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    Countable Uncountable Nouns

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    The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns. [1] Countable nouns refer to things that can be counted, and have both singular and plural forms. [2] Uncountable nouns refer to things that cannot be counted as discrete items. [3] Different determiners like "a/an", "some", and "any" are used with countable and uncountable nouns depending on whether the sentence is positive, negative, or interrogative.

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    The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns. [1] Countable nouns refer to things that can be counted, and have both singular and plural forms. [2] Uncountable nouns refer to things that cannot be counted as discrete items. [3] Different determiners like "a/an", "some", and "any" are used with countable and uncountable nouns depending on whether the sentence is positive, negative, or interrogative.

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    Countable Uncountable Nouns

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    Countable Vs Uncountable Nouns

    NOUN?

    1. person; Ms. Keumala is my Lecturer


    2. Place; Dika is from Bali
    3. Animal; I like cat and rabbit
    4. Things: I buy gadget yesterday
    Countable nouns

    Things I can count

    Two oranges
    Three oranges
    COUNTABLE NOUNS
    SINGULAR: PLURAL:
    a + noun
    one + noun noun + -s

    a potato potatoes
    Uncountable nouns

    Things I can’t count


    NOUN ?
    We love to read books.
    ?
    countable Uncountable
    7-1 Let’s Practice

    NOUN ?
    Please pass the salt.
    ?
    countable Uncountable
    7-1 Let’s Practice

    NOUN ?
    We need some chairs.
    ?
    countable Uncountable
    There is a mango. Singular countable
    I have an egg.

    There are some apples.


    I have some eggs. Plural countable

    There is some sugar. Uncountable


    He has some oil.
    A / AN / SOME / ANY
    Type of sentence Countable Uncountable
    + We need an apple some butter
    some apples some milk
    - We don’t need a tomato any rice
    any tomatoes any sugar
    ? Do we need a tomato? any rice?
    any tomatoes? any sugar?
     Use a / an with singular countable nouns.
     Use some with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in +
    sentences.
     Use any with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in – or ?
    sentences.
     We can also use some in ? to ask for and offerings:
     Can I have some coffee?
     Do you want some biscuits?
    Other Uses of ‘any’
     To mean “all” or “every”
     Any Sales Managers can sale these products
     For comparison, we use any
     This situation is more serious than anyone predicts
     This case is too complicated than anything happened
    7-3 Let’s Practice
    a an some

    a
    There is _____ banana in the recipe.
    singular countable noun
    7-3 Let’s Practice
    a an some

    There is _____
    some ice cream in the fridge.
    uncountable noun
    7-3 Let’s Practice
    a an some

    I need _____
    some water to wash my
    hands.

    uncountable noun
    7-8 Let’s Practice

    some any

    I need _____
    some time to study.
    7-8 Let’s Practice

    some any

    There is _____
    some cheese.
    7-8 Let’s Practice

    some any

    There aren’t _____


    any horses in the
    field.
    I’d like some juice.

    unspecified quantity

    I’d like a glass of juice.

    specified quantity
    How Many or How Much ?

    1. How much/ How many cars are


    there?

    There are six


    cars!
    2. How much/ How many Sugar is
    there?

    There are three spoons of sugar


    3. How much/ How many pictures
    are there?

    There are six


    pictures.
    4. How much/ How many milk is
    there?

    There are two


    boxes of milk

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