Expressing Quantities
Expressing Quantities
-
Countable/Uncountable Nouns
- Quantifiers
English Department
Sagrada Familia School
Tocopilla
Mauricio Hermosilla Lara
English teacher
Can you remember what a noun is?
A noun is a
person, a place or an object
Can we count the objects?
Countable
Uncountable
an
orange
Can we count oranges?
two orange
s
Can we count rice?
some
rice
a
dog
Can we count dogs?
four dog
s
Can we count paint?
some
paint
a
student
Can we count students?
some
student
s
Can we count water?
some
water
a/an
+ countable singular nouns
an
+ vowel
a
+ consonant
an
orange
a
student
a
car
a
dog
some
:
affirmative sentences
with plural nouns
there
are some
dogs
there
are some
students
there
are some
oranges
some
:
affirmative sentences.
With uncoutable nouns
there
is some
water
there
is some
rice
there
is some
paint
any
:
negative sentences and questions
with plural nouns
there
aren’t any
dogs
are
there
any
students?
there
aren’t any
oranges
negative
any
:
negative sentences and questions
with uncoutable nouns
is
there
any
water?
there
isn’t any
rice
there
isn’t any
paint
negative
a lot of
with plural nouns and
uncountable nouns
There are
a lot of
students
There is
a lot of
sugar
many
with coutable nouns in
negative sentences
There
aren’t many
students
There
aren’t many
dogs
negative
much
with uncoutable nouns in
negative sentences
There
isn’t much
rice
There
isn’t much
paint
negative
how many
with countable
nouns in questions
How many
students are there?
How many
dogs are there?
how much
with uncoutable
nouns in questions
How much
rice is there?
How much
paint is there?
Explore the concept of countable and uncountable nouns through engaging visuals and examples. Learn how to use quantifiers like 'a/an', 'some', 'many', and 'a lot of' with different types of nouns. Enhance your understanding of English grammar with teacher Mauricio Hermosilla Lara.
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English Department Sagrada Familia School Tocopilla Expressing Quantities - Countable/Uncountable Nouns - Quantifiers Mauricio Hermosilla Lara English teacher
Can you remember what a noun is? A noun is a person, a place or an object Can we count the objects? Countable Uncountable
Can we count oranges? an orange two oranges
Can we count rice? some rice
Can we count dogs? a dog four dogs
Can we count paint? some paint
Can we count students? a student some students
Can we count water? some water
a/an + countable singular nouns an + vowel a + consonant
some: affirmative sentences with plural nouns
some: affirmative sentences. With uncoutable nouns
any: negative sentences and questions with plural nouns negative
any: negative sentences and questions with uncoutable nouns negative
a lot of with plural nouns and uncountable nouns
many with coutable nouns in negative sentences negative
much with uncoutable nouns in negative sentences negative
how many with countable nouns in questions How
how much with uncoutable nouns in questions
QUANTIFIER MEANING COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES NEGATIVE SENTENCES INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES X X X Muchos/as Many X X X Muchos/as Much X X X Algunos/as Some X X X X Algunos/as Ninguno Any X X X Muchos/as Demasiados/as A lot of Lots of Little X X X X Poco X X X X Pocos Few X X Cuantos/as? How Many X X Cuantos/as? How Much
