Countable & uncountable nouns

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Countable & uncountable nouns

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The basics

Countable :

Has singular and plural

Use a/an in front of the singular nouns

Use some in front of the plural nouns

Uncountable:

Has no singular or plural

Use some in front 

Countable or uncountable:
Chicken

1. Countable
2. Uncountable

Countable or uncountable:
Rice

1. Countable
2. Uncountable

Countable or uncountable:
Bean

1. Countable
2. Uncountable

Countable or uncountable:
Soup

1. Countable
2. Uncountable

Countable or uncountable:
Music

1. Countable
2. Uncountable

Countable nouns

Uncountable nouns

Some 

- Offering something

-Facts

-Positive questions (answer will be yes)

Any

- Negatives

-Most question sentences

-Negative questions 

Some or any:
Would you like ___ cookies?

1. Some
2. Any

Some or any:
You never eat ___ meat.

1. Some
2. Any

Some or any:
There isn't ___ bread left.

1. Some
2. Any

Some or any:
There is ____ cake on the counter.

1. Some
2. Any

Much/many/a lot of

(how) Much/(how) many

Questions and negative sentences

Much --> Plural countable

Many --> uncountable 

A lot of --> uncountable and uncountable

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Too

Too many --> countable nouns

Too much --> uncountable nouns

(not) enough --> both 

Too + adjective --> there is more than we want

not +  adjective +  enough --> there is less than we want