Communicative Grammar I

Mgs. Jhoana Elizabeth Paladines Benítez

Countable and uncountable nouns

• dog, cat, animal, man, person

• bottle, box, litter• coin, note, dollar• cup, plate, fork• table, chair,

suitcase, bag

They are things that are easy to count. Countable nouns can be singular or plural.We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns.For example:

Countable nouns

music, art, love, happinessadvice, information, newsfurniture, luggagerice, sugar, butter, waterelectricity, gas, powermoney, currency

Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts, that we cannot divide into separate things or elements. We cannot "count" them. We use uncountable nouns in singular, with a singular verb. For example:

Uncountable nouns

We do not usually use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns. We cannot say "an information" or "a music". But we can say a something of: a piece of news, a bottle of water, a grain of rice.

SOME is used in affirmative statements with uncountable nouns.I want some pop corns.

SOME is used in affirmative statements with countable nouns.They have some apples in the freezer.

Some and any

ANY is used in negative statements with plural countable nouns.

They don´t have  any pears.

There aren´t any oranges

Some and any

ANY is used in questions with countable and uncountable nouns. Is there any milk?      Do you have any tomatoes?

ANY is used in negative statements with uncountable nouns.There isn´t any chicken in the freezer.She doesn´t have any money.

Referencias bibliográficas

• http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/nouns-un-countable_2.htm

• http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/nouns-un-countable_1.htm

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