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7-1 Nouns: count and noncount

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e l et
b ra c et s
one ac el
e b r
thr e

lets
ac e
o br
tw

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one bracelet
two bracelets some jewelry
three bracelets

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SINGULAR PLURAL
COUNT a pen pens
NOUN one pen three pens
some pens
a lot of pens
A COUNT NOUN
SINGULAR: PLURAL:
a + noun noun + -s
one + noun
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SINGULAR PLURAL
NONCOUNT jewelry (no plural form)
NOUN some jewelry
a lot of jewelry

A NONCOUNT NOUN
SINGULAR: PLURAL:
No - a No plural
No - one form.
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NOUN ?
We love to read books.
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count noncount

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NOUN ?
I am studying grammar.
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count noncount

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NOUN ?
Please pass the salt.
?
count noncount

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NOUN ?
We need some chairs.
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count noncount

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7-2 Using an vs. a

 7-2 USING AN vs. A

et i n g
b ra c e l
a n e arr
a

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(a) A cow is an animal.

A
singular count nouns
an

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(b) I have an idea.

(c) My friend has an old horse.

words that begin

an with vowels

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(d) I have an ugly dog.

/uh/ vowel sound

(e) I have a useful idea.

/yu/ sound

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(f) Give me an honest answer.

silent /h/, vowel sound

(g) Today is a hot day.

/h/ sound

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a an

I lost ___earring.
an

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a an
That is ___
an ugly bug.

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a an

He is __
a happy child.

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a an

Let’s go in an
__ hour.

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a an
1. I’m going to ________ concert tomorrow. 5. He is ________ honest person.

2. Ali is ________ good friend. 6. We had ________ good time yesterday.

3. My cousin has ________ very good job. 7. I want to eat ________ apple.

4. That was ________ interesting game. 8. Tomorrow will be ________ hot day.

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7-3 Using a/an vs. some

 7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME

l et s
e l e t ra c e
ra c eb
a b som

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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.

(c) I got some mail. noncount nouns

He has some information.

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a an some

a hat on her head.

She has _____
singular count noun

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a an some

She has _____

some nice hats.
plural count noun

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a an some

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

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7-6 Using the

 7-6 USING THE

The teacher is helping the student.

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(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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(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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(f) Yung has some furniture and some

jewelry.

The furniture is heavy.

noncount
The jewelry is light.

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the a an

We have a car and a boat.

The car is new, but ____

____ the boat is old.

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the a an

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

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the a an

It is raining.

I wish I had ____

an umbrella.

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 the a an
I went to 1)______ airport at 6:00 AM yesterday. I had to catch 2)______

flight to Paris. The lines at 3)______ airport were very long, so I had to wait

4)______ long time. Once 5)______ plane took off, I tried to get some sleep

but I couldn't. Then I ate 6)______ pretty good meal, 7)______ rare

occurrence on airplanes! Later, I spoke to one of 8)______ flight attendants

for 9)______ while. She was pretty. She told me that 10)______ pilot of

11)______ airplane was French. I managed to fall asleep for about 12)______

hour. After I woke up, I felt refreshed. I ordered 13)______ drink, then

another. Generally, it was 14)______ pretty smooth flight.

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7-7 Using ø (no article) to make generalizations

7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE
GENERALIZATIONS

Apples are good for you.

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GENERALIZATIONS

in general
 Apples are good for you.
(a) ___
(count noun)
 pens and ___
(b) Ann uses ___  markers.
(count noun)
 candy.
(c) Mary likes to eat ___
(noncount noun)
 Spaghetti is easy to cook.
(d) ___
(noncount noun)
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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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GENERALIZATIONS

(f) They like  candy.

candy in general

The candy you made is delicious.

specific candy

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the 

The food I ate last night made

____
me sick.

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the 

Plants need ____

 sunshine to grow.

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the 

Healthy people eat ___

 vegetables.
They don’t eat ___
 candy.

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the 

We went to a new grocery store.

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

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