1. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

2. How to prepare a sandwich….
First…..
What do you need?
tomatoe
cheese
bread
mayonaisse
mustard
lettuce
ham

3. Quantity…

4. OR How MANY slices of bread? How MUCH cheese?
Two slices of bread…
Just a slice of cheese…
How MUCH cheese? OR
Three slices of cheese…
How MANY slices of cheese?

5. How MUCH ham? How MANY ham? How MANY slices of ham?
Three slices of ham…
How MUCH ham?
How MANY ham?
How MANY slices of ham?
Three slices of ham…
How MUCH slices of ham?

6. RECIPE Ingredients sugar flour cocoa eggs salt milk vanilla
   
      
Ingredients
sugar
flour
cocoa
eggs
salt
baking powder
baking soda
milk
RECIPE
vanilla
vegetable oil

7. How much VS how many Ingredients How much sugar? How much flour?
2 cups sugar
How many eggs?
1 ¾  cups flour
How many cups of milk?
2 eggs
1 cup milk

8. I eat apple every day. I love apples. Countable nouns
“apple” is a countable noun.

9. Countable nouns are things we can count.
‘one apple’
‘two apples’
‘three apples’

10. Examples of countable nouns
singular plural
banana bananas
pencil pencils
window windows
strawberry strawberries
planet planets
Rule: In general, the plural is formed by adding an -s to nouns…….HOWEVER……there are exceptions.

11. e.g. I eat meat every day. I love meat. “meat” is an uncountable noun.
UNCountable nouns
e.g. I eat meat every day. I love meat. “meat” is an uncountable noun.

12. An uncountable noun has only one form. (meat)
uncountable nouns
An uncountable noun has only one form. (meat)
Uncountable nouns are things we cannot count.
We cannot say…
‘one meat’
‘two meats’
‘three meats’

13. Examples of uncountable nouns:
rice
air
sugar
water
milk
bread

14. Countable and uncountable nouns
I need some cups of sugar to prepare the cake.
Jim, please bring me a few eggs. I need all the ingredients.
I can´t help you. I have little time to bake the cake.
Do you have any chocolate cake recipe?
Mom, I want some cake! It looks delicious.

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