COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

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COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

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A noun can bE....

COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE

COUNTABLE NOUNS

COUNTABLE NOUNS REFERS TO THINKS THAT CAN BE COUNTED, AND THEY HAVE BOTH SINGULAR OR PLURAL FORMS, SUCH AS: - ONE BOOK, TWO BOOKS, THREE BOOKS... - ONE APPLE, TWO APPLES, THREE APPLES... -ONE TABLE, TWO TABLES,... NINE TABLES.... - ONE CHAIR, ...FOUR CHAIRS,... - ONE PERSON, TWO PEOPLE, FIVE PEOPLE....

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HOW MANY....?

FOR COUNTABLE NOUNS WE CAN ANSWER THE QUESTION: "HOW MANY? " WITH A NUMBER. - HOW MANY TOMATOES DO YOU HAVE? - I HAVE 3 TOMATOES.

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS REFER TO THINKS THAT CAN NOT BE COUNTED. AND THEY OFTEN REFFER TO ABSTRACT CONCEPTS. THEY HAVE ONLY SINGULAR FORM, SUCH AS: - LOVE... - MUSIC... -INFORMATION.... - HOMEWORK,... - MONEY....

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Uncountable nouns

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HOW MUCH X HOW MANY

MANY + PLURAL (COUNTABLE NOUNS)

MUCH + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

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much money much food much time much coffee

many pencils many books many shops many people many questions

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SOME X ANY

WE USE ANY IN NEGATIVE SENTECES

WE USE SOME IN POSITIVE SENTENCES

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- I'm going to buy some eggs - There is some ice in the firdge. - They made some mistakes. - She said something. - I saw somebody (someone) in the cinema last Saturday.

-I'm not going to buy any eggs. - There isn't any ice in the fridge. They didn't make any mistakes. - She didn't say anything. - I didn't see anybody (or anyone) last night.

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SOME AND ANY IN QUESTIONS

In most questions (but not all) we use ANY

- Is there any ice in the fridge? - Did they make any mistake? - Are you doing anything this evening? - I can't find Ann. Has anybody seen her?

We normally use SOME (not any) when we offer things, specially when we expect the answer 'yes' (or aks for things):

- A: Would you like some coffee? B: Yes, please. - A: Would you like something to eat? B:No, thanks. (Can I have some....?/ Can you lend me some....? etc) - "Can I have some soup, please? - Yes, help yourself." - "Can you lend me some money? I'm sorry , I can't!"

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COMPARE SOME AND ANY:

- We've got SOME cheese but we haven't got ANY bread. - I didn't take ANY photographs, but Sara took SOME. (=some photographs) -You can have SOME coffee, but I don't want ANY. (=any coffee) - I've just make SOME coffee. Would you like SOME? (some coffee) - I haven't got ANY money. Can you lend me SOME? (some money)

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ACTIVITIES

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REFERENCES

• VIDEOS/ WEB PAGES
• : Countable & Uncountable nouns. Brasil Escola. Available:<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTK39yFcmGw> Access:05/10/21
• <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8rcsJ6a7Xk>. Access:05/10/21
• <https://www.todamateria.com.br/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/> Access: 05/10/21
• Countable & uncountable nouns, Griffith University. Available: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfHuXPSWJK4&list=RDCMUCXLZUvZ6cNnkLiJOIoXPhew&start_radio=1> Access: 05/10/21.

• BOOKS:
• MURHY, R. ESSENTIAL GRAMMAR IN USE: a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English. New York:Cambridge University Press, 1990.
• MURHY, R. ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE: a self-study reference and practice book for elementary students of English. New York:Cambridge University Press, 1985.

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