CountableCountable vs vs

UncountablUncountablee Nouns Nouns

Some, Any, A few, A little, Some, Any, A few, A little, Many, MuchMany, Much

How much How much ....? = ....? = uncountable uncountable nounsnouns

For example: For example: How much How much coffee do you coffee do you drink?drink?

How many How many ....? = ....? = countable nounscountable nouns

For exampleFor example: : How many How many cups of coffee do cups of coffee do you drink?you drink?

How manyHow many??

Countable NounsCountable Nouns In In

Questions: Questions: We use We use how many how many with plural with plural countable countable nouns:nouns:

""How many How many newspapers newspapers do you read do you read

every day?"every day?"  

""How many How many EurosEuros have you got?" have you got?"

How muchHow much? ?

Uncountable NounsUncountable Nouns

We use We use how much how much with with uncountable uncountable nouns:nouns:

""How much How much paperpaper    is in the printer?"is in the printer?"

""How much How much money money have you got?"have you got?"

Learn It Some Learn It Some

CountableCountable

There are There are some:some: people.people.cups.cups.books.books.newspapers.newspapers.chairs.chairs.shoes.shoes.Euros.Euros.

Learn It Some Learn It Some UncountableUncountable

There is There is somesome: : money.money.traffic.traffic.paper.paper.time.time.coffee.coffee.food.food.

CountableCountable

Statements: Statements: We can use We can use somesome in positive  in positive

sentences with plural sentences with plural countable countable nounsnouns::

Positive: Positive: I read I read somesome  books.books.

UncountableUncountable

We can use We can use somesome in positive sentences with  in positive sentences with

uncountable uncountable nounsnouns::

I would I would like like somesome coffee. coffee.

CountableCountable

There aren't There aren't anyany people.people.cups.cups.books.books.newspapers.newspapers.chairs.chairs.shoes.shoes.Euros.Euros.

UncountableUncountable

There isn't There isn't anyany money.money.traffic.traffic.paper.paper.time.time.coffee.coffee.food.food.

Statement: Statement: We can use We can use anyany in negative  in negative sentences sentences

with plural with plural countable countable nounsnouns::

Negative:Negative:

I don't read I don't read anyany   books books..

We can use We can use anyany in negative sentences  in negative sentences with with

uncountable  uncountable  nounsnouns::

I don't want I don't want anyany   coffee. coffee.

CountableCountable

Are (n't) there Are (n't) there anyany:: people?people?cups?cups?books?books?newspapers?newspapers?chairs?chairs?shoes?shoes?Euros?Euros?

UncountableUncountable

Is (n't) there Is (n't) there anyany money?money?traffic?traffic?paper?paper?time?time?coffee?coffee?food?food?

Questions: Questions: we can use we can use anyany in questions with  in questions with plural plural

countablecountable  nouns:nouns:

Positive Q: Positive Q: Are there Are there anyany   books? books?

Negative Q: Negative Q: Aren't there Aren't there anyany books?books?

We can use We can use anyany in questions with  in questions with plural plural

uncountableuncountable  nouns:nouns:

Do you need Do you need anyany coffee?coffee?

Don't you need Don't you need anyany coffee?coffee?

!Note!!Note!  When you expect the answer to be   When you expect the answer to be ""YesYes." ." to an offer or polite request, you to an offer or polite request, you can ask can ask a question using a question using somesome..

CountableCountable

QuestionQuestion: : Can I have Can I have somesome books,  books, please?please?

UncountableUncountable

Question: Question: Would you like Would you like somesome coffee?coffee?

A fewA few

There are There are a a fewfew peoplepeoplecupscupsbooksbooksnewspapersnewspaperschairschairsshoesshoesEurosEuros

A little A little

There isThere is a  a littlelittle moneymoneytraffictrafficpaperpapertimetimecoffeecoffeefoodfood

CountableCountable - - UncountableUncountable

Statements:Statements:

PositivePositive: : "I meet "I meet a a fewfew people people every every day.“day.“

"I only have "I only have a a fewfew Euros Euros.“.“

"There is "There is a a littlelittle paper  paper in the in the printer."printer."

"I only have "I only have a a little little moneymoney."."

ManyMany

There aren't There aren't manymany peoplepeoplecupscupsbooksbooksnewspapersnewspaperschairschairsshoesshoes

MuchMuch

There isn't There isn't muchmuch moneymoneytraffictrafficpaperpapertimetimecoffeecoffeefoodfood

CountableCountable

Statements:Statements:Negative:Negative: I don't read I don't read manymany books.books.

Questions: Questions: Positive Q:Positive Q: Are there Are there many many books?books?

Negative Q: Negative Q: Aren't there Aren't there many many books?books?

UncountableUncountable

  Statements:Statements:Negative:Negative: I don't drink I don't drink muchmuch coffee.coffee.

  

Questions:Questions:Positive Q:Positive Q: Do you need Do you need much much coffee?coffee?

Negative Q: Negative Q: Don't you need Don't you need muchmuch coffee?coffee?