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COUNTABLE AND

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
COUNTABLE
UNCOUNTABLES

we do not use them with a /


an
SINGULAR-PLURAL

Add-(s) to most Add- (es) to nouns Nouns that end un Irregular nouns
nouns that end f or fe becomes
in,ss,sh,ch and x (ves)

Room-rooms Box-boxes Wife-wives Man- men


Table-tables Watch-watches Life-lives Person-people
Bank-banks Shelf-shelves Woman-women
UNCOUNTABLE
WHEN WE USE SEVERAL ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE
A NOUN, WE USE THE FOLLOWING ORDER
(CUANDO UTILIZAMOS VARIOS ADJETIVOS PARA DESCRIBIR UN
SUSTANTIVO, SE UTILIZA EL SIGUIENTE ORDEN)

Facts
Opnion
Size Shape Age Texture Material
EXAMPLE

Teddy bear is very nice, is small, looks


like an oval, has 1 year, its texture is
very soft and this cast of cotton.
QUANTIFIERS
We use how much and how many to ask about quantities

We use how many for countable We use how much for


nouns uncountable nouns
How many paintbrushes do we How much paint do we need?
need?

Note: We can use containers to make uncountable nouns


countable
a can of paint
two bottles of glass cleaner
how many cans of paint do we need?
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