‘Countable and Uncountable Nouns’ Good morning, my dear friends! How are you today? Are you OK?
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Тема: Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Good morning, my dear friends! How are you today? Are you OK?
Let’s begin our lesson!
Countable nouns are words like banana, hotel.They
can use a singular or plural form of the verb.
That's so lovely hotel!
Uncountable nouns are words like food, information, equipment.They use a singular form of the verb.
There isn't much food left.
Common uncountable nouns:
accommodation, advice, behavior, bread, equipment, food, furniture, health, information, knowledge, luggage, news, research, salt, spaghetti, traffic, travel, trouble, water, weather, work.
Common nouns which can be countable or uncountable:
chicken, chocolate, coffee, egg, glass, hair, iron, paper, room, space, time, wine.
You can use: a/an, few, a few, some, any, many, a lot of, lots of before countable nouns.
I haven't roasted any potatoes.
You can use: little, a little, some, any, much, a lot of, lots of before uncountable nouns.
There wasn't much traffic this morning.
You can use: few/a few and little/a little;
few and little (without 'a ') are used to talk about negative ideas.
She's got few friends and is quite lonely.
He's got little money and can't afford a new car.
A few and a little are used to talk about more positive ideas.
I've got a few biscuits left, would you like one?
Could I have tea with a little milk, please?