is there an email address to write to?
    Are there any chairs?
    How many chairs are there?
    And we use any or how much with uncountable
    nouns.
    Is there any sugar?
    How much orange juice is there?
    But when we are offering something or
    asking for something, we normally use some.
    Do you want some chocolate?
    Can we have some more chairs, please?
    We also use some in a question when we
    think the answer will be 'yes'.
    Have you got some new glasses?
    Other expressions of quantity
    A lot of (or lots of) can be used with both countable
    and uncountable nouns.
    There are lots of apples on the trees.
    There is a lot of snow on the road.

    Notice that we don't usually use many or much in


    positive sentences. We use a lot of instead.
    They have a lot of money.
    However, in negative sentences we use not
    many with countable nouns and not much with
    uncountable nouns.

    There are a lot of carrots but there aren't


    many potatoes.
    There's lots of juice but there isn't much water.
     https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-to-pre-
    intermediate/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-1

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