Countable and uncountable nouns

Countable and uncountable nouns

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Lingua Inglesa 7º ano Countable and uncountable nouns Let s get better! Vamos entender melhor? countable nouns (substantivos contáveis) são aqueles que têm singular e plural. Por exemplo, cat (gato), cats (gatos), table (mesa), tables (mesas), book (livro), books (livros), newspaper (jornal), newspapers (jornais), pen (caneta), pens (canetas), etc. Ou seja, não é nada tão complicado assim entender os tais countable nouns. Afinal, quase tudo no mundo tem singular e plural. Agora, o que dizer dos uncountable nouns? O que é isso? Como entender isso? Vejamos! Uncountable nouns (substantivos incontáveis) é o nome que damos paras as coisas que não contamos; ou seja, elas só existem no singular. Alguns exemplos são: water (água), coffee (café), milk (leite), sugar (açúcar), cheese (queijo), rice (arroz), butter (manteiga), oxygen (oxigênio), wine (vinho), beer (cerveja), luck (sorte), salt (sal), money (dinheiro) e outros mais. Esses substantivos são considerados incontáveis, pois não costumamos dizê-los ou escrevê-los no plural. Ou seja, não é comum dizermos two waters (duas águas), three waters (três águas), four waters (quatro águas), five waters (cinco águas), etc. O problema aqui, no entanto, é que muitos estudantes de inglês no Brasil dizem assim: Mas porque aqui,a gente conta essas coisas. Tipo, a gente fala uma água, duas águas, três águas, etc.. 6

Lingua Inglesa 7º ano Countable and uncountable nouns Some grammar 7

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Lingua Inglesa 7º ano Countable and uncountable nouns l If you have payed attention... Se você prestou atenção provavelmente notou que muitas das situações de uso dos contable/uncountable Apresentam se com as expressões there is/are and some/any/a/an. Você já sabe o que quer dizer? Let s see it! Verbo haver/existir há existem Não há Não existem Há? Existem? 9

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l Lingua Inglesa 7º ano Countable and uncountable nouns The indefine articles a/an(artigos indefinidos), só podem ser empregados no singular. O plural de a/an é some/any. a/an significam um/uma em português, sendo que a usa-se diante de consoante e an, diante de vogal. 11

Lingua Inglesa 7º ano Countable and uncountable nouns Let s see the big list!(vamos ver o listão) 12

They are easy to recognize, since they are things we can count. For example, we can have one, two, three or more books. They can be singular or plural. e.g. My cat is white. My cats are very beautiful.

We can use an indefinite article before a countable noun. e.g. I have a cat. I had an orange after lunch. In the plural, they usually take an S. e.g. My brother loves dogs. Brazil is famous for growing oranges. We can use SOME, ANY, A FEW and MANY. e.g. I need some lemons to make a cake. I don t have any French books in my personal library. I have a few lemons in my fridge. My girlfriend has many French books in her house.

Uncountable nouns are abstractions, substances, concepts which can t be separated and counted. All uncountable nouns are used in the singular form. e.g. That information is very impressive. Love is an important thing.

We can use SOME, ANY, A LITTLE and MUCH. e.g. I don t have much milk in my fridge. Do you need any information? I just have a little of milk at home. The receptionist gave me some information on that topic.

We don t use indefinite articles (a/an) with uncountable nouns. We use QUANTIFIERS. Look at the examples: a sack of rice a loaf of bread a jar of honey a box of cereal a slice of pizza a cup of coffee

a piece of cake a bar of chocolate a can of soda a bag of chips a mug of beer a spoon of salt a package of cookies a carton of milk a tub of ice-cream

POSITIVE ATTITUDE NEGATIVE ATTITUDE A FEW FEW A LITTLE LITTLE I ve got a few friends. (FEW BUT ENOUGH) He s got a little money. (A LITTLE BUT ENOUGH) Few people visited me when I was sick! (HARDLY ANYBODY) I ve got little money! (ALMOST NOTHING)

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Notice the following categories and examples of uncountable nouns; Abstractions: chance, energy, honesty, love Activities: basketball, dancing, singing, tennis Diseases: AIDS, cancer, influenza, malaria Foods: beef, bread, fish, fruit, meat Gases: air, carbon dioxide, oxygen, smoke Liquids: coffee, gasoline, milk, tea, water Natural phenomena: electricity, heat, rain, thunder

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Occupations: dentistry, nursing, teaching Particles: dust, pepper, salt, sand, sugar Solid elements: gold, iron, plutonium, silver Subjects: Chinese, English, physics, science Others: equipment, furniture, money, news

Some Examples with Uncountable Nouns I drink a cup of coffee in everyday. There is any sugar in the kitchen. My mother buy seven bottles of milk for a week. She eats a bar of chocolate whenever she wants. He met me with a bunch of flower in his arms. There is so much butter in this meal. Everybody feels the love inside himself.

We have a group of furniture in our house. They wanted some salt for their plumbs. In summer, I like drinking water with a block of ice. I bought a pocket of tea for my guests. There was so much snow that we all were cold when we were outside. The room has little ligth. We nearly can see each other.

How much / how many? Use How much? with uncountable nouns. How much water do you drink? Use How many? with plural countable nouns. How many students do you have? Possible answers: I drink a lot of water. I drink quite a lot. I don t drink much water. (not much) I don t drink any water. None. Not many (students).

How Many or How Much? 1. How much/ How many cars are there? There are six cars!

2. How much/ How many Sugar is there? There are three spoons of sugar

3. How much/ How many pictures are there? There are six pictures.

4. How much/ How many milk is there? There are two boxes of milk

We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular : We use a singular verb. For example: This news is very important. Your luggage looks heavy. You can count uncountable nouns if you use: A piece of cheese A bowl of soup A cup of tea A bottle of syrup A carton of milk A bar of chocolate MILK

Here are some of the most common containers / quantity expressions for these uncountable nouns: advice - a piece of advice baggage - a piece of baggage bread - a slice of bread, a loaf of bread equipment - a piece of equipment furniture - a piece of furniture garbage - a piece of garbage information - a piece of information knowledge - a fact

luggage - a piece of luggage, a bag, a suitcase money - a note, a coin musica a song, a piece news - a piece of news pasta - a plate of pasta, a serving of pasta research - a piece of research, travel - a journey, a trip work - a job, a position

Here are some more common uncountable food types with their container / quantity expressions: liquids (water, beer, juice etc.) - a glass, a bottle, etc. cheese - a slice, a chunk, a piece of cheese meat - a piece, a slice, a pound of meat butter - a bar of butter ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard - a bottle of, a tube of ketchup, etc.