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Expressions of Quantity Countable and Uncountable Nouns

There are two types of nouns in English: countable and uncountable. Countable nouns can be singular or plural, while uncountable nouns cannot be plural. Some nouns can be either countable or uncountable depending on their meaning. Articles like "a/an" and quantifiers like "some" are used differently with countable and uncountable nouns. Questions using "how much/many" also differ based on whether the noun is countable or uncountable. Proper use of articles and quantifiers depends on identifying a noun as countable or uncountable.

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Expressions of Quantity Countable and Uncountable Nouns

There are two types of nouns in English: countable and uncountable. Countable nouns can be singular or plural, while uncountable nouns cannot be plural. Some nouns can be either countable or uncountable depending on their meaning. Articles like "a/an" and quantifiers like "some" are used differently with countable and uncountable nouns. Questions using "how much/many" also differ based on whether the noun is countable or uncountable. Proper use of articles and quantifiers depends on identifying a noun as countable or uncountable.

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Countable /

uncountable nouns
There are 2 kinds of noun
in English:
• Countable
• Things you can count
(singular or plural)
• One apple, two
apples, three apples…
There are 2 kinds of noun
in English:
• Uncountable
• Things you can´t count (they can’t be
plural)
• Butter, meat…
• Some nouns can be countable or
uncountable but the meaning is different.
• Example: chocolate
There are 2 kinds of noun
in English:
• Countable and uncountable?
• Some words can be countable or uncountable with a difference in
meaning.
• e.g.
• Iron
• Cake
• Chicken
• time
• Countable and uncountable?
• Some words can be countable or
uncountable with a difference in meaning.
rice
• e.g. potato coffee
juice
aubergine salmon
fruit milk
omelette
sugar
prawn chicken
salt
pizza coffee
lettuce
salad spaghetti
tomato curry
vegetable food
A / AN / SOME / ANY
Type of sentence Countable Uncountable

+ We need an apple some butter


some apples some milk

- We don’t need a tomato any rice


any tomatoes any sugar

? Do we need a tomato? any rice?


any tomatoes? any sugar?
A / AN / SOME / ANY
• Use a / an with singular countable nouns.
• Use some with plural countable nouns and uncountable (+ sentences)
• Use any with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in – or ?
sentences.
• We can also use some in ? to ask for and offerings:
– Can I have some coffee?
– Do you want some biscuits?
How much / how many…?
• Use How much…? • Possible answers:
with uncountable • I drink a lot of water.
nouns. • I drink quite a lot.
• I don’t drink much
• How much water do you water. (not much)
drink? • I don’t drink any water.
How much / how many…?
• Use How many…? • Possible answers:
with plural countable • None.
nouns. • Not many (students).
• How many students do
you have?
Choose a / an / some
• some • some
Milk Wine
• some • some
Biscuits Cars
• a • some
Chair People
• some • some
Coffee Homework
• some • some / an
Pasta Ice cream
• some • an
Money Orange
• some • some
Students Fruit
• some / a • some
Toast Fish

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