Unit 05 P54 Count&non-count

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Grammar Self-check (Unit 5, page 54) GRAMMAR. Count and non-count nouns Look at these nouns. Some are count nouns and some are non-count nouns. Count nouns

Non-count nouns

an appetizer

an onion

bread

juice

rice

an apple

an orange

candy

lettuce

salt

a cookie

a sandwich

cheese

meat

seafood

an egg

a vegetable

chocolate

milk

soup

coffee

pasta

sugar

fruit

FIGURE IT OUT . . . Count or non-count? Complete the grammar rules. 1. _______ nouns name things you can count. They can be singular or plural. 2. _______ nouns name things you cannot count. They do not have a plural form. 3. Don’t use a, or an with _________ nouns.

GRAMMAR. There is and there are Look at these sentences with there is and there are. There’s milk and an apple in the fridge. There are oranges too. But there aren’t any vegetables. Is there anything to eat? No, there isn’t anything.

FIGURE IT OUT . . . There is or there are? Complete the grammar rules. 1. Use ________ with non-count nouns and singular nouns. 2. Use ________ with plural count nouns. 3. Use ________ with the pronouns something, anything, or nothing.

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