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UNIVERSIDAD ESPECIALIZADA DE UNIVERSIDAD ESPECIALIZADA DE
LAS AMÉRICASLAS AMÉRICAS
ENGLISH IENGLISH I
CherriesSalmonPork
YogurtPineappleTunaDuck
ButterLemonsCrabTurkey
DairyFruit Seafood Meat and poultry
COUNTABLE / COUNTABLE / UNCOUNTABLE NOUNSUNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
In connection with In connection with muchmuch / / manymany people often speak of people often speak of countable nounscountable nouns and and uncountable nounsuncountable nouns..
Countable nounsCountable nouns have a have a singular and a plural form. In singular and a plural form. In plural, these nouns can be plural, these nouns can be used with a number (that's why used with a number (that's why they are called 'countable they are called 'countable nouns'). Countable nouns take nouns'). Countable nouns take manymany. . Example: Example: 100 friends – 100 friends – manymany friends friends
Uncountable nounsUncountable nouns can only can only be used in singular. These be used in singular. These nouns cannot be used with a nouns cannot be used with a number (that's why they are number (that's why they are called 'uncountable nouns'). called 'uncountable nouns'). Uncountable nouns take Uncountable nouns take muchmuch. . Example: Example: 100 money – 100 money – muchmuch money money
Note:Note: Of course you can count Of course you can count money – but then you would money – but then you would name the currency and say name the currency and say that you have got 5 euro (but that you have got 5 euro (but not „5 money“).not „5 money“).
COUNTABLECOUNTABLE peoplepeople cupscups booksbooks newspapersnewspapers chairschairs shoesshoes EurosEuros
UNCOUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE moneymoney traffictraffic paperpaper timetime coffeecoffee foodfood
FOR EXAMPLE: HOW MANY CUPS OF COFFEE DO YOU DRINK?
HOW MANY ....? = COUNTABLE NOUNS
FOR EXAMPLE: HOW MUCH COFFEE DO YOU DRINK?
HOW MUCH ....? = UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS