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Countable And Uncountable

Nouns
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.

 Son aquellos que tienen una forma singular y plural.


 Where is the apple? It is in the fridge.
 Where are the apples? They are in the fridge.
 Podemos usar los artículos indeterminados en inglés: ‘a’ y
‘an’.
 Podemos contarlos usando números: a apple, one apple, 2
apples, 4 apples.

 UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.
 Son aquellos que tienen una única forma y solo admiten el
verbo en singular.
 Is there any bread left?
 No podemos usar ‘a’ o ‘an’.
 La forma no varía, siempre es bread.
 No podemos contarlos sin ayudarnos de otras palabras.
Sería incorrecto decir one bread, two breads. Necesitamos
añadir otras palabras que nos permitan cuantificarlos: a
piece of bread, grain of sugar, a useful bit of advice, etc.
THERE IS…/THERE ARE…-HAY

THERE IS: SUSTANTIVOS CONTABLES EN SINGULAR Y NO CONTABLES.


THERE ARE: SUSTANTIVOS CONTABLES EN PLURAL.

SENTENCES:
1) Her father is a millionaire, he has many businesses.
2) It’s been a pleasure doing business with you.
3) She bought two cakes.
4) You're eating some cake.
5) I'm frying an egg.
6) There's some egg on your t-shirt
7) There isn't too much sugar
8) There are a few pencils.
9) I could eat rice every day.
10 ) She wants to eat bread.

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