TALLER DE APLICACIÓN GRADO NOVENO 3
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TALLER DE APLICACIÓN
GRADO NOVENO 3Countable and uncountable nouns 1
Look at these examples to see how to use countable and uncountable nouns in a sentence.
Grammar explanationI'm making a cup of tea.
There's some money on the table.
Have we got any bread?
How many chairs do we need?
How much milk have we got?
Nouns can be countable or uncountable. Countable nouns can be counted, e.g. an apple, two apples, three apples, etc. Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, e.g. air, rice, water, etc. When you learn a new noun, you should check if it is countable or uncountable and note how it is used in a sentence.
Countable nouns
For positive sentences we can use a/an for singular nouns or some for plurals.
There's a man at the door.
I have some friends in New York.
For negatives we can use a/an for singular nouns or any for plurals.
I don't have a dog.
There aren't any seats.
Uncountable nouns
Here are some examples of uncountable nouns:
| bread | rice | coffee | information |
| money | advice | luggage | furniture |
We use some with uncountable nouns in positive sentences and any with negatives.
There's some milk in the fridge.
There isn't any coffee.
Questions
In questions we use a/an, any or how many with countable nouns.
Is there an email address to write to?
Are there any chairs?
How many chairs are there?
And we use any or how much with uncountable nouns.
Is there any sugar?
How much orange juice is there?
But when we are offering something or asking for something, we normally use some.
Do you want some chocolate?
Can we have some more chairs, please?
We also use some in a question when we think the answer will be 'yes'.
Have you got some new glasses?
Other expressions of quantity
A lot of (or lots of) can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.
There are lots of apples on the trees.
There is a lot of snow on the road.
Notice that we don't usually use many or much in positive sentences. We use a lot of instead.
They have a lot of money.
However, in negative sentences we use not many with countable nouns and not much with uncountable nouns.
There are a lot of carrots but there aren't many potatoes.
There's lots of juice but there isn't much water.
Countable and uncountable nouns 2
Look at these examples to see how these quantifiers are used with countable and uncountable nouns.
I have a few friends, so I'm not lonely.
She has few friends, so she's quite lonely.
We've got a bit of time before our train. Shall we get a coffee?
We've got very little time before our train. Hurry up!
Grammar explanation
A few and a bit of or a little mean some. Often we feel this amount is enough or more than we expected. We use a few with plural nouns and a bit of or a little with uncountable nouns.
I have a few ideas.
I've brought a few friends.
There's a bit of milk left.
It needs a little more work.
We use few and very little to show that we are talking about a small amount. Often we feel this amount is not enough or less than we expected. Few is for countable nouns and very little is for uncountable nouns.
Few people came to the meeting.
There are few places where you can still see these birds.
We have very little time.
I have very little money.
Note that you can use little without very, but it is less common and sounds quite formal.
She had little water.
LET´S PRACTICE
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
. Write c for countable and u for uncountable:
time - books - sugar - milk - pens - hair - chairs -
meat - butter - pencils - bread - jam - friends - fingers -
flour - apples - oil - cars - salt - houses - cheese -
rice - tea - games - tomatoes - cream - honey - carrots -
a) a / an + singular countable noun ( a pen, an apple) some + plural countable nouns - positive sentences ( There are some cars)
some + uncountable nouns - positive sentences ( There is some oil)
any - we use any in negative sentences and in most questions.(countable and uncountable nouns) I don't have any pens. There isn't any salt.
Do you have any sisters?
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2. Choose a, an, some or any
a) It is dog. b) Have you got friends? c) I bought milk.
d) Linda has not got pets. e) There is orange on the table. f) Tim eats cheese every day.
g) We don't have bread. h) My brother found money. i) My sister found pen.
j) Do you have eggs? k) There are students in the classroom. l) Is there pencil on the desk?
b) how much - we use with uncountable nouns how many - we use with countable nouns.
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3. Choose How much or How many
a) cheese do you buy?
b) books are there in your bag?
c) films did Tom see last week?
d) money do you spend every week?
e) friends does Linda have?
f) sugar do we need?
g) tomatoes are there in the fridge?
h) meat are you going to buy?
i) milk did you drink yesterday?
j) apples do you see?
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