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    The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in English. It explains that countable nouns can be used with numbers and have both singular and plural forms, while uncountable nouns do not have plural forms and are not used with numbers. Common examples of uncountable nouns in English include liquids like water, milk, beer, and wine. Meats like chicken and fish are also uncountable. The document also provides a table showing the different structures used with countable and uncountable nouns, such as using "a" with singular countable nouns and "some" or "any" with both countable and uncountable nouns.

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    The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in English. It explains that countable nouns can be used with numbers and have both singular and plural forms, while uncountable nouns do not have plural forms and are not used with numbers. Common examples of uncountable nouns in English include liquids like water, milk, beer, and wine. Meats like chicken and fish are also uncountable. The document also provides a table showing the different structures used with countable and uncountable nouns, such as using "a" with singular countable nouns and "some" or "any" with both countable and uncountable nouns.

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    The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in English. It explains that countable nouns can be used with numbers and have both singular and plural forms, while uncountable nouns do not have plural forms and are not used with numbers. Common examples of uncountable nouns in English include liquids like water, milk, beer, and wine. Meats like chicken and fish are also uncountable. The document also provides a table showing the different structures used with countable and uncountable nouns, such as using "a" with singular countable nouns and "some" or "any" with both countable and uncountable nouns.

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    Identify if the noun is countable or uncountable (Identificar si el sustantivo es contable o no) -http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/210.html -http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/210.html There is or there are? - http://www.better-english.com/easier/counta.

    htm LINK de Vocabulario mas leccin (formato PDF) http://fds.oup.com/www.oup.com/pdf/elt/catalogue/9780194307260-a.pdf

    Countable and Uncountable nouns en ingls


    A noun renames a person, place or thing. If a noun is viewed as countable if: A or an can be used in front of it : a table, an egg It has a plural form : there are two tables It can be used in a question with how many: How many rooms are there? A number can be used before it: four computers If a noun is viewed as uncountable: a/an cannot be used in front of it: Cereal is healthy it does not have a plural form: I like butter (NOT BUTTERS) it can be in a question with how much: How much sugar would you like? a number isnt used in front of it: It has little caffeine. it always takes a singular verb: Milk is good for you. Sustantivos contables son aquellos que puedes contar (poner un numero antes del sustantivo: una mesa pero no una agua Todos los liquidos como agua, leche, cerveza, vino son no contables (EN ESPAOL PUEDE SER DISTINTO). Tambien las carnes son no contables como pollo, pescado etc.

    THERE IS / ARE WITH COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

    Countable Singular
    (+)There is a chair. (-) There isnt a table.

    Uncountable Plural One form


    There is some water There isnt any cheese.

    There are some chairs. There arent any tables.

    (?) Is there a bathroom? Are there any bathrooms? Is there any coffee?

    Conclusions from the table:

    With countable nouns we have two forms: singular and plural and when we refer to uncountable nouns we only use one form. When we use the singular form with countable nouns we use a/an and with plurals we use some/any. With the uncountable nouns we do not use a/an and we can use some/any With countable nouns some/any means an indefinite number With uncountable nouns some/any means a portion of

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