Countable
Uncountable
Tricky nouns
Uncountable noun | Countable alternative |
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Money | Coins |
Bread | Loaves of bread |
Water | Glasses of water |
Hair | Pieces of hair |
Information | Sets of information |
many is used on countable things and much is used for uncountable nouns or things
is → uncountable things in the singular form are → countable things in the plural plurar form
👉 When we don’t know if some nous is countable or uncountable we can use the words of the white circle
Of → proportion
Vocabulary
None of | 0% |
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A few of | 0% and a few of < 25% |
Some of | 25% and some of < 50% |
Half of | 50% |
A lot of | 50% and a lot of < 75% |
Most of | 75% and most of < 100% |
All of | 100% |
When we talk about all, I mean a complete number; we use the word every
Everything | Objects |
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Everyone | People |
Everywhere | Place or location |
Everyday |
All: “Every- ”
When we’re talking about the absence of something or something that it isnt there, we use the word no
, and often is connected with other word
No one |
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Nowhere |
Nothing |
None |
Nobody |
When we use the word no
, the structure sentence must be positive, that is to say the verb must be in positive form. For example:
We don't need to have two negatives.
Nothing: “No-”
<aside> 💡 With some we know that the object is available and we ask for permission. With any we want to know if the object is available.
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Some → Positive forms
Countable |
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Uncountable |
Questions |
Questions with some: We know that is available but just like to ask for it
Any → Negative forms
Countable |
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Uncountable |
Questions |
Questions with any: The person is asking if the object is available
Vocabulary
Rarely |
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