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Grammar
for this Unit:
Count and Uncountable Nouns:
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Countable
nouns are single things that can be counted like apples or oranges.
Uncountable
nouns are large groups of things that cannot be counted, like sugar.
Can you imagine trying to count each little piece of sugar in the
sugar bowl?
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Click on the blue words to find information on uncountable
and countable nouns or, look in your Headway books on page 133.
| Now, let's look at how we can use Some,
Any. A Lot and A Little with Uncountable Nouns |
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Positive sentences and requests
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Negative Sentences
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Questions
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Some
We have some salt.
Could I have some salt please?
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Any
We don't have any salt.
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Any
Have you got any salt?
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a lot of
We have a lot of coffee.
Could I have a lot of coffee,
please?
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much
We don't have much coffee.
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much
Have you got much coffee?
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a little
We need just a little more salt for
this biryani.
Could you add a little more salt to the soup?
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| Easy? Then
let's look at how we can use Some, Any, Many
and A Few with Countable Nouns |
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Positive sentences and requests
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Negative Sentences
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Questions
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some
We have some eggs.
Could I have some eggs please?
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any
We don't have any eggs.
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any
Have you got any eggs?
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a lot of
We have a lot of eggs.
Could I have a lot of eggs, please?
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many
We don't have many eggs.
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many
Have you got many eggs?
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a few
We need just a few more eggs for this
biryani.
Could you add a few more eggs to the omelet?
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Click on the blue link for information on Articles,
or look in your Headway books on page 123.
Take some Quizzes
or go Back to Top
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