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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
PLURAL
A COUNT NOUN
SINGULAR:
noun + -s
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SINGULAR
NONCOUNT NOUN
PLURAL
SINGULAR:
PLURAL:
No - a No - one
No plural form.
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count noncount
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count noncount
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count noncount
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A an
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an
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an I lost ___earring.
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an
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a happy child. He is __
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Lets go in an __ hour.
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(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.
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some
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some
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some
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an unspecified quantity
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I need to find a can of ______ beans for dinner. beans cabbage bread cereal
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A few or a little
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(e) Mia has some dogs and cats. The dogs are big, and the cats are little.
plural count nouns
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(f) Yung has some furniture and some jewelry. The furniture is heavy.
noncount
The jewelry is light.
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an
We have a car and a boat. The car is new, but ____ the boat is old. ____
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in general
(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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candy in general
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the
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the
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Healthy people eat ___ vegetables. They dont eat ___ candy.
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We went to a new grocery store. ___ fruit looked fresh, and ___ The the bakery smelled good.
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STATEMENT
(c) Does Alice have any money? (d) Does Alice have some money?
either some or any in questions
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some
any
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some
any
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some
any
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some
any
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PHOTO CREDITS
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