Count and Non-count Nouns; Some and Any 7 Count and Non-count Nouns; Some and Any Nutrition Focus on Grammar 1 Part VI, Unit 18 By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

At the Doctor’s OK, but what do you eat? I really like hamburgers and ice cream! You have to stop eating hamburgers. And you have to stop eating ice cream. Mrs. Smith, you are gaining a lot of weight! I’m sorry, but that’s too much! I know, but I love to eat! But I only eat one bowl of ice cream a day! But I only eat two hamburgers a day!

At the Doctor’s The test shows you have high blood pressure. Yes, I drink several cups of coffee a day. I love cream. Can I drink any coffee at all? Also, your cholesterol level is high. I always put some cream in my coffee. Well, you have to stop that, too … Do you drink coffee? You can have some coffee once a week. You have to stop that.

At the Doctor’s I don’t want to take any medicine!! Oh, it’s not that bad. You have to take your medicine.

Count Nouns 1 Count nouns refer to separate things. It is easy to count them. one apple two hamburgers three books

Count Nouns 2 To form the plural of most count nouns, add –s or -es. one hamburger one sandwich two sandwiches two hamburgers

Count Nouns 3 Use a or an before singular count nouns. a salad a pizza consonant sound consonant sound vowel sound a salad a pizza an apple

Non-count Nouns 1 Non-count nouns refer to things that are difficult to count. rice ice cream coffee

Non-count Nouns 2 We use quantifiers to count non-count nouns. a teaspoon of medicine a bowl of rice three cups of coffee quantifier quantifier quantifier

Practice 1 Read the sentences below and correct the mistakes. Example: The doctor says I can’t eat two hamburger a day. The doctor says I can’t eat two hamburgers a day. 1. I need to eat a orange for breakfast. 2. I don’t like to drink milks. 3. My sister eats two bowl of cereal every morning. 4. My brother has coffees all day. 5. We never eat sandwich for breakfast. 1. I need to eat an orange for breakfast. 2. I don’t like to drink milk. 3. My sister eats two bowls of cereal every morning. 4. My brother has coffee all day. 5. We never eat sandwiches for breakfast.

Some Use some (or nothing) with plural count nouns and non-count nouns. non-count noun You can have (some) coffee once a week. And eat more fruit. Buy (some) oranges. plural count noun

Some and Any Use some in affirmative statements and any in negative statements and questions. affirmative You can have some fruit every day. But you can’t have any sugar! negative

Some and Any 2 Use some in affirmative statements and any in negative statements and questions. question No, no. You can’t have any chocolate! Can I have any chocolate? negative

Describe what you see (or do not see) Describe what you see (or do not see). Use all the quantifiers in the box. Practice 2 Example: I see a farmers market. a / an some any bag bowl box

So, I can’t have any chocolate, right? Some and Any 3 Note: You can use some in a question when you are offering something. Sure! I love chocolate! Right. negative offer So, I can’t have any chocolate, right? Do you want some chocolate? I have some in my jacket.

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