COUNT AND NON-COUNT NOUNS

Contenidos

 Count and Non-count Nouns’ Spelling Rules and Verb Traits.

 Non-count Nouns’ Categories
 There is and There Are
 Exercises.
Count nouns
 Count nouns are things that you can count.
 Count nouns can form plural
 Count nouns use the actual verbs’ traits.
 Examples:
a. Table
b. Chair
c. Banana
d. Strawberry
e. Potato
Non-count nouns
 Non-count nouns name things that cannot be counted
 Non-count nouns do not form singular or plural
 Non-count nouns should be used with the 3rd person verb
traits
 Examples:
a. Money
b. Meat
c. Bread
d. Soda
Non-count nouns’ categories
 Abstract ideas: love, faith, money
 Academic subjects: English, Art, Mathematics
 Illnesses: flu, stomachache, fever, cancer
 Sports and activities: tennis, football, climbing
 Natural events: rain, wind, storm, snow
 Food: drinks, meat, spices, oils, dairy products
There is, there are
 Use there is with singular count nouns and with non-count
nouns.
 E.g.There’s milk in the refrigerator
 There’s a banana on the table
 Use there are with plural count nouns
 E.g.There are a lot of oranges
Exercises
 Los siguientes links te enlazan con ejercicios de listening,
vocabulario y gramática para que practiques lo aprendido:
 Listening
 http://www.elllo.org/august/john/jfridge.htm
 http://elllo.org/july/anna/atacos.htm
 Vocabulary
 http://www.eslgamesplus.com/fast-food-esl-vocabulary-
memory-game-hamburger-bread-hot-dog/
 Grammar
 http://www.englisch-
hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/there_is_there_are.htm