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Countable and uncountable nouns
The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns. It explains that countable nouns refer to things that can be counted individually, while uncountable nouns refer to substances or concepts that cannot be counted. The document also outlines the different uses of articles like "a/an" and quantifiers like "some" and "any" with countable and uncountable nouns.
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Countable and uncountable nouns
- 1. Communicative Grammar I Countableand uncountable nouns Mgs. Jhoana Elizabeth Paladines Benítez
- 2. Countable nouns They arethings that are • dog, cat, animal, easy to count. man, person Countable nouns can be • bottle, box, litter singular or plural. • coin, note, dollar We can use the • cup, plate, fork indefinite article a/an • table, chair, suitc with countable nouns. ase, bag For example:
- 3. Uncountable nouns Uncountablenouns are music, art, love, happiness substances, concepts, that we cannot divide advice, information, news into separate things or elements. We cannot furniture, luggage "count" them. We use rice, sugar, butter, uncountable nouns in water singular, with a singular electricity, gas, power verb. For example: money, currency We do not usually use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns. We cannot say "an information" or "a music". But we can say a something of: a piece of news, a bottle of water, a grain of rice.
- 4. Some and any SOMEis used in SOME is used in affirmative affirmative statements with statements with countable nouns. uncountable nouns. They have some I want some pop apples in the corns. freezer.
- 5. Some and any ANYis used in ANY is used in negative statements with plural questions with countable nouns. countable and uncountable nouns. They don´t have any Is there any milk? pears. Do you have any There aren´t any tomatoes? oranges ANY is used in negative statements with uncountable nouns. There isn´t any chicken in the freezer. She doesn´t have any money.
- 6. Referencias bibliográficas •http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/noun s-un-countable_2.htm • http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/noun s-un-countable_1.htm
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