Materials, liquids, general concepts, emotions…

Objects that have a specific shape, that come things that don't always come in a specific unit
in defined units, that you can count easily. that you can count. (Or that you make into a
unit yourself, like bread.)
 Plastic, paper and metal = they are materials, that
don't come in a specific shape. (Humans make them
into a shape, like a book, or a fork.)

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C C U U

A computer, a box, a magazine… these are objects with a pre-defined

shape that you can count easily!
Which words
are countable,
and which are
uncountable?
 FOR EXAMPLE…

I have some cheese in the fridge.

There are a lot of people on the street.

ANY Do you know any students in your

class?
I don't have any money at the moment.

a few There are a few apples in the kitchen,

maybe 3 or 4?
a little I need a little sugar to make the cake! Only
50 grams.

I don't need to buy many presents this year.

MANY Do you like many Christmas movies?

much I don't have much free time.

Did you do much homework over the
 Be careful! It's not very common to use "much" and "many"
in positive sentences. It sounds very formal.

For example : I have many friends at UCSP!

There is much traffic in AQP today.

In a positive sentence, we usually use "a lot of".

I have a lot of friends at UCSP!

Oh no, there is a lot of traffic in AQP today.