COUNT AND NON-COUNT NOUNS

1. COUNT NOUNS : Count nouns are things which can be counted. That means that there can be more than one of them. Also, when a count noun is singular and indefinite, the article a/an is often used with it.

A Ball.A computer.A car.

Six cars.

Two computers.Six balls.

2. NON-COUNT NOUNS : Non-count nouns are usually things which cannot be counted, such as rice or water. Non-count nouns have a singular form, but when they are indefinite, we either use the word some or nothing at all instead of an article.

Some cheese.Some ice-cream.Some wine.

Some pizza.Some coffee.

Some chicken.

Exercise 1. Write a/an or some if the nouns are count or non-count.a. a music.k. some sugar.b. a bottle.l. some cookie.c. a money.m. ..some.... salt.d. StudentsAsk the teacher to explain you when count becomes non-count, ok?a coin.n. some milk.e. some love.o. some candy.f. some fruit.p. some yogurt.g. some air.q. a cigar.h. an apple.r. a bread.i. a guitar.s. a burger.j. some juice.t. some orange.

QUANTIFIERS

They are words used to determine the quantity of Count and Non-count nouns.

1. Quantifiers for Count Nouns : a lot of - many few some.

There are some sneakers.There are six candles.

There are few sneakers.There are a lot of candles.

There are many sneakers.There are many candles.

Exercise 2. Use the quantifiers and write complete sentences for every picture.

There are a lot of pencils.

There are many pens.

There are some color pencils.

There are some oranges.

There are few fruits.

There are ten oranges.

There are a lot of stars.

There are many stars.

There are some stars.

There are some watches..

There are many watches..

There are five watches..

There are three cows.

There are many cows..

There are few cows.

2. Quantifiers for Non-count Nouns : a lot of - much little some.

There is a lot of noise.There is a lot of soda.

There is much noise.There is much soda.

There is some noise.There is some soda.

Exercise 3. Use the quantifiers and write complete sentences for every picture.

There isnt any yogurt..

There is some yogurt..

There is much yogurt..

There isnt any fish..

There is some fish..

There is mush fish..

There is not any kettle..

There is some kettle..

There is some salt..

There is a lot of salt..

There is much bread..

There is some bread..

There is a lot of bread..

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The word some is always used in affirmative sentences.

The word any is always used in negative sentences and questions.

QUANTIFIERS : SOME AND ANY

1. With Non-count nouns.

There is some sugar in the coffee.Affirmative There isnt any sugar in the coffee.Negative Is there any sugar in the coffee?Question Yes, There is some. Affirmative answer No, There isnt any.Negative answer

Exercise 4. Write these sentences in English.a. No hay pan en la mesa. there isnt any bread in the table.b. Hay sal en el plato? is there any salt in the plate?c. Hay pollo o pescado. there is some chicken or fishd. Hay helado de chocolate? is there any chocolate ice cream?e. No hay leche en la nevera. there isnt any milk in the fridge

2. With Count nouns. There are some guns here.Affirmative There arent any guns here.Negative Are there any guns here?Question Yes, there are some.Affirmative answer No, there arent any.Negative answer

Exercise 5. Write these sentences in English.a. Hay personas en mi pieza. there are some people in my roomb. No hay sillas debajo de la mesa. there arent any chairs under the table c. Hay platos sobre la mesa? are there any plates on the table?d. No hay nias en este saln. there arent any girls in this room e. Hay unos computadores prendidos. there are some pinned computers.