Transcript Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Count and
Non-count nouns
Quantifiers
作者：余綺芳、黃姵綺、鍾靜宜
1
Chinese Vs. English
中文裡名詞沒有可數或不可數的區
別
英文裡名詞有很清楚的可數或不可
數的區別
中文裡通常不強調單複數，一般使
用時多以單數為之
英文裡非常強調單複數，可數名詞
一定要用a/an, the 或複數型態＋s
出現
中文裡大多名詞都有計數的單位，
例如一本書、一個建議、一盞燈、
一片麵包、一頭牛、一棵生菜、一
瓶水、一片雲等等
英文裡只有不可數名詞有計數的單
位，例如一個建議（a piece of
advice, some advice), 一瓶水(a
bottle of water)
注意中文裡可數，英文裡不可數的名詞，例如
advice, baggage, behavior, bread, furniture, information, luggage,
news, progress, travel, trouble, work, newspaper 等等
2
Test yourself



同學們可連結到下面的網站，測驗一下看自己是否知道
英文裡107個名詞是可數還是不可數名詞。
ESL Quiz - Countable or Non-Countable Nouns
(Charles Kelly) I-TESL-J
做完了嗎？戰果如何？是否對於可數與不可數名詞比較
瞭解了？下面我們就來看一下這些可數名詞或不可數名
詞如何搭配quantifiers來使用。
3
可數名詞 Count Nouns
英文裡不可數名詞由於不能計數，絕大多數是以
單數形式出現。但是可數名詞是可以計數的，一
定會有單複數的區別。切記可數名詞一定要有下
面任一個附屬品，絕對不會單獨出現喔。
冠詞
a/an
the
指示代名詞
this
that
these
those
所有代名詞
my
our
your
their
her
his
its
quantifiers
some
a few
lots of
several
each
every
any
most
many
all
no
4
Test Yourself

Correct the mistakes(改錯):
Q1:This is nice book.
A1:This is a nice book.
Q2:We saw many animal in the zoo.
A2:We saw many animals in the zoo.
5
Test Yourself

Choose the correct words(選擇):
Q3:The poor girl has very (few, little)
books.
A3: few
Q4:Which( a, / ) pen is yours?
A4: / (Which pen is yours?)
6
不可數名詞 Non-count Nouns 
泛指因不同容器,會改變其形狀的不可數名詞,例如:液體
物質 coke, soda, milk, tea, juice, soup, water, ink,
coffee, paint
因製造成份影響,成為不可數名詞的固體,例如:粉筆,鐵,
錫等chalk, bread, iron, silver, gold, tin, soap, paper
因形狀太小，根本無法計數
dirt, dust, grass, hair, rice, salt, sugar
7
不可數名詞 Non-count Nouns 
可隨意切取大小之不可數名詞,例如: string 線,
meat肉, wood木頭 等。切記如果指肉量則為不可
數，例如fish，但如果有許多種魚，則可說fishes.
大自然物質,例如:雨,雪等不可數名詞,例如 rain,
snow, dust, mud, sand, grass, smoke, fire
其他抽象名詞例如 happiness, sadness, research,
evidence, safety, beauty, knowledge
8
物質名詞
Materials
材料
chalk, cloth, concrete, cotton, glue,
lumber, wood, wool, etc.
Food
食品
beef, bread, butter, fish, meat,
popcorn, pork, poultry, toast, etc.
Gases
氣體
air, exhaust, hydrogen, oxygen,
nitrogen, pollution, smog, smoke,
steam, etc.
Liquids
液體
blood, coffee, gasoline, milk, oil, soup,
syrup, tea, water, wine, etc.
9
如何計數Non-count Nouns
 用容器或計數單位，就變成可數了。


I’d like a glass of water.
Please give me two bottles of wine.
 如果不用確實計數單位，也可以用
some, a lot of, a great deal of...

Could I have some water please?

He gave me a great deal of advice before my
interview.

There’s a lot of furniture in this house.
10
Quantifiers
Count
Nouns
A great
number of
Many
=a lot of
=lots of
some
=a few
=several
few
Noncount
Nouns
A great
deal of
Much
=a lot of
=lots of
some
=a little
little
He has a great number of friends.
He has a great deal of money.
There are many books on the shelf.
There is much water in the tank.
Only few can appreciate this music.
I have very little money left.
11
Test yourself



同學們可連結到下面的網站，測驗一下看自己是否知道如
何使用quantifiers來搭配可數與不可數名詞。
ESL Quiz - Assorted Count and Noncount Nouns (Kaye
Mastin Mallory) I-TESL-J
做完了嗎？戰果如何？是否對於使用quantifiers比較瞭解
了？下面我們就來看看一些模糊地帶，
不可數名詞變成可數了!
12
不可數

可數
有些字英文裡原不可數，但特定意思即可數，例如
She has long blond hair
My father's getting a few grey hairs now
Would you like some juice?
Yes, a small orange juice, please.
Yes, two large cokes.
There’s so much food in the fridge.
I like all kinds of foods.

因為速食店飲料的容量,體積固定(small, medium,
large),故變為可數名詞用法。
13
不可數
可數 
肉 (不可數)
chicken
lamb
fish
non-count
glass (玻璃材料)
paper (紙)
iron (鐵l)
time (時間)
non-count
wine
food
fruit
meat
education
experience
動物 (可數)
a chicken (s)
a lamb (s)
a fish (es)
count
a glass (玻璃杯）
a paper (報告或報紙)
an iron (熨斗)
a time, times (一次、數次）
count （種類）
a wine, wines
a food, foods
a fruit, fruits
a meat, meats
an education
an experience
14
It’s Your Turn


可數名詞
air
不可數名詞
bed(s)
chair(s)
corn
peach(es)
furniture
banana(s)
fruit
water
hour(s)
orange(s)
traffic
15
air
orange
peach
corn
chair
traffic
fruit
bed
hour
Answer Key
furniture

可數名詞

不可數名詞
chair(s)
air
orange(s)
corn
bed(s)
traffic
peach(es)
fruit
hour(s)
furniture
16