The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in English. It provides examples of countable nouns like dogs, horses, and shops that can take a number, as well as uncountable nouns like tea, water, and air that cannot be counted and are used with singular verbs. Some nouns can be countable or uncountable depending on the language, and examples of structures using countable and uncountable nouns are given. The document also discusses using "how many" with countable nouns and "how much" with uncountable nouns to inquire about quantities.

1. UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR
FACULTAD DE FILOSOFIA CIENCIAS Y LETRAS
DE LA EDUCACION
CARRERA INGLES
TEMA: COUNTABLE VS. NOUN COUNTABLE
NOUNS
AUTOR: JACQUELINE GAVILANES
CUARTO SEMESTRE

3. COUNTABLE
O ARE FOR THINGS WE CAN
COUNT, THEREFORE YOU
CAN PUT A NUMBER

4. EXAMPLES
O Dogs 2 dogs
O Horses 3 horses
O Men 4 mens
O Shops 6 shops
O Ideas many ideas

5. O UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS ARE
FOR THE THINGS THAT WE
CANNOT COUNT.
O THUS YOU CAN SAY THAT
THEY INCLUDE, LIQUIDS,
MASSES AND
ABSTRACTIONS

6. EXAMPLES: tea, water, air, rice
O THEY ARE USED WHIT A
SINGULAR VERB
O THEY DO NOT HAVE A PLURAL
FORM, MOST THE TIME
O WE CANNOT SAY SUGARS,
RICES, WATERS

7. Examples of commom
uncountable nouns
O Money
O Forniture
O Happiness
O Sadness
O Research
O Evidence
O Safety
O Beauty
O knowledge

8. O SOME NOUNS ARE
COUNTABLE IN OTHER
LANGUAGES BUT
UNCOUNTABLE I ENGLISH

9. SOME OF THIS NOUNS ARE:
O ADVISE O INFORMATION
O LUGGAGE
O BAGGAGE
O NEWS
O BEHAVIOUR
O PROGRESS
O BREAD O TRAFFIC
O FORNITURE O TROUBLE
O WORK O WEATHER

11. Examples of countable and
noun-countable nouns
NON COUNTABLE
COUNTABLE NOUN NOUN
O FLOWERS O WATER
O BOOKS O WINE
O PENCILS O POLLUTION
O DOGS O CHOCOLATE
O CATS O STARVATION

12. AFFIRMATIVE STRUCTURE
O There is a house in the tree
O There is a ladder at the house
O There is a paint can on the house
O There is a three under the house
O There are 3 ducks in the house

13. NEGATIVE STRUCTURE
O There is not a house in the tree
O There is not a ladder at the house
O There is not a paint can on the house
O There is not a three under the house
O There are not 3 ducks in the house

14. INTERROGATIVE
STRUCTURE
O Is there a bonfire in the camp?
O Is there a tent in the camp?
O Is there a pure air in the camp?
O Is there technology in the forest?

15. HOW MUCH- HOW MANY
O WEUSE THE CUESTIONS
HOW MANY OR HOW MUCH
TO INVESTIGATE THE
NUMBER OR QUANTITY OF A
NOUN.

16. There are some expression that
indicate the number or quantity of the
nouns
With countable nouns With uncountable nouns
How many? How much
A lot of Alot of
Many Much
Some Some
Several -
Various -
Few Little
A few A little

17. examples
O Goofy has a lot of ice cream in a glass
O There is little ice cream on the table
O There are some delicious flvours in the
cafeteina

18. How members of family do
you have?
O One family
O Parents: one mother
O one father

19. O Siblings: one sister
O one brother
O Spouses: a wife
O a husband

20. O Children: 2 daughtere
O 1 son
O Grandparents:

21. O Aunt
O Two cousins