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COUNTABLE NOUNS
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We call countable
nouns to all the things we can count. They have a singular and plural form.
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-There are 5 boys in the class.
-Susan has a soda in her bag.
-I have 6 colour pencils.
-I need 7 volunteers to make the project.
-We saw 3 cars in the park.
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UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
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We call uncountable
nouns to all the things we cannot count. They do not have a plural form.
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-Do
you want some coffee?
-There
is no more water.
-Give
some money, please.
-Waiter,
can you bring me some salt,
please?
-Take
out the garbage.
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WATCH OUT!
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You cannot say:
But you can say:
Give
two cups of juice.
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A, SOME & ANY
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For countable
nouns, we use A (AN) when it is singular.
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Do you have a cap?
Lance does not have a bicycle.
There is a shop near my house.
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For countable
nouns, we use SOME, ANY or a number, when it is plural.
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Do you have any eggs in your fridge?
Anne has some apples.
We have 3 cars in our garage.
Jules and Grace do not have any chairs in their house.
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ANY is for questions and negative sentences.
SOME is for positive sentences.
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For uncountable
nouns, we only use SOME and ANY, because they do not have plural
form.
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We use ANY in questions and negative
sentences.
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Is there any toilet paper in the bathroom?
There is not any bread in the basket.
I do not have any money.
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We use SOME in questions and positive
sentences.
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There are some eggs in the fridge.
Do you have some sugar?*
Can you give me some information about the project?*
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*note: the
questions with SOME are for offerings and requests.
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Pay attention to
the explanation in the video and practice your listening skills.
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TIME
TO EXERCISE!
