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    This document provides examples and explanations of countable and uncountable nouns in English. It discusses the use of this/these and that/those to refer to things near or far from the speaker. It also gives examples of countable nouns that can be separated into individual items and counted, as well as uncountable nouns that refer to mass quantities and cannot be counted. Expressions used to quantify amounts of uncountable nouns like "slices of" and "liters of" are provided.

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    Lesson 11

    This/these – that/those
    Countable and uncountable

    *This/these – that/thoset

    *When we to demonstrate something we use this/tha or these/those.


    *This and these are used speak about some thing or domeone clouse to the speaker. This is singulae
    and these is plural.

    *I need this book.//They don’t these cups.

    *that and those are used to speak about something or someone far from the speaker. That is
    singular and those is plural.

    *I like that dress// Those dogs are very smart.

    *Example:

    *Do you like this dress I am wearing?


    -Hmmm… I don’t know. Why don’t you try that one in the wardrobe?

    *Plase, give me those books on the dinner table.


    *Look at these shoes! They are very beautiful!
    -Very beautiful and very expensive! This prince is absurd!

    *Countable and uncountable

    *Nouns which we can separate in items and count are called countable.
    *They have singular and plural and they can be used with numbers, a/an some other
    words/expressions:

    *She has a sister and three brothers


    *Most people buy things like cameras and MP3-players online these days
    *I read many books during the year.

    *Some things are seen as a whole or mass.


    *These are called uncountable nouns, because they cannot be separated or counted.
    *These nouns are not used with a/an and they don’t have plural. Some exemples of counted.

    *Ideas and experiences: advice, information, progress, news, luck, fun, work
    Materials and substances: water, rice, gold, milk, iron*
    *Weather words: weather, thunder, lighting, rain, snow
    *Names for groups or collections of things: furniture, equipment, luggage
    *Other common uncountable nouns include: accommodation, homework, knowledge. Money,
    permission, research, traffic, travel.

    *To refer to one more quantities of an uncountablenoun we can use some expressions:

    *Slice of: I want two slices of cheese.


    *Liter: Theres a literof milk in the fridge.
    *A lot of: They have a lot of information about the accident.
    Some: I like to drink some coffe* in the morning.
    *A lot of: They have a lot of information about the accident.
    * Some:I like to drink some coffe* in the morning.
    *A loaf of: I want four loaves of bread.
    *A piece of: a piece of chocolate/ a piece of furniture/ a piece of informationn…
    *A bar: He buys thee bars of chocolate every week.

    *Some nouns can be both countable and uncountable depending on the meaning in the
    sentence.

    *I use an iron to press my clothes every morning.


    *Car are made of iron.

    *Plaese, open the curtains to let in some light.


    *Dont forget to turn off the lights os the house before you go to bed.

    *Are the words in bold countable or uncountable?

    a) I need to buy some chairs, tables and desks for the office. In other words, I need to buy some
    furniture.

    b) Ann likes to wear jewelry. Today she is wearing four rings, six bracelets and a necklace.

    c) This place has a beautiful scenery. It has beautiful mountains, fields and lakes.

    d) Gold and iron are metals.

    *Expressions of quantity:

    *How many/ how much

    *How many relatives do you have?


    -I have a lot of relatives. I don’t know the exactly number.

    *How much time do you have?


    -I have plenty of time to talk to you.

    *How many hours do you need to finish this work?


    -I need two hours.

    *How much money do you have?


    -I have some dollars.

    *Complete with the best expression of quantity:


    a) Do you like to drink coffee?
    Yes. Somentimes I drink, but i don’t like to drink coffee.(much/ many)

    b) How water do you want? (much/many)


    I want glass of water, please. (a/some/no)

    c) people prefer to travel during summer.(some/ much)

    d)I don’t like to wear jewelry.(several/ a lot of)

    e) Do you want your juice with sugar? Yes, please, Just (a few/ a little).

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