CONTENTS 7-1 7-2 7-3 7-4 7-5 7-6 7-7 7-8 Nouns: count and noncount Using an vs.

a Using a/an vs. some Measurements with noncount nouns Using many, much, a few, a little Using the Using (no article) to make generalizations Using some and any

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one bracelet two bracelets three bracelets

some jewelry

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SINGULAR COUNT NOUN

PLURAL

a pen one pen

pens three pens some pens a lot of pens

PLURAL:

A COUNT NOUN

SINGULAR:

a + noun one + noun

noun + -s
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SINGULAR
NONCOUNT NOUN

PLURAL

(no plural form) jewelry some jewelry a lot of jewelry

A NONCOUNT NOUN

SINGULAR:

PLURAL:

No - a No - one

No plural form.
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NOUN ? We love to read books.

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count noncount

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NOUN ? I am studying grammar.

?
count noncount

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NOUN ? Please pass the salt.

?
count noncount

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NOUN ? We need some chairs.

?
count noncount

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(a) A cow is an animal.

A an

singular count nouns

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(b) I have an idea. (c) My friend has an old horse.

an

words that begin with vowels

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(d) I have an ugly dog. /uh/ vowel sound

(e) I have a useful idea.

/yu/ sound

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(f) Give me an honest answer. silent /h/, vowel sound

(g) Today is a hot day.

/h/ sound

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an

an I lost ___earring.

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an

an ugly bug. That is ___

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an

a happy child. He is __

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an

Lets go in an __ hour.

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7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME

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(a) I have a book. singular count nouns She has an umbrella. (b) We have some apples. plural count nouns You have some soccer balls.

noncount nouns (c) I got some mail. He has some information.

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an

some

a hat on her head. She has _____

singular count noun

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an

some

She has _____ some nice hats.

plural count noun

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an

some

I need _____ some water to wash my hands.

noncount noun

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7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

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7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

(a) Id like some juice.

an unspecified quantity

(b) Id like a glass of juice. (c) Id like a cup of tea.

a specified quantity

(d) Id like a piece of fruit.

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7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

What would you like to drink?

Id like some water, please.

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We need to buy a head of cabbage _______. beans cabbage bread cereal

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Please hand me a loaf of _______. bread beans cabbage bread cereal

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I need to find a can of ______ beans for dinner. beans cabbage bread cereal
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Do you have a box of ______? cereal

beans cabbage bread cereal

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7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE

I dont get many letters.

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(a) I dont have many bracelets.

PLURAL COUNT noun

(b) Id dont have much jewelry.

NONCOUNT noun

(c) Gina has a few earrings.

PLURAL COUNT noun

(d) Id like a little fruit.

NONCOUNT noun
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She gives She gives us us some a littlehomework homeworkeveryday. everyday.

A few or a little

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Katie has a some few friends.

a few or a little ?

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We have many a lot of dogs. dogs.

many or much ?

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I dont eat much a lot of cheese. cheese.

many or much

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The teacher is helping the student.

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(a) Where are the students ?

specific students

(b) Do you want the pen or the pencil ?

specific pen/specific pencil

(c) I love to look at the moon.

one moon

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(d) Kazu has a dog and a cat. The dog

is big, and the cat is little.

singular count nouns

(e) Mia has some dogs and cats. The dogs are big, and the cats are little.
plural count nouns

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(f) Yung has some furniture and some jewelry. The furniture is heavy.

noncount
The jewelry is light.

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the

an

We have a car and a boat. The car is new, but ____ the boat is old. ____

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the

an

I need to buy __ a new car.

The car I like is very expensive. ____

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the

an

It is raining. I wish I had ____ an umbrella.

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Apples are good for you.

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(a) ___ Apples are good for you.

(count noun)

in general

pens and ___ markers. (b) Ann uses ___

(count noun)

(c) Mary likes to eat ___ candy.

(noncount noun)

(d) ___ Spaghetti is easy to cook.

(noncount noun)
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(e) Last night, we ate some pumpkin pie. The pumpkin pie was very good, but the whipped cream was too sweet.

specific

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(f) They like candy.

candy in general

The candy you made is delicious.

specific candy

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the

The food I ate last night made ____ me sick.

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the

Plants need ____ sunshine to grow.

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the

Healthy people eat ___ vegetables. They dont eat ___ candy.

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the

We went to a new grocery store. ___ fruit looked fresh, and ___ The the bakery smelled good.

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7-8 USING SOME AND ANY

Alice has some money.

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STATEMENT

(a) Alice has some money.

NEGATIVE some in affirmative statements

(b) Alice doesnt have any money.

any in negative statements QUESTION

(c) Does Alice have any money? (d) Does Alice have some money?
either some or any in questions
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(e) Graham doesnt have any money.

noncount noun

(f) Graham doesnt have any coins.

plural count noun

any + noncount nouns any + plural count nouns

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some

any

some time to study. I need _____

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some

any

We dont have _____ any cheese.

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some

any

some All children should have _____ books.

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some

any

There arent _____ any horses in the field.

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