countable, uncountable nouns determiners, some, any, articles

1. COUNTABLE NOUNS
•YOU CAN COUNT THEM
•THEY HAVE A SINGULAR AND A
PLURAL FORM
•Cat,classroom,student,radio,day...
•Cats, classrooms, students, radios, days...

2. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
YOU CAN’T COUNT THEM.
THEY ARE USUALLY:
•LIQUIDS (water, juice, milk, beer, soup...)
•SUBSTANCES (wood, plastic, paper...)
•ABSTRACT THINGS (peace, love,
patience...)

3. A / AN
SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUNS
1. WE MENTION SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST
TIME
2. INDEFINITE (could be any one)
There is a boy in the park. The boy is tall and thin.
Pass me a piece of bread
Give me a book.

4. A
A + NOUNS THAT BEGIN WITH A
CONSONANT SOUND
A CAT A BOOK
A DOG A STUDENT
A SHOP A TEACHER
A EUROPEAN*** A UNIFORM ***

5. AN
AN + NOUNS THAT BEGIN WITH A
VOWEL SOUND
•AN ELEPHANT
•AN ORANGE
•AN APPLE
•AN HOUR ***

6. THE
DEFINITE
SINGULAR, PLURAL OR UNCOUNTABLE
WE KNOW WHICH ONE/S WE MEAN
There is a boy in the park. The boy is tall and thin.
THERE IS ONLY ONE
The sun is very hot.

7. SOME
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
UNCOUNTABLES
I’ve got some water in my glass.
(we don’t say exactly how much water)
COUNTABLE PLURALS
I’ve got some friends.
(we don’t say the exact number of friends)

8. ANY
NEGATIVE SENTENCES AND QUESTIONS
UNCOUNTABLES
I haven’t got any sugar in my coffee.
Have you got any homework?
COUNTABLE PLURALS
He hasn’t got any friends.
Has the fruit salad got any pears?

9. WE DON’T USE ARTICLES
IN GENERAL
I love meatballs. / I hate fish
SEASONS
Winter is my favourite season. I love skiing.

10. WE DON’T USE ARTICLES
MEALS
Breakfast is very important.
WITH NUMBERS
The answer to Number 4 is TRUE.
WITH NAMES
Mr Davis is a good doctor.
Alan has got a new laptop computer.