grammar count and non count nouns
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Learn English With Les Grammar
Essentials Lesson
Learn English With Les
CONTENTS
1.Nouns: Count and Noncount
2.Using A vs. An
3.Using A/An vs. Some
4.Measurements with Noncount Nouns
5.Using Many, Much, A Few, a Little
6.Using The
7.Using ø (No Article) to Make Generalizations
8.Using Some and Any
NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT
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NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT
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some jewelry
one bracelet
three bracelets
two bracelets
NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT
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SINGULAR PLURAL
a pen
one pen
COUNT
NOUN
pens
three pens
some pens
a lot of pens
SINGULAR:
a + noun
one + noun
PLURAL:
noun + -s
NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT
A COUNT NOUN
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SINGULAR PLURAL
jewelrysome jewelry
a lot of jewelry
NONCOUNT
NOUN
(no plural form)
SINGULAR:
No - a
No - one
NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT
PLURAL:
No plural
form.
A NONCOUNT NOUN
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We love to read books.
count noncount
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?NOUN
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I am studying grammar.
count noncount
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?
?NOUN
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Please pass the salt.
count noncount
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?
?NOUN
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We need some chairs.
count noncount
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?
?NOUN
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USING A vs. AN
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(a) A cow is an animal.
USING A vs. AN
A
ansingular count nouns
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(b) I have an idea.
(c) My friend has an old horse.
USING A vs. AN
anwords that begin
with vowels
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(d) I have an ugly dog.
(e) I have a useful idea.
USING A vs. AN
/uh/ vowel sound
/yu/ sound
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(f) Give me an honest answer.
(g) Today is a hot day.
USING A vs. AN
/h/ sound
silent /h/, vowel sound
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I lost ___earring.an
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a an
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That is ___ ugly bug.an
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a an
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He is __ happy child.a
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a an
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Let’s go in __ hour.an
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a an
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USING A/AN vs. SOME
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singular count nouns
plural count nouns
noncount nouns
(a) I have a book.
She has an umbrella.
(b) We have some apples.
You have some soccer balls.
(c) I got some mail.
He has some information.
USING A/AN vs. SOME
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She has _____ hat on her head.a
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singular count noun
a an some
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She has _____ nice hats.some
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plural count noun
a an some
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I need _____ water to wash my
hands.
some
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noncount noun
a an some
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MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS
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an unspecified quantity
a specified quantity
(a) I’d like some juice.
(b) I’d like a glass of juice.
(c) I’d like a cup of tea.
(d) I’d like a piece of fruit.
MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS
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What would
you like to
drink?
MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS
I’d like some
water, please.
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We need to buy a head of _______.cabbage
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beans
cabbage
bread
cereal
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Please hand me a loaf of _______.bread
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beans
cabbage
bread
cereal
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I need to find a can of ______ for dinner.beans
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beans
cabbage
bread
cereal
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Do you have a box of ______?cereal
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beans
cabbage
bread
cereal
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I don’t get many letters.
USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE
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PLURAL COUNT noun
NONCOUNT noun
PLURAL COUNT noun
NONCOUNT noun
(a) I don’t have many bracelets.
(b) I’d don’t have much jewelry.
(c) Gina has a few earrings.
(d) I’d like a little fruit.
USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE
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She gives us some homework every day.
She gives us a little homework every day.
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A few or a little ?
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a few or a little
Katie has a few friends.Katie has some friends.
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?
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We have a lot of dogs.We have many dogs.
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many or much?
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I don’t eat much cheese.I don’t eat a lot of cheese.
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many or much ?
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The teacher is helping the student.
USING THE
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specific students
specific pen/specific pencil
one moon
(a) Where are the students ?
(b) Do you want the pen or the pencil ?
(c) I love to look at the moon.
USING THE
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(d) Kazu has a dog and a cat. The dog
is big, and the cat is little.
(e) Mia has some dogs and cats. The
dogs are big, and the cats are little.
singular count nouns
plural count nouns
USING THE
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The furniture is heavy.
The jewelry is light.
(f) Yung has some furniture and some
jewelry.
noncount
USING THE
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We have a car and a boat.
____ car is new, but ____ boat is old.The the
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the a an
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I need to buy __ new car.
____ car I like is very expensive.The
a
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the a an
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I wish I had ____ umbrella.an
It is raining.
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the a an
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USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS
Apples are good for you.
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(count noun)
(count noun)
(noncount noun)
(noncount noun)
(a) ___ Apples are good for you.
(b) Ann uses ___ pens and ___ markers.
(c) Mary likes to eat ___ candy.
(d) ___ Spaghetti is easy to cook.
in general
USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS
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specific
(e) Last night, we ate some pumpkin pie.
The pumpkin pie was very good, but
the whipped cream was too sweet.
USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS
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specific candy
The candy you made is delicious.
(f) They like candy.
candy in general
USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS
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____ food I ate last night made
me sick.
The
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the
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Plants need ____ sunshine to grow.
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the
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Healthy people eat ___ vegetables.
They don’t eat ___ candy.
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the
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___ fruit looked fresh, and ___
bakery smelled good.
We went to a new grocery store.
The the
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the
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Alice has some money.
USING SOME AND ANY
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(a) Alice has some money.
(b) Alice doesn’t have any money.
(c) Does Alice have any money?
(d) Does Alice have some money?
STATEMENT
USING SOME AND ANY
some in affirmative statementsNEGATIVE
any in negative statementsQUESTION
either some or any in questions
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(e) Graham doesn’t have any money.
(f) Graham doesn’t have any coins.
USING SOME AND ANY
noncount noun
plural count noun
any + noncount nouns
any + plural count nouns
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I need _____ time to study.some
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some any
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We don’t have _____ cheese.any
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some any
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All children should have _____
books.
some
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some any
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There aren’t _____ horses in
the field.
any
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some any
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The End
End of the Lesson