Countable & Uncountable

Nouns

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 AFFIRMATIVE FORM
THERE IS + SINGULAR NOUN
There is a boy

THERE ARE + PLURAL NOUN

There are three boys

a / an + countable noun
There is + There is a car.
some + uncountable noun
There is some water.

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There is a pencil

There is some milk.

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EXAMPLES OF UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Materials: wood, iron, glass, paper ...
Fluids: water, petrol, milk, coffee ...
Food: butter, bread, cake, sugar, rice ...
Abstractions: time, beauty, hope, faith ....

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 There are + some + plural noun
There are some books

Also,
There are + cardinal number +
plural noun.
There are four books
There are + many + plural noun.
There are many books.

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 HOW MUCH / HOW MANY?

HOW MUCH + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN ...... ?

How much money do you have?

HOW MANY + COUNTABLE PLURAL NOUN ...?

How many students are there at school?

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 A LOT OF, A FEW, FEW, A LITTLE,
LITTLE
A Lot of + uncountable noun / countable noun
Example :
I have a lot of books.

She has a lot of spare time.

They have a lot of rice.

There are a lot of students in the class.

He has a lot of shirts.

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A FEW FEW
A few several. few not many
Use in positive Use in negative
A few + countable noun few + countable noun
Example : Example :
A few days Few people
A few books Few books
A few friends Few friends
A few people Few pencils

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A LITTLE LITTLE
A Little Little not much
Use in positive Use in negative

A little + uncountable little + uncountable noun

noun example
example Little time
A little time Little money
A little money Little hope
A little wine Little petrol
A little bred

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 NOT QUANTITY OF THE
Use a negative word before a
quantity of expression to
indicate little or none.
There's not much of the toilet
paper left. / Little of the toilet
paper is left. (some)
Not any of the toilet paper is
left. (no amount)
None of the toilet paper is left.
NOT A UNIT OF (THE)
Use not a before a unit amount
to indicate few or
none. Optionally, use the
before the noun.
There's not a lot of toilet paper
left. (some)
Not a sheet of toilet paper is
left. (0 pieces)
Not a one/ a bit/ a piece is
left. one (pronoun) refers to
sheet

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 EACH
Each is followed by a singular
noun and singular verb. Each
takes the place of a determiner
(the, his, her, their, your)
Each runner is taking his place
at the start line of the race.
Each person wants to succeed.
(preferred)
EACH OF
Each of is followed by a plural
noun but a singular verb. Each
of is commonly followed by a
determiner or possessive
pronoun (the, his, her, their,
your)
Each of the runners is taking his
place at the start line of the
race.
Each of my runners
Each of the persons wants to
succeed.
Each of the people wants to
succeed.
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A NUMBER OF
A number of means
several. When a verb follows
this phrase, it is plural.
A number of hula hoops are
pink.
We saw a number of hula
hoops. (several)
A number of hula hoops have
disappeared. (are missing)
THE NUMBER OF
The number of states a quantity,
an exact or inexact amount. When
a verb follows this phrase, it is
singular: is (equals, has risen, has
decreased, has increased)
The number of hula hoops is
fifteen.
We saw the number of hula
hoops.
The number of hula hoops has
increased.
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 Other
adjective
Pronoun
Singular
Singular
another book (is)
another (is)
The other book (is)
The other (is)
Plural
Plural
other books /others(are)
other (are)
The other books (are)
The other (are)

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 Example
The students in the class come from many countries. One of the
students is from Mexico. Another students is from Japan. Other
is from Egypt.
Another students is from Japan (adj.)
Other is from Egypt (pronoun)

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