CONTENTS

7-1 Nouns: Count and Noncount

7-2 Using A vs. An
7-3 Using A/An vs. Some
7-4 Measurements with Noncount Nouns
7-5 Using Many, Much, A Few, a Little
7-6 Using The
7-7 Using ø (No Article) to Make Generalizations
7-8 Using Some and Any
 7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT

el et
br a c ets
o ne a c el
e b r
thr e

lets
a c e
o br
tw

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 7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT

one bracelet
two bracelets some jewelry
three bracelets

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 7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT

SINGULAR PLURAL
COUNT a pen pens
NOUN one pen three pens
some pens
a lot of pens
A COUNT NOUN
SINGULAR: PLURAL:
a + noun noun + -s
one + noun
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SINGULAR PLURAL
NONCOUNT jewelry (no plural form)
NOUN some jewelry
a lot of jewelry

A NONCOUNT NOUN
SINGULAR: PLURAL:
No - a No plural
No - one form.
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NOUN ?
We love to read books.
?
count noncount

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NOUN ?
I am studying grammar.
?
count noncount

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NOUN ?
Please pass the salt.
?
count noncount

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NOUN ?
We need some chairs.
?
count noncount

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 7-2 USING A vs. AN

e l e t rri n g
b ra c a ne a
a

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 7-2 USING A vs. AN

(a) A cow is an animal.

A
singular count nouns
an

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 7-2 USING A vs. AN

(b) I have an idea.

(c) My friend has an old horse.

words that begin

an with vowels

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 7-2 USING A vs. AN

(d) I have an ugly dog.

/uh/ vowel sound

(e) I have a useful idea.

/yu/ sound

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 7-2 USING A vs. AN

(f) Give me an honest answer.

silent /h/, vowel sound

(g) Today is a hot day.

/h/ sound

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7-2 Let’s Practice

a an

I lost ___earring.
an

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7-2 Let’s Practice

a an
That is ___
an ugly bug.

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a an

He is __
a happy child.

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7-2 Let’s Practice

a an

Let’s go in an
__ hour.

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 7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME

l e t s
e l e t r a c e
r a c eb
a b s om

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 7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME

(a) I have a book. singular count nouns

She has an umbrella.

(b) We have some apples. plural count nouns

You have some soccer balls.

(c) I got some mail. noncount nouns

He has some information.

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 7-3 Let’s Practice

a an some

a hat on her head.

She has _____
singular count noun

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a an some

She has _____

some nice hats.
plural count noun

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a an some

I need _____
some water to wash my
hands.
noncount noun

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7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

t uc e ad
let br e
d of of
ahea
a lo af

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 7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

(a) I’d like some juice. an unspecified quantity

(b) I’d like a glass of juice.

a specified quantity
(c) I’d like a cup of tea.

(d) I’d like a piece of fruit.

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7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

What would I’d like some

you like to water, please.
drink?

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 7-4 Let’s Practice

We need to buy a head of cabbage

_______.

beans
cabbage
bread
cereal

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 7-4 Let’s Practice

Please hand me a loaf of _______.

bread

beans
cabbage
bread
cereal

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I need to find a can of ______

beans for dinner.

beans
cabbage
bread
cereal

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7-4 Let’s Practice

Do you have a box of ______?

cereal

beans
cabbage
bread
cereal

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7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE

I don’t get many letters.

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 7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE

(a) I don’t have many bracelets.

PLURAL COUNT noun

(b) I’d don’t have much jewelry.

NONCOUNT noun

(c) Gina has a few earrings.

PLURAL COUNT noun

(d) I’d like a little fruit.

NONCOUNT noun
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 7-5 Let’s Practice

She gives us a little homework every day.

She gives us some homework every day.

A few or a little ?

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7-5 Let’s Practice

Katie has a
some
few friends.
a few or a little ?

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We have many
a lot ofdogs.
dogs.
many or much ?

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I don’t eat much

a lot ofcheese.
cheese.

many or much ?

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 7-6 USING THE

The teacher is helping the student.

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 7-6 USING THE

(a) Where are the students ?

specific students

(b) Do you want the pen or the pencil ?

specific pen/specific pencil

(c) I love to look at the moon.

one moon

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 7-6 USING THE

(d) Kazu has a dog and a cat. The dog

is big, and the cat is little.
singular count nouns

(e) Mia has some dogs and cats. The

dogs are big, and the cats are little.
plural count nouns

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 7-6 USING THE

(f) Yung has some furniture and some

jewelry.

The furniture is heavy.

noncount
The jewelry is light.

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 7-6 Let’s Practice

the a an

We have a car and a boat.

The car is new, but ____

____ the boat is old.

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 7-6 Let’s Practice

the a an

I need to buy __
a new car.
The car I like is very expensive.
____

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the a an

It is raining.

I wish I had ____

an umbrella.

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7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

Apples are good for you.

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 7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

in general
 Apples are good for you.
(a) ___
(count noun)
 pens and ___
(b) Ann uses ___  markers.
(count noun)
 candy.
(c) Mary likes to eat ___
(noncount noun)
 Spaghetti is easy to cook.
(d) ___
(noncount noun)
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 7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

(e) Last night, we ate some pumpkin pie.

The pumpkin pie was very good, but
the whipped cream was too sweet.

specific

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 7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

(f) They like  candy.

candy in general

The candy you made is delicious.

specific candy

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the 

The food I ate last night made

____
me sick.

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 7-7 Let’s Practice

the 

Plants need ____

 sunshine to grow.

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 7-7 Let’s Practice

the 

Healthy people eat ___

 vegetables.
They don’t eat ___
 candy.

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the 

We went to a new grocery store.

The the
___ fruit looked fresh, and ___
bakery smelled good.

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7-8 USING SOME AND ANY

Alice has some

money.

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 7-8 USING SOME AND ANY

STATEMENT
(a) Alice has some money.
some in affirmative statements
NEGATIVE
(b) Alice doesn’t have any money.
any in negative statements
QUESTION
(c) Does Alice have any money?
(d) Does Alice have some money?
either some or any in questions
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 7-8 USING SOME AND ANY

(e) Graham doesn’t have any money.

noncount noun

(f) Graham doesn’t have any coins.

plural count noun

any + noncount nouns

any + plural count nouns
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7-8 Let’s Practice

some any

some time to study.

I need _____

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7-8 Let’s Practice

some any

We don’t have _____

any cheese.

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 7-8 Let’s Practice

some any

some
All children should have _____
books.

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 7-8 Let’s Practice

some any

There aren’t _____

any horses in
the field.

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