Grammar (There is/There are, articles and quantifiers and How muc

There is/there are, articles and quantifiers. How much/how many

Meaning

Purpose

Rules

There is ... (singular)significa "Hay" There are ... (plural) significa "Hay"

Purpose

We use There is/There are, articles and quantifiers and How much/How mnany to talk about quantity ( countable and uncoutable nouns)

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Affirmative Negative Interrogative

• There is an apple.
• There isn't an apple.
• Is there an apple?

• There are some apples.
• There aren't any apples.
• Are there any apples?

Rules of use of “a” / “an”, “some”, “any”, “ “many”, “much” “a lot of”, “lots of”

We use a or an to talk about singular nouns we can count (Countable nouns)

Usamos a o an para hablar de sustantivos en singular que podemos contar.

an apple

e.g.

a book

Las palabras "a" y "an" son artículos que significan "un" o "una" en castellano. Se usa "an" cuando la palabra que sigue empieza con un sonido de vocal (vowel), y se usa "a" cuando la palabra que sigue empieza con un sonido de consonante (consonant). Hay palabras que empiezan con una consonante pero el primer sonido de la palabra es un sonido vocal: an hour (No se pronuncia la "h" en esta palabra).

We use some/many/a lot of/lots of for plural nouns we can count in AFFIRMATIVE (+) sentences

Usamos some (algunos/as; unos/as); many (muchos/as); a lot of(muchos) lots of (un montón) para sustantivos en plural que podemos contar.

some seeds

some cherries

• We also use SOME/A LOT OF/LOTS OF for nouns we can’t count (Uncountable) and which haven’t got plural forms in AFFIRMATIVE (+)sentences.

También usamos some (algun/o/a/s)/a lot of/lots of para sustantivos que no podemos contar y que no tienen formas en plural.

some smoke

some fruit

e.g.

some food

We use ANY in negative (-) sentences and questions(?) with Countable and Uncountable nouns

Usamos ANY en oraciones negativas (ninguno/a/s) y preguntas (algun/o/a/s)

e.g.

There aren't any headphones. Are there any headphones?

COUNTABLE

There isn't any millk. Is there any milk?

UNCOUNTABLE

We use MANY/A LOT OF/LOTS OF in negative (-) sentences and questions(?) with COUNTABLE Nouns

e.g.

There aren't many/a lot of/lots of books

Are there many/a lot of/lots of books?

How many books are in class?

We use MUCH/A LOT OF/LOTS OF in negative (-) sentences and questions(?) with UNCOUNTABLE Nouns

e.g.

There isn't much/a lot of/lots of milk.

Is there much/a lot of/lots of milk?

How much milk is there?

Let's summarize

There is/There are, articles and quantifiers, How much/How many

Singular

Countable nouns

Plural

Uncountable nouns

Short anwers Yes, there is/ No, there isn't. Yes, there are. /No, there aren't.

Colegio Decroly, Madrid

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