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01 Countable Uncountable Presentation

The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns. Countable nouns can be counted and can be singular or plural, while uncountable nouns cannot be counted and only have a singular form. Some nouns like "rice" and "chicken" can be both countable and uncountable depending on whether you refer to the item or the substance. The use of articles like "a/an", quantifiers like "some", and expressions like "There is/are" differs between countable and uncountable nouns.

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01 Countable Uncountable Presentation

The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns. Countable nouns can be counted and can be singular or plural, while uncountable nouns cannot be counted and only have a singular form. Some nouns like "rice" and "chicken" can be both countable and uncountable depending on whether you refer to the item or the substance. The use of articles like "a/an", quantifiers like "some", and expressions like "There is/are" differs between countable and uncountable nouns.

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COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

COUNTABLE NOUNS
We can count them:
one/two/ three + countable nouns They can be singular (1) or plural (2+) a car four cars

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Water/ salt /air / rice / money /music

You cant say one/two /three + water


They only have singular

Rice, NOT Rices


We cant use a/an + uncountable NO A money NO A music

A/ AN & SOME
A/ an + singular countable

I need a new car


Some + plural countable (affirmative)

I need some shoes


Some + uncountable (affirmative)

I need some money

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
To make uncountables countable we use partitives: Water a glass / a bottle of water

Rice
a bowl of rice

Coffee
a cup of coffee

ANY
Any: negative & interrogative

Any + plural countable


I dont have any apples / Do you have any apples? Any + uncountable I dont have any money / Do you have any money?

DUAL NOUNS
Some nouns are countable & uncountable A cake (countable)

A piece of cake (some cake)


e

DUAL NOUNS

A chicken Some chicken

There is/There are


There is a/one + singular countable

There is a car.
There are some + plural countable

There are some books.


There is some + uncountable

There is some money in my wallet.

There is/There are (negative)


There isnt a + singular countable

There isnt a car. (NO any, NO one)


There arent ANY + plural countable

There arent any books.


There isnt ANY + uncountable

There isnt any money in my wallet.

There is/There are (questions)


Is there a + singular countable?

Is there a chair in the classroom?


Are there ANY + plural countable

Are there any books on the table?


Is there ANY + uncountable

Is there any money in your wallet?

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