COUNT AND NON-COUNT NOUNS
SUSTANTIVOS CONTABLES Y NO CONTABLES.
Un sustantivo es contable cuando se puede contar en unidades. Por ejemplo, brush es contable, porque se puede decir a brush, two brushes, six brushes.
Un sustantivo es no contable cuando no se puede contar en unidades. Por ejemplo, toothpaste es no contable porque no se puede decir two toothpastes sino que se debe hacer alguna referencia, como por ejemplo al envase: two tubes of toothpaste, pero en ese caso se contabiliza el envase y no el producto.
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Count and
Noncount Nouns
count nouns use
singular and plural verbs and pronouns:
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noncount nouns use only singular
verbs andpronouns:
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There is an
apple. (singular)
There are some apples. (plural)
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There is some
fruit. (singular verb)
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I like that chair. ("that" is singular).
She likes those chairs. ("those" is
plural)
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I like that furniture.
I like those furniture. (no!)
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A car is an expensive thing to own. Cars are an expensive form of transportation.
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Traffic was heavy
today. (singular verb)
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Apples taste good
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Fruit tastes good.
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Digital cameras make photography
easy. They are fun to use.
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TV stations have a lot of video equipment. It is expensive.
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The camera is very nice.
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The equipment are nice.
(no!)
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Asking questions for an amount or a
number:
Count
Nouns
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Noncount
Nouns
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How many chairs are there?
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How many chairs are there?
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How much furniture is there?
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There is one chair
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There are two chairs
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There is a lot of
furniture
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How many cameras are there?
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How many cameras are there?
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How much equipment is there?
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There's one camera
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There are four cameras
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There's a lot of video
equipment
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Only count nouns can take a number:
There is one camera. There are four
cameras.
Noncount nouns don't use numbers:
There is some equipment. There is a
lot of equipment.
Knowing the difference between count and noncount
nouns will make your English sound much better. Below are words and phrases
that can be used with count and noncount nouns. As you continue through the
next levels, you will probably need to come back to this page.
count nouns
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noncount nouns
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a (singular)
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-- (no article)
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the (singular and plural)
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the
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some
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some
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a lot of
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a lot of
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many (large numbers)
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much (large numbers)
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a few (3 to 4)
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a little (small number)
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few (a very small number)
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little (a very small number)
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fewer (comparative)
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less (comparative)
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fewest (superlative)
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least (superlative)
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not many (a small number)
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not much (a small number)
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not any (zero)
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not any (zero)
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