Life 2e BrE ELEM SB U05 Grammar Summary

GRAMMAR SUMMARY UNIT 5
Countable and uncountable nouns with a/an, some and any

Some nouns are countable. We can count them and they can become plural, for
example car (plural: cars), book (plural: books) and friend (plural: friends).
Other nouns are uncountable. We can’t count them and they cannot normally
become plural, for example bread, meat, paper.
We use a/an before singular, countable nouns.
There’s a banana on the table.
We use some and any with uncountable nouns and plural, countable nouns.
• We use some in affirmative sentences.
We have some onions at home.
There’s some bread in my bag.
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• We use any in negative sentences and questions.
We don’t have any oranges.
There isn’t any juice in the fridge.
Are there any eggs?
Do you have any cheese?
When we offer something or ask for something, we use some.
Do you want some water?
Can I have some rice?
Sometimes we use some and any without a noun.
A: Do we have any potatoes?
B: Yes, there are some in the cupboard. (some = some potatoes)
A: Can we have lamb for dinner?
B: No, we don’t have any. (any = any lamb)
 Exercises 1, 2 and 3
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a lot of and much/many
A lot of, much and many are quantifiers. We use quantifiers to talk about
quantity.
We use a lot of in affirmative sentences with plural, countable nouns and
uncountable nouns. We can use lots of or a lot of – they have the same meaning.
I always eat a lot of fresh vegetables. (a lot of + plural, countable noun)
There’s a lot of salt in this food. (a lot of + uncountable noun)
We use much and many in negative sentences and questions.
• We use much with uncountable nouns.
There isn’t much cheese.
Do we have much food at home?
• We use many with plural, countable nouns.
There aren’t many people here today.
Are there many markets in your city?
We can also use a lot of or lots of in negative sentences and questions with
the same meaning.
There isn’t a lot of rice.
Are there normally lots of people at the market?
 Exercises 4
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How many / How much
To ask about quantity, we use how many and how much.
• We use how many to ask about plural, countable nouns.
How many Italian restaurants are there here?
• We use how much to ask about uncountable nouns.
How much rice do you want?
 Exercises 5 and 6
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Exercises
1 Complete the sentences with a/an or some.
1 a
We have ________ pet cat.
2 some pasta for dinner.
She wants ________
3 a
There’s ________ car outside my house.
4 some salt on his food.
He always likes ________
5 some friends for lunch.
I normally meet ________
6 an
I have ________ apple in my bag.
7 some fish to make this dish.
You need ________
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2 Choose the best word to complete the sentences.
1 Can I have some / any coffee, please?

2 I don’t have some / any vegetables in the fridge.
3 Are there any / some people on the bus?
4 He has some / any new boots.
5 Do you want some / any tea?
6 She doesn’t want some / any food because she isn’t hungry.
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3 Complete the conversation with a/an, some or any.
A: Are you hungry? Do you want 1 some_____ food?

some sandwiches?
B: Yes, good idea. Can I have 2 ________
any
A: No, sorry. I don’t have 3 ________ a
bread. I can make you 4 ________
salad.
B: Thanks, that’s perfect. I can help you.
some lettuce, 6 ________
A: OK, we need 5 ________ some tomatoes, and 7 ________
an
onion.
any
B: Oh dear. There aren’t 8 ________ tomatoes or onions in the fridge. I
any
have a good idea. Let’s go out for lunch! Are there 9 ________
restaurants near here?
A: Yes, there are. Come on, let’s go!
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4 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. Sometimes both
options are possible.
1 There are lots of / a lot of students in the classroom.
2 Do you write much / many emails at work?
3 Does the town have lots of / many interesting places to visit?
4 We don’t have much / many milk left.
5 Is there a lot of / much sugar in this cake?
6 This dish doesn’t have much / a lot of cheese.
7 I don’t know many / much people at this party.
8 They eat much / a lot of fresh fruit every day.
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5 Complete the questions with how much / how many.
1 How many texts do you send in a day?

_____________
2 How much juice do the school children drink?
_____________
3 How much meat do they eat every day?
_____________
4 How many films does he watch in a week?
_____________
5 How many bags of rice does she have?
_____________
6 How many kilos of flour do we need?
_____________
7 How much water do they drink?
_____________
8 How much sauce do you want with your food?
_____________
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6 Complete the conversation with these words and phrases.
A: What do we need to buy?

a
B: Well, we need 1 ____________ some
bottle of olive oil and 2 ____________
pasta.
A: 3 ____________
How much pasta do you want?
B: Let’s get two packets.
any
A: OK, here they are. Do we need 4 ____________ tins of tomatoes?
much
B: Yes, get two. Also, we don’t have 5 ____________ coffee left – there’s
some
only half a packet. So let’s buy 6 ____________.
A: Here’s the coffee.
B: OK, and we also need 7 ____________
an onion.
A: Only one?
B: Yes, we already have two at home. Right, let’s go and pay.
How many bags do we have?
A: OK, 8 ____________
A: One. That’s enough.
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GRAMMAR SUMMARY UNIT 5

Countable and uncountable nouns with a/an, some and any

1 Can I have some / any coffee, please?

A: Are you hungry? Do you want 1 some_____ food?

1 How many texts do you send in a day?

A: What do we need to buy?

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