Countable and uncountable nous.

Countable and uncountable nouns

Índice

THERE IS/THERE ARE.

SOME VS ANY.

QUANTIFIERS

HOW MUCH / HOW MANY

Referencias

01

THERE IS/THERE ARE.

"There is” and “There are” se utilizan para expresar la existencia de algo en un espacio específico. ​En español se entienden como: "Ahí hay or ahí está" y se pueden usar también en forma negativa para formas plurales o singulares respectivamente.

Rule:

There is

Generalmente se usan los artículos A/AN/THE para frases en singular.El determinante ANY se usa en frases negativas y preguntas.

Se usa para objetos o personas en singular.

Rule

There are

Para frases afirmativas a veces podemos usar el pronombre SOME o un número.

Se usa para objetos o personas en plural.

02

Some vs. any

Principales diferencias:

Este adjetivo se aplica cuando se quiere averiguar si hay o no hay algo en alguna parte. Solo se usa en preguntas y negaciones aunque puede hacer parte de palabras como anywhere, anything, etc. Su connotación en inglés siempre es positiva.

Este adjetivo puede usarse tanto para sustantivos no contables como para contables, siempre y cuando no se quiera dar la cantidad exacta de objetos que hay en algún lugar. Solo se usa en oraciones afirmativas.

Any

Some

Ejemplos

Some

• Some people are from Medellín.

Any (interrogative form)

• I know some friends from Cali.

• Are there any apples in the basket?

Possible answers:

• No, there aren't any.

• Do you know any restaurant near from here?

• There is some juice in the fridge.

• Yes, there is an Italian one on the corner.

• I need some fruit.

• Is there any teacher in the school?

• Yes, there are 3.

• Do you have any questions?

• No, I don't have any.
• Yes, I have some.

More examples:

• There is a cat at the door.​​

• There isn’t a dog at the door. There is a cat.​​

• Is there a dog at the door? No there isn’t, There is a cat.​​

• There is the cat.​​

More examples:

• There is an apple in the basket.​

There isn’t an orange in the basket. There is an apple in the basket.​ Is there an orange in the basket? No, there isn’t.​

03

qUANTIFIERS

How much or how many?

How much water is there in the fridge?

How many books are there?

• There are so many books.
• There are several books.
• There are some books.
• There are a few books.
• There aren't any books.

• There is so much water.
• There is a little water.
• There isn't any water but there is some juice.

Podemos usa las preguntas de información how much o how many para dar respuestas con sustantivos contables o no contables. De la misma manera también es posible usar quantifiers en nuestras respuestas.

Do you have some sheets?

• Yes, I do. I have some.
• No I don't have any.
• Yes I have a few.
• Yes, I have enough for us.
• Yes, there are plenty.

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