COUNTABLE AND COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNSUNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNSCOUNTABLE NOUNS: THOSE THAT CAN BE COUNTED.

• EXAMPLES: CHAIR-CHAIRS ORANGE-ORANGES

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS:THOSE THAT CANNOT BE COUNTED.

• EXAMPLES: SUGAR, FRUIT, FLOUR, MONEY, COFFEE, RICE, MILK, WATER, SALT

SOME

• IT IS USED WITH COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES.• EXAMPLES: THERE IS SOME MILK. THERE ARE SOME RULERS.

ANY• IT IS USED WITH COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN NEGATIVE

AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES.

EXAMPLES:• THERE AREN’T ANY STUDENTS.• THERE ISN’T ANY SUGAR.• ARE THERE ANY PENCILS ON THE DESK?• IS THERE ANY MILK IN THE FRIDGE?

(NOT) MANY / (NOT) MUCH(NOT) MANY:• IT IS USED WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN

NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCESEXAMPLES:• THERE AREN’T MANY BOYS IN THE CLASS• ARE THERE MANY BOOKS ON THE SHELF?(NOT) MUCH:• IT IS USED WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN

NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCESEXAMPLES:• THERE ISN’T MUCH FOOD IN THE FRIDGE• DO YOU GET MUCH RAIN IN SPAIN ?(THE USE OF MUCH / MANY IN AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES IS MORE

FORMAL. WE USE “A LOT (OF)” )

(A) FEW/ (A) LITTLE(A) FEW:• IT IS USED WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCESEXAMPLES:• THERE ARE A FEW BOYS IN THE CLASS

(A ) LITTLE:• IT IS USED WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES:• THERE IS A LITTLE MILK IN THE GLASS

(THE USE OF FEW / LITTLE WITHOUT “A” HAS A

NEGATIVE MEANING. IT MEANS “NOT MANY / NOT MUCH”)

A LOT (OF)

A LOT (OF) :• IT IS USED WITH COUNTABLE AND

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES.

• (IN NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES IT IS INFORMAL)

EXAMPLES:• THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS

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SUMMARY

Countable Uncountable

A / An

(singular)

Some(+) Any(- / ? )

A lot (of)

(not) many (not) much

(a) few (a) little