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    Countable nouns refer to things that can be counted and have both singular and plural forms. In the singular, countable nouns can be preceded by "a" or "an" but not alone. We use "a"/"an" to specify what kind of singular thing something is. Plural countable nouns can stand alone or be used with "some" to refer to some but not all of the items. "Some" is not used with singular countable nouns or to talk about things in general.

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    Countable nouns refer to things that can be counted and have both singular and plural forms. In the singular, countable nouns can be preceded by "a" or "an" but not alone. We use "a"/"an" to specify what kind of singular thing something is. Plural countable nouns can stand alone or be used with "some" to refer to some but not all of the items. "Some" is not used with singular countable nouns or to talk about things in general.

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    Countable Nouns With A An and Some (Final)

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    Countable nouns refer to things that can be counted and have both singular and plural forms. In the singular, countable nouns can be preceded by "a" or "an" but not alone. We use "a"/"an" to specify what kind of singular thing something is. Plural countable nouns can stand alone or be used with "some" to refer to some but not all of the items. "Some" is not used with singular countable nouns or to talk about things in general.

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    COUNTABLE NOUNS

    WITH A/AN AND


    SOME
    Countable nouns
    ◦ “Countable nouns (or count nouns) are those
    that refer to something that can be counted.
    They have both singular and plural forms
    (e.g. cat/cats; woman/women;
    country/countries). In the singular, they can
    be preceded by a or an.”
    A dog (singular)

    Dogs (plural)

    A child (singular)
    Countable nouns Some children (plural)
    can be singular or
    The evening (singular)
    plural
    The evenings (plural)

    An umbrella

    Two umbrellas
    Hat : She always wears a hat

    Dog: A dog was barking


    You cannot use outside of my house last night
    singular countable
    nouns alone! Child: Take care of the child!

    Apple: An apple fell on my


    head
    We use a/an to say what kind of thing or person
    something/somebody is
    ◦ She is an amazing person
    ◦ He is a very judgmental person
    ◦ That’s a beautiful dress!
    ◦ That’s an incredible idea ☺

    In the plural we can use the NOUN alone


    ◦ Those are nice chairs
    ◦ Those are great books
    ◦ Jack has got blue eyes
    Use of SOME with countable nouns
    1- You can use them with PLURAL countable nouns
    ◦ I’ve seen some good films recently
    ◦ Some friends are coming over tomorrow
    ◦ I need some new sunglasses

    ◦ 2- To refer to some but not all.


    ◦ Some children start walking when they turn 1 year of age
    ◦ Some places will have rain tomorrow
    Do not use SOME to talk about things in general!

    ◦ My mom writes books (not some books)


    ◦ She likes apples (not some apples) (unless there are different kinds of apples)

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