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COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable Uncountable
Apple – apples money kilo
Orange – oranges coffee litres
Banana – bananas water grams
Biscuit – biscuits bread bottles
Pencil – pencils yoghurt cup
Cup – cups toothpaste packet
Chair – chairs soap bag
Hamburger – hamburgers sugar bar
Cigarette – cigarettes apple juice bowl
Candy – candies ice-cream box
glass
a loaf
a – an / some
an apple some money
an orange some coffee
a banana some water
a biscuit some bread
a pencil some yoghurt
a cup some toothpaste
a chair some soap
a hamburger some sugar
a cigarette some apple juice
a candy some ice-cream

THERE IS - THERE ARE

How many…? How much…?

HAY (singular) HAY (plural)


(+) there is (+) there are How many…? countable (pl.)
(-) there isn’t (-) there aren’t How much…? uncountable
(?) Is there…? (?) Are there…? There is-There are…

EXAMPLES:
(+) There is an apple. (hay una manzana) (+) There are apples. (hay manzanas)
(-) There isn’t an apple. (-) There aren’t apples.
(?) Is there an apple? Yes, there is. (?) Are there apples? Yes, there are.
No, there isn’t. No, there aren’t.

EXAMPLES:
How many pencils do we buy? How much money does Sheila have?
- 5 pencils. - 10Bs.
- We buy 5 pencils. - She has 10 Bs.

PRACTICE

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