Miss Rosa Intriago
Countable nouns:
They are persons, animals or things that we can count.
They can be singular or plural.
Uncountable nouns:
They are substances, concepts, etc. that we cannot divide into separate elements.
We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular.
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an owl
some girls
a table a cat a boy
an apple some apples
some water some bread
Countable nouns:
We can use the indefinite article
a/an with countable nouns in singular.
We can use some (affirmative) and any (negative/interrogative) with countable nouns in plural.
Uncountable nouns:
We can use some (affirmative) and any (negative/interrogative) with uncountable nouns.
Saturday, September 17, 2022
We use There is with
countable nouns in singular and uncountable nouns.
We use There are with countable nouns in plural.
Saturday, September 17, 2022
There is
an
owl on the table.There isn’t
any
owl on the table.There is
a
cat under the table.There isn’t
any
cat under the table.There is
some
water on the floor.There isn’t
any
water on the floor.There are
some
books onthe table.
There aren’t
any
books on the table.There is
Is there a cat/some water
?
Yes, there is
There areAre there books
?
Yes, there aresomeany No, there isn’t
No, there aren’t someany
INTERROGATIVE FORM
Saturday, Septembe r 17, 2022
Is there
any
water onthe floor?
Yes, there is.
No, there isn’t.
Is there
a
cat on the table?Yes, there is.
No, there
isn’t.
Are there
any
books onthe table?
Yes, there are.
No there
aren’t.
_______ some students here.
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There is There are There isn’t There aren’t
Is there Are there
_________ any students here.
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There is
There aren’t There isn’t
There are Is there Are there
_________ an owl here.
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Saturday, Septembe r 17, 2022
There aren’t There is
There isn’t
There are Is there Are there
_________ any cat here?
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Saturday, Septembe r 17, 2022
There aren’t Is there
There isn’t
There are There is
Are there
_________ any water here.
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Saturday, Septembe r 17, 2022
There aren’t There isn’t
Is there
There are There is
Are there
_________ any students here?
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Saturday, Septembe r 17, 2022
There aren’t Are there There isn’t
There are There is
Is there