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Countable & Non Countable Nouns
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Countable Nouns
• Nouns you can count• You can use a / an in front of them• E.g. a banana ; an apple• Nouns that have a plural form• E.g. Three pancakes
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Non Countable Nouns
• Nouns you can’t count
• Normally, you can’t use a /an in front of them
• E.g. Milk is delicious.
• Nouns that normally don’t have a plural form
• E.g. I want more milk.
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Countable or Non Countable ?
• Water – Coffee- Oranges – Cheese – Milk
• Banana- Carrots- Oil- Onions- Sugar- Rice
• Cereal- Grapes- Bread- Tea- Pear- Beans
• Ice-Cream – Pancakes- Hamburger- Egg
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Quantity Expressions
• To express quantity of Non Countable Nouns use these expressions
• A slice- a piece- a loaf
• A glass- a bottle – a carton- a can
• A bar- a packet- a tube
• A spoon- a pound
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How Much & How Many ?
• Use How Many to ask about Countable nouns
• Use How Much to ask about Non Countable nouns
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EXAMPLES:
• How Many?– How many oranges do we need?– How many pancakes do you want?– How many apples are there on the table?– How many eggs do you want?– How many pears are there in the cupboard?
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Examples
• How Much?
- How much milk do you need for the cake?
- How much butter is there in the fridge?
- How much cheese do you need to buy?
- How much soda is left?
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Some & Any
• Affirmative:– Use Some for affirmative sentences– I want some milk.– We have some apples.– My mom cooked some rice for dinner.– There is some juice in the fridge.
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Some & Any
• Negative and Interrogative
• Use Any for negative and interrogative sentences.
- We don’t have any ice- cream.
- There isn’t any coffee in the cup.
- There aren’t any more sandwiches.
- Is there any milk in the fridge?
- Are there any oranges?
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EXERCISES
• Use some or any to complete the sentences.- Mary cooked ________vegetables for dinner.
- We don’t have________ more cheese.
- I need __________ milk for my cereal, please.
- Is there ________ soda in the fridge?
- We want _______ ice-cream for dessert.
- Are there _________ oranges ?
- We didn’t buy _________ oil this week.
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