Daw Na Mountain

Sai naing
Min khant
Yamahn
Aye thandar

Noun

Countable and uncountable

Noun

Noun

Noun

()

Noun

Countable
Noun
E.g.

I eat a banana every day.

I like bananas.

Like Noun

Neature Gender

/
(Neature Gender )

Countable noun (banana)

Singular noun (bananas) Plural

-one banana two banana
Examples:

A ball is a toy.
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A cow has a tail.

A book is on the desk.

There is a village over there.

Do you have a ten-pound note?

It wasnt your fault. It was an accident.

Example
Kate was listening to (some) music.

Uncountable noun

Theres sand in my shoes.

()

Do you have any money?

It wasnt your fault. It was bad luck.

There is no electricity in this house.

We havent got enough water.

Eg.

I eat rice every day.

B:

A/An

I like rice.

Singular conuntable noun a,an a/an/the

Uncountable noun

a beach

a student

an umbrella

There are two rices on your cheek.

I want banana I want a banana

Theres been accident. Theres been an

There are two white hairs on your head.

accident .
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 plural countable nouns a,an ,the

Did you buy any apples?

I like bananas. ( bananas in general)

Accidents can be prevented.

We listened to some music.

( )

Uncountable noun a/an a

sand, a music, a rice.

Did you buy any apple juice?

Uncountable noun countable noun a..of

Many few Plural countable noun much

a bowl / a packer / a grain of rice

littl uncountable noun

uncountable noun the,my,some

We didnt take many photographs.

I eat rice every day.

I have a few things to do.

Theres blood on your shirt.

Can you hear music?

I doesnt have much money.

C:

Some any plural countable noun

unconuntable noun

I would like a little salt on my soup.

We sang some songs.

( )
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Countable and uncountable 2

Enjoy your trip. Have a good time!

A:

(
Noun countable uncountable

)
She has been late for class six times this terms this term.

Countable:

Uncountable:

Did you hear a noise just now? (a specific noise )

( a noise = a
)

I cant work here. Theres too much noise. ( not too many
noises)

I bought a paper to read. (= a newspaper)

uncountable )

Theres a hair in my soup! (=one single hair)

I need some paper to write on. (= material for writing on)

You have got very long hair. (not hairs) (= all the hair on
You can stay with us. There is a spare room. (= a room in a

house)

your head)
( hair

I had some interesting experiences while I was travelling. (=
things that happened to me)

a )
You cant sit here. There isnt room. (= space)
( room )

They offered me the job because I had a lot of experience.

( )
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( a lot of a lot of countable

uncountable )

accommodation
permission

behaviour
traffic

damage
advice

luck
bread

I cant wait.I havent got time.

You
cant use a/an with
these noun: (a/an
weather

furniture
luggage
progress

We have spent too much time on this week.

baggage

chaos information

scenery

work

bread )

Coffee/tea/juice/beer etc. (drinks) are normally uncountable:

news

Im going to buy some bread. or. a loaf of bread. (not a

( )

(a bread )

I dont like coffee very much.

Enjoy your holiday! I hope you have good weather. ( not a

good weather)

But you can say a coffee ( = a cup of coffee), two coffees

(a good weather )

(=two cups) etc:

( a cup of coffee )

These nouns are not usually plural ( so we do not say breads,

furnitures etc.)

Two coffees and an orange juice, please.

noun plural (breads, furnitures)

Where are you going to put all your furniture? (not furnitures )

B:

Let me know if you need more information.

The following nouns are usually uncountable:

nouns uncountable

(not informations)

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News is uncountable, not plural:

In the plural we use the noun alone (not some.):

uncountable plural

Those are nice chairs. (not some nice chairs)

The news was very depressing. (not The news were )

Compare singular and plural:

You cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a/the/my

etc.):

A dog is an animal.

Dogs are animals.

Im an optimist.

Were optimists.

She never wears a hat. (not she never wears hat)

Tims father is a doctor.

Most of my friends are students.

Are you a good drive?

Are they good students?

Be careful of the dog. (not Be careful of dog)

Jill is a really nice person.

Jills parents are really nice people.

What a lovely dress!

What awful shoes!

What a beautiful day!

We say that somebody has a long nose/ a nice face/ blue eyes/

Ive got a headache.

small hands etc.:

Jack has got a long nose.

Jack has got blue eyes.

(not the long nose)

(not the blue eyes)

B:
We use a/an .to say what kind of thing or person something/
somebody is:

Remember to use a/an when you say what somebodys job is:

()

a/an

a/an

Thats a nice table.

-Sandra is a nurse.

(not Sandra is nurse)

Would you like to be an English teacher?

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C:

(2) Some = some but not all:

You can use some with plural countable nouns. We use some in two

50% some

ways.

***Some children learn very quickly. (but not all children)

(1) Some = a number of/ a few of/ a pair of:

***Tomorrow there will be rain in some places, but most of the

Ive seen some good films recently. (not Ive seen good films)

country will be dry.

Some friends of mine are coming to stay at the weekend.

A / an and the

I need some new sunglasses. (= a new pair of sunglasses)

() a/an

() the
Study this example:

Do not use some when you are talking about things in general.
some
I love bananas. (not some bananas)
My aunt is a writer. She writes books. (not some books)

Joe says a sandwich, an

I had a sandwich and an apple
for lunch.

apple because this is the

The sandwich wasnt very

good, but the apple was nice.

time he talks about them.

first

Sometimes you can make sentences with or without some (with no

difference in meaning):

Joe now says the

sandwich,

some

the apple because Karen

knows which sandwich and

There are (some) eggs in the fridge if youre hungry.

the apple that he had for

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lunch.
JOE

KAREN

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Compare a and the in these examples:

Did Paula get the job the applied for? (a specific job)

A man and a woman were sitting opposite me. The man was

American, but I think the woman was British.

Have you got a car? (not a specific car)

I cleaned the car yesterday. (=my car)

When we were on holiday, we stayed at a hotel. Sometimes

C:

we ate at the hotel and sometimes we went to a restaurant.

We use the when it is clear in the situation which thing or person we

mean. For example, in a room we talk about the light/the floor/ the

ceiling/ the door/ the carpet etc.:

B:

the

We use the when we are thinking of a specific thing. Compare a/an

and the:

Can you turn off the light, please?

the
Tim sat down on a chair. (perhaps one of many chairs in the
room)

I took a taxi to the station. (=the station in that town)

(in a shop) Id like to speak to the manager, please. (=the

Tim sat down on the chair nearest the door. ( a specific chair)

manager of this shop)

Paula is looking for a job. (not a specific job)

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In the same way, we say (go to) the bank, the post office:
I have to go to the bank and then Im going to the post
office. (The speaker is usually thinking of a specific bank or post)

We say once a week/ three times a day/ 1.50 a kilo etc:

()
a
How often do you go to the cinema? About once a month.

We also say (go to) the doctor/ the dentist:

the
Caroline isnt very well. Shes gone to the doctor.
(= her usual doctor)

How much are those potatoes? 1.50 a kilo.

Helen works eight hours a day, six days a week.

I dont like going to the dentist.

Compare the and a:

I have to go to the bank today.

Is there a bank near here?

I dont like going to the dentist.

My sister is a dentist.

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