U4 Expressions of quantity

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1,2

Expressions of quantity

Grammar chapter 4

Lesson goals

We know what an uncountable noun and a countable noun is.

We know when to use some and any.

We know when to use much and many.

We know when to use a few and a little.

Expressions of quantity

= saying how much of something there is.

Some and any

Much and many

A few and a little

Count nouns and uncount nouns

Countable nouns: nouns you can count / has a singular and plural form:

 For example: apple, car, dollar, loaf, stamps, chair, book, jobs.

Uncountable nouns: nouns that do not have a plural form.

For example: water, money, salt, bread, anger, work, help, news, information.

Usually these words fall into one of four categories: substances, feelings, activities or abstract ideas (such as fun, beauty)

The difference between some and any

The words some and any are used when the speaker cannot specify or does not need/want to specify a number or an exact amount. 

Some is used for positive sentences.

Any is used for questions and negative sentences.

I got some nice presents for Christmas this year.

Did you catch any fish?

Much and many

Uncountable nouns: much

How much water is left?

How much bread did you buy?

Countable nouns: many

How many apples did your mom buy?

How many of the students understood the lesson?

A little and a few

A little is used for uncountable nouns.

A little water, a little sugar.

A few is used for countable nouns. 

A few shoes, a few pencils, a few books

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Lesson goals: evaluation

We know what an uncount noun and a count noun is.

We know when to use some and any.

We know when to use much and many.

We know when to use a few and a little.

Now what?

SB p 40	exc. 1
SB p 41	exc. 3
SB p 42	exc. 1 & 2
WB page 24	exercise 1, 2 & 3
WB page 25	exercise 4, 5, 6, 7