Countable and uncountable nouns with quantifiers

TECHNICA OF THE NORTH UNIVERSITY

• NAME : BOLIVAR CAPELO
• COURSE: MOVERSNH
• TEACHER NAME: BA. PAUL VALDEZ.
• TOPIC: COUNTABLES AND UNCOUNTABLES NOUNS

Slide 2

• Countable nouns.
• Countable nouns are for things we can count using numbers. They have a singular and a plural form. The singular form can use the determiner "a" or "an". If you want to ask about the quantity of a countable noun, you ask "How many?" combined
• with the plural countable noun.
• EXAMPLES
• She has three dogs.
• I own a house.
• I would like two books please.
• How many friends do you have?
• UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
• Uncountable nouns are for the things that we cannot count with numbers. They may be the names for abstract ideas or qualities or for physical objects that are too small or too amorphous to be counted (liquids, powders, gases, etc.)
• EXAMPLES
• tea
• sugar
• water
• air
• rice
• knowledge
• beauty
• anger
• fear
• love

Slide 3

• QUANTIFIERS
• Quantifier is a word (or phrase) which indicates the number or amount being referred to. It generally comes before the noun (or noun phrase). The chart below shows which type of noun goes with which quantifier.
• For example, ‘any’ can be used as a quantifier, a pronoun or an adverb:
• any as a quantifier: Have you got any tomatoes?
• any as a pronoun: I don’t want any of you making a noise.
• any as an adverb: Can’t this car go any faster?