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?