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9A countable / uncountable nouns a/an, some/any

,
! countable uncOllnmb lc 4 30»)
0- an apple. some bill [cr.
some apples.
IIIJ {lPI'll' Ihrcc(lJlP/cs rice mctlt [J\Vt.'don'[ ne,'cI a IOmalO. any dcC'.
There afe 111'0 kinds of nou n in English: countable any tomatoes.
(C) and uncoumable (U).
e" things you can coum. e.g. apples. C nuuns can
ill Do we nCl'd a n orange? I any sugar?
an)' ora nges?
be si ngubr (nil apple) or plural (apples).
U "" things yo u can', (Qum.
VI/Her. //Ii'IIf NOT
Wc use (llml with singula r C nouns: a "onc.'IW
W" use sOllle[!j with plural C nouns and Wi1h U nounS:SQmc" no t an
U nOllns arc normally si ngular. exact number o r qlwnrit y.
Some nouns can be C or U bUl thl' meani ng is Wc use fill)' in Gand!1]with plural C nouns and with U nouns.
different.
p somein !1]
We use some in!1] to ask for and offer things.
Can I have some apples, please?
1111 ice crcalll (Cl some ice crCl/1I! (U) Would you like some coffee?

98 quantifiers: how much/ how many. a lot of. etc. Wc use Hol\' mrld, .. . ? with uncou nt able (U) no uns and
HolI' mml)' ... ? wit h pluT3.1 countable (C) nouns.
\Ve use:
uncou ntable s hort answers fu ll a ns wers 4 37» )
a /0/ (on with C and U nouns for a bi g qua nt it y.
(singular)
IA lol. qui/clllOI (on for a me dium q u a ntity.
I <'3.t a 101 of sugar. a lilf/c l uor .. .muclr with U noun s for a sma ll quantity.
How much
Quite a 101. I cat quite a lot of .,ugar.
IIfell' l ,rol .. .mlln)'wilh C plural nouns fora sma ll quantity
A little. I eat a litrle
do "ou eat? lIar .•. /HI)' (I[Olle in shOT! a nswers) for z.ero qua nt ity.
Not much. I don·t e3.t l11u ch sugar.
None. I don·t CJ[ any sugar.
a lot of and much ! many
countable (plural)
I n CB s(,ntences we usually us(' {/ 101 of
A loL I C3.[ a 101 of S\\'CI.'"15. InGscllIcnces 3.ndlll \\'C usually usc /lllId, 3.nd mlllly:
Qu ite a lot. J ca[ quit c a 101 of swel'[s. / dOll·1 dri"k mud, Il'lller. Do ),011 tlril,k mlld[ coffee?
How m a nys"cl'[S
A fcw. I c;![ a few swect".
do\oul'at? It is also possible to use {/ 10/ ofi n Gand!1]: Do ),011 drink
NO! many. J don·t cat many <;W('('[5.
a lot ofcoffee? / dOll·/ eM alO f of l'e8crablcs.
No n e. I don·t cat a ny 5\\'('etS.

9C comparative adjectives adjective comparative

old older
one-syllable adjectives: add -er
4 47 ))) cheap cheaper
Huckingham Pabcc i:. bigger t h an rhe White big bigger adjectives ending one vowel + one
I-louse. hot hotter consonant: double consonant, add -er
Femall' mosquitOl':' are 1110rc cla ngerous I ha 11 d" drier one- or two-syllable adjectives ending
mall'S. healthy healthier consonant + y > -ier
ne" job is bell er than old one. famous more famous two- or more syllable adjectives: more +
The traffic is always worse in I he e\·l·ni expensive more expensive adjective
good better
Use comparati,·c adjectives + rlum [0 bad worse irregular
compare [WO things. people. elc. f" further
 GRAMMAR BANK

9A b Complete the dialogue with a, all. some, or all)'.

a \Vrirell,llll.or some+a A What can w(' cook for your brother a nd his girlfriend?
food / drin k word . B Let's make!! lasagne.

0&
A Good Idea Arc there I onIons?
@ B Yes. And there are 2_ _ tomatoes. tOO.
A G reat!

- B Oh no! There isn't l _ _ pasta!

A Oh. Wait a minute. I bought 4_ _ fish yesterday. Arc there 5.
8 Yes. there are.
potatoes?

A Good. So we ca n have fish and chips. Do wc have 6__ fruit?

BYes. [ think we have 7 _ _ or:Lnges, Why?
some bread
A You can make B_ _ fruit salad fo r dessen . There's 9 apple and 10_ _
I 5 bananas, too.
1 6 B OK. Let's stan coo king.
3 7
4 8 « p.69

98 b correct word or phrase.

a Complete wit h How f11l1ch 11-1011' matl)" [don't pur 9mall)'salton my food.
1 We don'r eat a 101 of/ a 101sweets.
How rm/cl! suga r do you PUt in your (ca?
2 A How Illuch chocolate do you C(lt ? B t\ lilllel t\ few.
[ butter do you use?
3 My fr iends do n't d rin k mudl / mallY coffee.
2 cans of cola did shcdrink?
4 A How much fruit doyou buy? B Quilealotl Qllile alolof
3 oildo[nced?
5 We caT a 101 of/ mllch fish. We love it!
4 chocolates were in that box?
6 A Doyourch ildrcndrinkan),milk? B No.NolmuchINoll//tUlY.
5 rice do you wanl?
7 Don na ate her hamburger, but she didn't eat IIwdl l malJ), chips.
6 coffee does he drink?
8 A How many vcgetablcsdoyolL cat? B All)'INo lle. l don't like them.
7 bottles of water did you buy?
9 1 ha\'e a cup of tea and (/ fell' l a lillle cereal for breakfast.
8 tinsoftunadowehavc?
10 A Do you eat lllllciJ { mall)' meat?
9 orange juice is there in that
B No. I do n"t cat 110 fa llY meat. I'm (I vegetarian.
carton?
10 ____ biscuits did you eat? « p.70
9C b Comple te with a compa rative adjective + ,IJaIl.

a \Vrite the comparat ive form of My sister is ),O!lIIfJer IIwl! me. She's on Iy 18. (you ng)
these ad jectives, 1 The ma rket is the supermarket (or \·egetables. (cheap)
2 Italian is for Spanish st udents it is fOT
big IJioocr English students. (easy)
high
3 It rains a lot in the spring. April is July (wet)
1 diny
4 This restaurant is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when it first opened. (busy)
3 dangerous 5 Come in the summer. The weather is ________ in t he spring. (good )
4 good
6 1 love science. 1find it _____________ history. (i me resti n g)
5 thin
7 Milan is from the sea Rome. (far)
6 slow 8 I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lll)' brother. He's very tall. (shon)
7 healthy
9 The situation is ________________ it was last year. (bad)
8 far
10 Sk iing is I thoughl it was. (difficult)
9 comfonable
10 bad « p.73
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