Countables and Uncountables

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

• Countable & Uncountable FOOD in English | Food and Drinks Vocabulary (Embed)
• Nouns can be countable or uncountable.
• Countable Nouns can be counted, e.g. an apple, two apples, three apples, etc.
• Uncountable Nouns cannot be counted, e.g. air, rice, water, etc.

Countable Nouns

• For positive sentences we can use a/an for singular nouns or some for plurals.
• There's a banana on the table.
• I have some eggs in the kitchen.
• For negatives sentences we can use a/an for singular nouns or any for plurals.
• I don't have an orange.
• There aren't any candies.
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• Caption: You can use the numbers to count this nouns.

Uncountable Nouns

• We use some with uncountable nouns in positive sentences and any with negatives.
• There is some milk in the fridge.
• There isn't any coffee.
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There is / There are

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• We use there is for singular and there are for plural.
• There is one table in the classroom.
• There are three chairs in the classroom.
• There is a spider in the bath.
• There are many people at the bus stop.
• We also use There is with uncountable nouns:
• There is milk in the fridge.
• There is some sugar on the table.
• There is ice cream on your shirt.

There is / There are

• There Is - There Are | Grammar Grade 1 | Periwinkle (Embed)
• Contractions
• The contraction of there is is there's.
• There's a good song on the radio.
• There's only one chocolate left in the box.
• You cannot contract there are.
• There are nine cats on the roof.
• There are only five weeks until my birthday.
• Negative Form
• The negative is formed by putting not after is or are:
• There is not a horse in the field.
• There are not eight children in the school.
• There is not a tree in the garden.
• There are not two elephants in the zoo.
• We almost always use contractions when speaking.
• The Negative contractions are:
• There's not = There isn't
• There are not = There aren't

There is / There are

• There aren't with ANY
• When we want to indicate that a zero quantity of something exists we use there aren't any.
• There aren't any people at the party.
• There aren't any trees in my street.
• We also use this structure with uncountable nouns:
• There isn't any water in the swimming pool.
• There isn't any sugar in my coffee.
• Questions
• To form a question we place is / are in front of there.
• Again we use any with plural questions or those which use uncountable nouns.
• We also use there is / are in short answers.
• Is there a dog in the supermarket? - No, there isn't.
• Are there any dogs in the park? - Yes, there are.
• Is there a security guard in the shop? - Yes, there is.
• Are there any polar bears in Antarctica? - No, there aren't.
• Is there any ice-cream in the freezer? - Yes, there is.
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HOW MANY / HOW MUCH

• How much? How many? - English Grammar Lesson (Embed)
• HOW MANY
• We use How Many with Countable Nouns
• How many apples are there?
• How many eggs are there in the kitchen?
• How many cookies are there ?
• How many peaches are there in the fridge?
• How many Star Wars films are there?
• HOW MUCH
• We use How Much with Uncountable Nouns
• How much rice we need to buy?
• How much sugar your dessert needs?
• How much meat are there?
• How much coffee are there in the coffee pot?

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• https://www.grammar.cl/
• https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/beginner-to-pre-intermediate/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-1
• https://www.grammar.cl/Present/ThereIsThereAre.htm