cont and non count nouns

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CONTENTS

7-1 Nouns: count and noncount7-2 Using an vs. a7-3 Using a/an vs. some7-4 Measurements with noncount nouns7-5 Using many, much, a few, a little 7-6 Using the

7-7 Using ø (no article) to make generalizations7-8 Using some and any

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one bracelet

two bracelets

three bracelets

7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT

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some jewelry

one bracelet

three bracelets

two bracelets


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SINGULAR PLURAL

a penone pen

COUNT NOUN

pensthree penssome pensa lot of pens

SINGULAR:

a + nounone + noun

PLURAL:

noun + -s


A COUNT NOUN

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SINGULAR PLURAL

jewelrysome jewelrya lot of jewelry

NONCOUNTNOUN

(no plural form)

SINGULAR:

No - aNo - one


PLURAL:

No plural form.

A NONCOUNT NOUN

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We love to read books.

count noncount

7-1 Let’s Practice

?

?NOUN

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I am studying grammar.

count noncount


?

?NOUN

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Please pass the salt.

count noncount


?

?NOUN

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We need some chairs.

count noncount


?

?NOUN

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a braceletan earring

7-2 USING AN vs. A

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(a) A cow is an animal.

7-2 USING AN vs. A

Aan

singular count nouns

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(b) I have an idea.

(c) My friend has an old horse.

7-2 USING AN vs. A

anwords that begin with vowels

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(d) I have an ugly dog.

(e) I have a useful idea.

7-2 USING AN vs. A

/uh/ vowel sound

/yu/ sound

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(f) Give me an honest answer.

(g) Today is a hot day.

7-2 USING AN vs. A

/h/ sound

silent /h/, vowel sound

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I lost ___earring.an


a an

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That is ___ ugly bug.an


a an

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He is __ happy child.a


a an

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Let’s go in __ hour.an


a an

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a braceletsome bracelets

7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME

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plural count nouns

noncount nouns

(a) I have a book. She has an umbrella.

(b) We have some apples. You have some soccer balls.

(c) I got some mail. He has some information.

7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME

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She has _____ hat on her head.a


singular count noun

a an some

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She has _____ nice hats.some


plural count noun

a an some

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I need _____ water to wash my hands.

some


noncount noun

a an some

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a head of lettuce

a loaf of bread

7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

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an unspecified quantity

a specified quantity

(a) I’d like some juice. (b) I’d like a glass of juice.

(c) I’d like a cup of tea.

(d) I’d like a piece of fruit.

7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

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What would you like to drink?

7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

I’d like some water, please.

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We need to buy a head of _______.cabbage


beans cabbage

breadcereal

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Please hand me a loaf of _______.bread


beans cabbage

breadcereal

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I need to find a can of ______ for dinner.beans


beans cabbage

breadcereal

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Do you have a box of ______?cereal


beans cabbage

breadcereal

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I don’t get many letters.

7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE

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PLURAL COUNT noun

NONCOUNT noun

PLURAL COUNT noun

NONCOUNT noun

(a) I don’t have many bracelets.

(b) I’d don’t have much jewelry.

(c) Gina has a few earrings.

(d) I’d like a little fruit.

7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE

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She gives us some homework everyday. She gives us a little homework everyday.


A few or a little ?

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a few or a little

Katie has a few friends. Katie has some friends.


?

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We have a lot of dogs. We have many dogs.


many or much?

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I don’t eat much cheese. I don’t eat a lot of cheese.


many or much ?

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The teacher is helping the student.

7-6 USING THE

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specific students

specific pen/specific pencil

one moon

(a) Where are the students ?

(b) Do you want the pen or the pencil ?

(c) I love to look at the moon.

7-6 USING THE

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(d) Kazu has a dog and a cat. The dog

is big, and the cat is little.

(e) Mia has some dogs and cats. The

dogs are big, and the cats are little.


plural count nouns

7-6 USING THE

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The furniture is heavy.

The jewelry is light.

(f) Yung has some furniture and some jewelry.

noncount

7-6 USING THE

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We have a car and a boat.

____ car is new, but ____ boat is old. The the


the a an

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I need to buy __ new car.

____ car I like is very expensive. The

a


the a an

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I wish I had ____ umbrella. an

It is raining.


the a an

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7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS

Apples are good for you.

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∅

∅

∅

∅

∅(count noun)

(count noun)

(noncount noun)

(noncount noun)

(a) ___ Apples are good for you.

(b) Ann uses ___ pens and ___ markers.

(c) Mary likes to eat ___ candy.

(d) ___ Spaghetti is easy to cook.

in general


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specific

(e) Last night, we ate some pumpkin pie.

The pumpkin pie was very good, but

the whipped cream was too sweet.


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∅

specific candy

The candy you made is delicious.

(f) They like candy.

candy in general


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____ food I ate last night made me sick.

The


the ∅

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Plants need ____ sunshine to grow.


∅

the ∅

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Healthy people eat ___ vegetables.They don’t eat ___ candy.


∅∅

the ∅

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___ fruit looked fresh, and ___

bakery smelled good.

We went to a new grocery store.

The the


the ∅

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Alice has some money.

7-8 USING SOME AND ANY

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(a) Alice has some money.

(b) Alice doesn’t have any money.

(c) Does Alice have any money?

(d) Does Alice have some money?

STATEMENT


some in affirmative statementsNEGATIVE

any in negative statementsQUESTION

either some or any in questions

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(e) Graham doesn’t have any money.

(f) Graham doesn’t have any coins.


noncount noun

plural count noun

any + noncount nounsany + plural count nouns

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I need _____ time to study.some


some any

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We don’t have _____ cheese.any


some any

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All children should have _____ books.

some


some any

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There aren’t _____ horses in the field.

any


some any

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