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B Ing Countable Uncountable Nouns
B Ing Countable Uncountable Nouns
UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
Resista Vikaliana, 2014
There are 2 kinds of noun in
English:
Countable Uncountable
Things you can count Things you can´t count
(singular or plural) (they can’t be plural)
One apple, two apples, Butter, meat…
three apples… Some nouns can be
countable or
uncountable but the
meaning is different.
Example: chocolate
© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007
There are some nouns we can use in both countable and
uncountable form;
Countable Meaning
There is a hair in my soup
Uncountable Meaning
Sandra has black and long hair.
Singular: a car
an eggplant
COUNTABLE NOUNS
1. Q: Information 4. Q: Money
a) countable a) countable
b) uncountable b) uncountable
2. Q: Rules 5. Q: Rice
a) countable a) countable
b) uncountable b) uncountable
3. Q: Sheep 6. Q: Bottles Of Syrup
a) countable a) countable
b) uncountable b) uncountable
a/an / some/ any
A / AN / SOME / ANY
Type of sentence Countable Uncountable
+ We need an apple some butter
some apples some milk
- We don’t need a tomato any rice
any tomatoes any sugar
? Do we need a tomato? any rice?
any tomatoes? any sugar?
Use a / an with singular countable nouns.
Use some with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in +
sentences.
Use any with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in – or ?
sentences.
We can also use some in ? to ask for and offerings:
Can I have some coffee?
Do you want some biscuits?
© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007
I’d like some juice.
unspecified quantity
specified quantity
Some: Affirmative sentences:
There is some money
some any
I need _____
some time to study.
7-8 Let’s Practice
some any
There is _____
some cheese.
7-8 Let’s Practice
some any
A bottle of…syrup
All
All of the
Many (of the)
Most (of the)
Most (of the)
Much of the
A lot of
A lot of the
Lots of
Lots of
Several (of the)
Several (of the)
A few (of the)
a little (of the)
Few (of the)
Little (of the)
no
References:
Basic of English Betty Schrampfer A., New Jersey: Prentice
Hall Regent, 1989
The Language of Business English (Grammar and Functions).
Prentice Hall International Ltd, London, 1994
www.taipolst.edu.hk/.../P2CountableNouns_and_Uncountable
Nouns.ppt (has been downloaded in November 2014)
egitim.erciyes.edu.tr/.../2.../50Countable-uncount.PPT (has
been downloaded in November 2014)
www.educacional.com.br/.../countable%20and
%20uncountable%20noun. (has been downloaded in
November 2014)