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==Countable Nouns== | ==Countable Nouns== | ||
===Use | ===Use "a/an" or plural "-s"=== | ||
I have '''an egg''' for breakfast everyday. | *I have '''an egg''' for breakfast everyday. | ||
I don´t eat '''bananas.''' | *I don´t eat '''bananas.''' | ||
=== | ===How many eggs do you eat a week?=== | ||
I eat '''a lot of''' eggs. | *I eat '''a lot of''' eggs. | ||
I don´t eat '''many.''' (eggs) | *I don´t eat '''many.''' (eggs) | ||
I don´t eat '''a lot of''' eggs. | *I don´t eat '''a lot of''' eggs. | ||
==Uncountable Nouns== | ==Uncountable Nouns== | ||
=== | ===Don't use "a/an" or plural "-s"=== | ||
I drink '''milk''' every morning. | *I drink '''milk''' every morning. | ||
I don´t eat '''seafood.''' | *I don´t eat '''seafood.''' | ||
=== | ===How much milk do you drink a day?=== | ||
I drink '''a lot of''' milk. | *I drink '''a lot of''' milk. | ||
I don´t drink '''much.''' (milk) | *I don´t drink '''much.''' (milk) | ||
I don´t drink '''a lot of''' milk. | *I don´t drink '''a lot of''' milk. |
Revision as of 09:31, 30 November 2016
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
There are two kinds of nouns: countable nouns and uncountable nouns.
Simple things you can count are countable nouns, for example, eggs. Countable nouns have plural forms, which usually end in -s. They also have singular forms. The singular nouns can have a or an before them.
Things you can´t count are uncountable nouns; for example, milk. You can´t count milk. With uncountable nouns, don´t use plural -s or a or an. For example, uncountable noun rice, it is not correct to say ´rices´ or ´a rice´.
Countable Nouns
Use "a/an" or plural "-s"
- I have an egg for breakfast everyday.
- I don´t eat bananas.
How many eggs do you eat a week?
- I eat a lot of eggs.
- I don´t eat many. (eggs)
- I don´t eat a lot of eggs.
Uncountable Nouns
Don't use "a/an" or plural "-s"
- I drink milk every morning.
- I don´t eat seafood.
How much milk do you drink a day?
- I drink a lot of milk.
- I don´t drink much. (milk)
- I don´t drink a lot of milk.