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UNCOUNTABLES (Cheese) COUNTABLES (Apple/apples) : Large Amount Small Amount

This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns. Countable nouns can be pluralized and take singular or plural verbs, while uncountable nouns do not pluralize and take only singular verbs. It also discusses quantifiers that can be used with countable and uncountable nouns to indicate quantities.

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UNCOUNTABLES (Cheese) COUNTABLES (Apple/apples) : Large Amount Small Amount

This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns. Countable nouns can be pluralized and take singular or plural verbs, while uncountable nouns do not pluralize and take only singular verbs. It also discusses quantifiers that can be used with countable and uncountable nouns to indicate quantities.

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When expressing quantity we need to pay attention to whether it is a COUNTABLE or UNCOUNTABLE NOUN.

COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS


a) They are the names of a) They are the names of things
separate objects, people … we do not see as separate and
which we can count. They have which we cannot count. They Insert a/an before each countable noun. Put an (x)
both singular and plural forms: have no plurals: before an uncountable noun.
● a/one book two books ●milk ●weather ●money a) ____ water b) ____ egg c) ____ cheese
● a/one man two men b) They take only singular d)____ meat e) ____ banana f) ___ hamburger
b) They take singular or plural verbs: g) ____ meal h) ____ fish i) ____ tea
verb forms: The weather was very hot. j) ____ cup k) ____ sugar l) ____ apple
This banana is delicious. Milk is good for you. m) ___ rice n) ____ bread o) ____ orange
These bananas are delicious. c) Not used with a/an/one... p) _____ sandwich q) ____ cookie r) ____ sausage

Below you have a list of some QUANTIFIERS. Some are used with countable nouns, others with uncountable ones.
Some can even be used with both.

COUNTABLES (apple/apples) UNCOUNTABLES (cheese)

a lot of (lots of)/ plenty of LARGE AMOUNT a lot of (lots of) / plenty of

a(n)/ some / *(a) few / not many some / *(a) little / not much
(*a few = some *few = not many) SMALL AMOUNT (*a little = some *little = not much)

not any, no NO AMOUNT not any, no

SOME ANY MUCH / MANY / A LOT OF


● for AFFIRMATIVES: ● for NEGATIVES: ● MUCH/MANY are used in NEGATIVES:
There are some eggs. I haven’t got any money to go to We didn’t buy many potatoes / I don’t have much oil.
● for OFFERS and REQUESTS: the restaurant. ● or in INTERROGATIVES
Would you like some tea? ● or in OPEN QUESTIONS: How much milk/how many eggs do you have?
● for QUESTIONS where the Have you got any milk? ● A LOT OF (LOTS OF) is used in AFFIRMATIVES:
answer ‘yes’ is expected: (the answer can be ‘yes’ or ‘no’) We have got a lot of eggs.
Did you buy some eggs? (NOT: We have got many eggs)

Look at the picture and complete the sentences


with a suitable QUANTIFIER.

1. Is there ______ butter left? – No, there’s ____ butter.


2. How _______ lemons are there? I think two.
3. There aren’t _______ strawberries. Do you want me to buy
________ more?
4. Oh no! There’s isn’t _______ juice. Just one carton.
5. There are ________ soda cans but only ______ bottle of beer.
6. There are only a _____ sausages, right? – No, there are plenty.
7. We need ________ more pears. There aren’t ________ left.
8. There aren’t _____ eggs in the fridge.
9. There is ________ fruit in the fridge but only _____ vegetables.
10. How ______ cheese is there? There is only ______ cheese left.

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