Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Summer Sale


Today we covered lesson # 8 dealing with
countable VS. uncountable nouns.

HOMEWORK:
-Trying it "You have just won a prize! You won two hours of free shopping. Make a list of what you would like to get. Use countable and uncountable nouns.
-Countable and Uncountable worksheet.

What are countable nouns?
Countable nouns are individual objects, people, places, etc. which can be counted.
books, Italians, pictures, stations, men, etc.
A countable noun can be both singular - a friend, a house, etc. - or plural - a few apples, lots of trees, etc.
Use the singular form of the verb with a singular countable noun:
There is a book on the table.That student is excellent!
Use the plural form of the verb with a countable noun in the plural:
There are some students in the classroom.Those houses are very big, aren't they?


What are uncountable nouns?
Uncountable nouns are materials, concepts, information, etc. which are not individual objects and can not be counted.
information, water, understanding, wood, cheese, etc.
Uncountable nouns are always singular.


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