Countable and Uncountable nouns

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Countable Nouns

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Determiners in English

Definite article : the Indefinite articles : a, an

Demonstratives: this, that, these, those

Pronouns and possessive determiners : my, your, his, her, its, our, their

Quantifiers : a few, a little, much, many, a lot of, most, some, any, enough

Numbers : one, ten, thirty

Distributives : all, both, half, either, neither, each, every

Difference words : other, another

Pre-determiners : such, what, rather, quite

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Taken and adapted from:Sigmund International. (2023) Determinets. Resources for Learning English..

We use them to give information about the number (quantity) of something.

• Quantifiers

Colloquial forms

plenty of, heaps of, a load of, loads of, tons of. Also for Countable and Uncountable nouns.

Count and Uncount nouns

All, some, more, a lot of, enough, no, any, most, losts of, less

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For questions and negatives in Countable and Uncountable nouns.

Any

Some

For offers and requests using Countable and uncountable nouns.

(not) many, each, either, (a) few, several, both, neither, fewer,

Only with Count nous

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Plurals in English

Rules for regular & irregular plurals in English

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Regular Nouns

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Plurals in English

Rules for regular plurals in English

ending consonant+y

use -ies

ending in -f or -ef

add an –s add -es

–s, –ss, –sh, –ch, –x, or –z

add -es

ending in –s or –z

double s/z & add -es

regular nouns

add and -s

ends in –o

add -es

ending vowel+y

add -s

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Plurals in English

Rules for irregular plurals in English

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change

do not change

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Plurals in English

Rules for regular & irregular plurals in English

References

Ellis, M. (October 18, 2022). Plural Nouns: Rules and Examples. Grammarly Blog. https://www.grammarly.com/blog/plural-nouns/#:~:text=A%20plural%20noun%20is%20a,nouns%20that%20take%20unique%20forms.

Woodward English. (2023). Plural Nouns. English Grammar Rules. https://www.grammar.cl/Notes/Plural_Nouns.htm

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Common mistaken Uncountable nouns

Even these nouns are uncoutable, sometimes they are mistaken.

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We use them to give information about the number (quantity) of something.

• Quantifiers

with Uncountable nouns

How much /any

How much for questions, any for questions and negatives.

much, a lot of

for affirmative sentences:There's much water. I drink a lot coffee.

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They are used only with uncountable nouns

(not much), a bit of, a little

a great deal of, a good deal of

used particularly with abstract nouns such as time, money and trouble

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do you

money

How much

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I'll be

have

Could I

a bit of

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butter?

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All

for you.

We

time.

bad

meat is

have

loads of

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In leson 4.3 we will learn how to make countable the uncountable nouns

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4.2 Countable and Uncountable nouns

Make the grocery list-Review

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References (click on each title to learn more)

British Council. (n.d.). Countable and Uncountable Nouns. LearnEnglish Teens. https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/countable-uncountable-nouns

British Council. (n.d.). Quantifiers. LearnEnglish. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/quantifiers

British Council. (n.d.). Nouns: Countable and Uncountable. LearnEnglish.https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/nouns-countable-uncountable

ESLBuzz.(August 7, 2023). Uncountable Nouns: Common Mistakes in the Use of Uncountable Nouns. https://www.eslbuzz.com/common-mistakes-in-the-use-of-uncountable-nouns-in-english/

7ESL.com. (February 22, 2023). 100 Examples of Uncountable Nouns in English. [Youtube video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnbA4gkUg4M&ab_channel=7ESLLearningEnglish

Signum International. (2023). Countable and uncountable nouns. EF Resources fro Learning English. https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/#:~:text=Uncountable%20nouns%20are%20for%20the,used%20with%20a%20singular%20verb.

Signum International. (2023). Determiners. EF Resources for Learning English. https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/determiners/

Woodward English. (16 de marzo de 2017). Sustantivos contables e incontables en inglés. [Video de YouTube]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJCKugsb9jw&ab_channel=WoodwardEnglish

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Countable nouns

Common Mistakes

To say how many nouns exist, we use quantifiers and determiners. Be careful, since some determiners use the plural form of the noun.

• There are some apples in the fridge.
• There aren't any tomatoes left
• How many oranges do you need?
• Pamela has a lot of friends
• They have no beds left at the hotel.

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Uncountable nouns

General Categories

The following nouns are Uncountable in English:

• Liquids & Oils: water, coffee, milk, alcohol, blood, tea, oil, olive oil, wine.
• Powders: salt, sugar, coffee, chocolate, sand, flour.
• Seeds, grains and cereals: rice, corn, pepper, coriander, spices.
• Doughs & pastas: bread, pizza dough,.

Countable Nouns

Definition & Characteristics

Nouns can refer to things which are treated as separate items which can be counted. They can be either singular or plural. In singular they take a/an (that means 1), and in plurals also they can use determiners. (British Council, n.d.; Cambridge, 2023).

• Follow the general rules for plurals in English: add "s" a the end of the noun.
• They take numbers 1, apple, 4 carrots
• Can use verbs in plural or singular

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Video taken from: Woodward English. (2023). Countable vs Uncountable Nouns.

Uncountable Nouns

Definition & Characteristics

Some nouns cannot be counted using numbers, and they only use singular forms. In singular they take a/an (that means 1), and in plurals also they can use determiners. (British Council, n.d.; Cambridge, 2023).

• They can be abstract ideas or so small objects
• Liquids, doughs, powders, gases grains, and seeds belong to this category

Video taken from: 7esl.com. (February 22, 2023). 100 Examples of Uncountable Nouns in English. [YouTube video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnbA4gkUg4M&ab_channel=7ESLLearningEnglish