Unit 61. a car / some money (countable / uncountable 1)
(исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные 1)
A noun can be countable or uncountable.
Countable nouns
For example:
(a) car |
(a) hat |
(a) flower |
(a) man |
(a) house |
(a) party |
(an) idea |
You can use one/two/three ... + countable nouns (you can count them): |
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Countable nouns can be singular (= one) or plural (= two or more): |
singular: plural: |
a car cars |
my car two cars |
the car etc. the cars |
some cars |
many cars etc. |
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- I've got a car. -There aren't many cars in the car-park. |
Don't use the singular (car/house etc.) alone. You need a/an See Unit 59. - I haven't got a car. (not 'I haven't got car.') |
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Uncountable nouns
For example:
water |
rain |
air |
rice |
salt |
oil |
plastic |
money |
music |
tennis |
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You cannot say one/two/three ... + these things: one salt two moneys |
Uncountable nouns have only one form: |
money |
the money |
my money |
some money |
much money etc. |
- I've got some money. - There isn't much money in the box. - Money isn't everything. |
Don't use a/an + uncountable nouns: a money a music |
But you can say a piece of ... / a bottle of ... etc. + uncountable nouns: |
a piece of cheese a bowl of rice a game of tennis |
a piece of music a cup of coffee a can of oil |
a glass of water a bottle of milk a bar of chocolate |
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