Wednesday, 4th October, 2017

COUNTABLE AND
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

- Countable nouns: things we

can count: tables, windows.
- Uncountable nouns: things
we cant count: bread, sugar.

THERE IS / THERE ARE

+ - ?
SING. There is a There isnt Is there a
dog in the a dog in the dog in the
house. house. house?
PLUR. There are There Are there
three dogs arent three three dogs
 in the dogs in the in the
house. house. house?

THE, A, AN, SOME, ANY

THE: to talk about specific

items: the dog is in the house.
A/AN: singular, countable. +/-/?

A: A TABLE, A CHAIR
AN: AN ELEPHANT, AN
APPLE, AN IGLOO, AN
OCTOPUS, AN UNCLE.

SOME: + SENTENCES
* plural, countable: There are
some students in the class.
* singular, uncountable: There is
some milk in the fridge.

ANY: -/? SENTENCES

* plural, countable: There arent
any students in the class./ Are
there any students in the class?
* singular, uncountable: There
isnt any milk in the fridge./ Is
there any milk in the fridge?

MUCH, MANY, A LOT

OF/LOTS OF

- MANY: ? / -:
COUNTABLE/PLURAL:
o How many apples are there in the basket?
 o There arent many apples in the basket.

- MUCH: ? / -:
UNCOUNTABLE/SINGULA
R How much water is there in the swimming-pool?

There isnt much water in the swimming-pool.

- A LOT OF/ LOTS OF: ? :

COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTA
BLE:
o There are a lot of tomatoes / there are lots of tomatoes.
o There is a lot of food in the kitchen / there is lots of food in the kitchen.

IN NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE A LOT OF/ LOTS OF is also used (informal speech)