COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
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Transcript COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Mgr. Lucia Jureňová
When
the countable noun is Pl. we can use it
alone.
I want apples.
We can use some and any.
some - affirmative sentences
I have got some dollars.
any - negative sentences, question
sentences
I haven’t got any dollars.
Have you got any dollars?
Countable
nouns are easy to
recognize. They
are things that we
can count. For
example car. We
can count cars. We
can have 1, 2, 3, 4
or more cars.
Uncoutable
nouns
We can’t count
them. We can’t
divide into
separete
elements. For
example: We can’t
count milk, BUT
we can count
bottles of milk.
Here
are some more countable nouns:
Dog, cat, person, man…
Cup, plate, fork, spoon….
Bottle, box….
Table, chair, bag…
Pen, ruler, pencil, desk….
Lamp, sofa, carpet…
Countable
nouns can be Sg. or Pl..
For example :
My apple is red.
My apples are red.
A window is clean.
The windows are clean.
We
can use the article a/ an with countable
nouns:
A cat is an animal.
When a countable noun is Sg, must use a
word like a/ the/ my/ this with it.
I want an apple.
This is nice skirt.
My brother is very polite.
We can use a few/ many with countable nouns:
I have got a few dollars.
I have got many friends.
People is countable. People is the plural of
person.
When countable noun is Pl., we can use it alone.
I like apples.
We can use some/any with countable nouns in
plural.
some - affirmative sentences
I have got some dollars.
any - negative sentences, question sentences
I haven’t got any dollars.
Have you got any dollars?
We cannot count them.
For example we cannot count ‘milk’. We can
count bottles of milk, or boxes of milk, but
we cannot count ‘milk’ itself.
We don’t usually use article a/an with
uncountable nouns. But we can say a
something of:
a bottle of water
a piece of news
a bar of chocolate
a glass of milk…..
We
can use some and any with uncountable
nouns.
Some – affirmative sentences
Any – question sentences, negative sentences
I have got some money.
I haven’t got any money.
We can use a little and much with
uncountable nouns.
I have got a little money.
I haven’t got much money.
tomato
carrot
hot dog
pancake
apple
orange
cake
pie
burger…
Countable nouns
meat
juice
fruit
milk
sugar
coffee
salt
soup
tea
butter
cheese
honey
Uncountable nouns
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