Betty Schrampfer Azar

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CONTENTS
7-1
7-2
7-3
7-4
7-5
7-6
7-7
7-8

Nouns: count and noncount

Using an vs. a
Using a/an vs. some
Measurements with noncount nouns
Using many, much, a few, a little
Using the
Using (no article) to make generalizations
Using some and any

7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT

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one bracelet
two bracelets

some jewelry

three bracelets

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COUNT
NOUN

SINGULAR

PLURAL

a pen
one pen

pens
three pens
some pens
a lot of pens

A COUNT NOUN
SINGULAR:
PLURAL:

a + noun
one + noun

noun + -s
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7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT

SINGULAR
NONCOUNT
NOUN

PLURAL

(no plural form)

jewelry
some jewelry
a lot of jewelry
A NONCOUNT NOUN

SINGULAR:

No - a
No - one

PLURAL:

No plural
form.
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7-1 Lets Practice

NOUN ?
We love to read books.

count

noncount

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NOUN ?
I am studying grammar.

count

noncount

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NOUN ?
Please pass the salt.

count

noncount

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NOUN ?
We need some chairs.

count

noncount

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7-2 USING AN vs. A

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7-2 USING AN vs. A

(a) A cow is an animal.

A
an

singular count nouns

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7-2 USING AN vs. A

(b) I have an idea.

(c) My friend has an old horse.

an

words that begin

with vowels

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7-2 USING AN vs. A

(d) I have an ugly dog.

/uh/ vowel sound
(e) I have a useful idea.
/yu/ sound

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7-2 USING AN vs. A

(f) Give me an honest answer.

silent /h/, vowel sound
(g) Today is a hot day.
/h/ sound

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7-2 Lets Practice

an

I lost ___earring.
an

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7-2 Lets Practice

an

That is ___
an ugly bug.

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7-2 Lets Practice

an

He is __
a happy child.

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7-2 Lets Practice

an

Lets go in an
__ hour.

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7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME

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7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME

(a) I have a book.

singular count nouns
She has an umbrella.
(b) We have some apples. plural count nouns
You have some soccer balls.
noncount nouns
(c) I got some mail.
He has some information.
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7-3 Lets Practice

an

some

a hat on her head.

She has _____
singular count noun

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7-3 Lets Practice

an

some

She has _____

some nice hats.
plural count noun

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7-3 Lets Practice

an

some

I need _____
some water to wash my
hands.
noncount noun

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7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

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a lo

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7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

(a) Id like some juice.

an unspecified quantity

(b) Id like a glass of juice.

(c) Id like a cup of tea.

a specified quantity

(d) Id like a piece of fruit.

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7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS

What would
you like to
drink?

Id like some
water, please.

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7-4 Lets Practice

We need to buy a head of cabbage

_______.
beans
cabbage
bread
cereal

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7-4 Lets Practice

Please hand me a loaf of _______.

bread
beans
cabbage
bread
cereal

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7-4 Lets Practice

I need to find a can of ______

beans for dinner.
beans
cabbage
bread
cereal
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7-4 Lets Practice

Do you have a box of ______?

cereal
beans
cabbage
bread
cereal

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7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE

I dont get many letters.

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7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE

(a) I dont have many bracelets.

PLURAL COUNT noun

(b) Id dont have much jewelry.

NONCOUNT noun

(c) Gina has a few earrings.

PLURAL COUNT noun

(d) Id like a little fruit.

NONCOUNT noun
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7-5 Lets Practice

She
She gives
gives us
us some
a littlehomework
homeworkeveryday.
everyday.
A few or a little

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7-5 Lets Practice

Katie has a
some
few friends.
a few or a little ?

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7-5 Lets Practice

We have many
a lot ofdogs.
dogs.
many or much ?

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7-5 Lets Practice

I dont eat much

a lot ofcheese.
cheese.
many or much

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7-6 USING THE

The teacher is helping the student.

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7-6 USING THE

(a) Where are the students ?

specific students

(b) Do you want the pen or the pencil ?

specific pen/specific pencil

(c) I love to look at the moon.

one moon
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7-6 USING THE

(d) Kazu has a dog and a cat. The dog

is big, and the cat is little.
singular count nouns

(e) Mia has some dogs and cats. The

dogs are big, and the cats are little.
plural count nouns
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7-6 USING THE

(f) Yung has some furniture and some

jewelry.
The furniture is heavy.

noncount
The jewelry is light.

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7-6 Lets Practice

the

an

We have a car and a boat.

The car is new, but ____
the boat is old.
____

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7-6 Lets Practice

the

an

I need to buy __
a new car.
The car I like is very expensive.
____

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7-6 Lets Practice

the

an

It is raining.
I wish I had ____
an umbrella.

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7-7 USING
(NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

Apples are good for you.

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7-7 USING
(NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

(a) ___
Apples are good for you.

in general

(count noun)

(b) Ann uses ___

pens and ___
markers.
(count noun)

(c) Mary likes to eat ___

candy.
(noncount noun)

(d) ___
Spaghetti is easy to cook.
(noncount noun)
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7-7 USING
(NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

(e) Last night, we ate some pumpkin pie.

The pumpkin pie was very good, but
the whipped cream was too sweet.

specific

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7-7 USING
(NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

(f) They like candy.

candy in general
The candy you made is delicious.
specific candy

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7-7 Lets Practice

the

____
The food I ate last night made
me sick.

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7-7 Lets Practice

the

Plants need ____

sunshine to grow.

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7-7 Lets Practice

the

Healthy people eat ___

vegetables.
They dont eat ___
candy.

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7-7 Lets Practice

the

We went to a new grocery store.

___ fruit looked fresh, and ___
The
the
bakery smelled good.

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7-8 USING SOME AND ANY

Alice has some

money.

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7-8 USING SOME AND ANY

STATEMENT

(a) Alice has some money.

NEGATIVE

some in affirmative statements

(b) Alice doesnt have any money.

any in negative statements
QUESTION

(c) Does Alice have any money?

(d) Does Alice have some money?
either some or any in questions
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7-8 USING SOME AND ANY

(e) Graham doesnt have any money.

noncount noun

(f) Graham doesnt have any coins.

plural count noun

any + noncount nouns

any + plural count nouns
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7-8 Lets Practice

some

any

some time to study.

I need _____

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7-8 Lets Practice

some

any

We dont have _____

any cheese.

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7-8 Lets Practice

some

any

some
All children should have _____
books.

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7-8 Lets Practice

some

any

There arent _____

any horses in
the field.

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