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This document provides a summary of key concepts around using articles (a, an, the) and quantifiers (some, many, much) in the English language. It covers topics such as count vs. noncount nouns, rules for using a vs. an, differences between a/an and some, using measurements with noncount nouns, various quantifiers and when to use them, the use of the definite article, using no article for generalizations, and the difference between some and any. Examples are provided for each concept, and exercises are included for practice.
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- 2. CONTENTS 7-1 Nouns: Countand Noncount 7-2 Using A vs. An 7-3 Using A/An vs. Some 7-4 Measurements with Noncount Nouns 7-5 Using Many, Much, A Few, a Little 7-6 Using The 7-7 Using ø (No Article) to Make Generalizations 7-8 Using Some and Any
- 3. 3 7-1 NOUNS: COUNTAND NONCOUNT
- 4. 4 some jewelry one bracelet threebracelets two bracelets 7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT
- 5. 5 SINGULAR PLURAL a pen onepen COUNT NOUN pens three pens some pens a lot of pens SINGULAR: a + noun one + noun PLURAL: noun + -s 7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT A COUNT NOUN
- 6. 6 SINGULAR PLURAL jewelry some jewelry alot of jewelry NONCOUNT NOUN (no plural form) SINGULAR: No - a No - one 7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT PLURAL: No plural form. A NONCOUNT NOUN
- 7. 7 We love toread books. count noncount 7-1 Let’s Practice ? ?NOUN
- 8. 8 I am studyinggrammar. count noncount 7-1 Let’s Practice ? ?NOUN
- 9. 9 Please pass thesalt. count noncount 7-1 Let’s Practice ? ?NOUN
- 10. 10 We need somechairs. count noncount 7-1 Let’s Practice ? ?NOUN
- 11. 11 7-2 USING Avs. AN
- 12. 12 (a) A cowis an animal. 7-2 USING A vs. AN A an singular count nouns
- 13. 13 (b) I havean idea. (c) My friend has an old horse. 7-2 USING A vs. AN an words that begin with vowels
- 14. 14 (d) I havean ugly dog. (e) I have a useful idea. 7-2 USING A vs. AN /uh/ vowel sound /yu/ sound
- 15. 15 (f) Give mean honest answer. (g) Today is a hot day. 7-2 USING A vs. AN /h/ sound silent /h/, vowel sound
- 16. 16 I lost ___earring.an 7-2Let’s Practice a an
- 17. 17 That is ___ugly bug.an 7-2 Let’s Practice a an
- 18. 18 He is __happy child.a 7-2 Let’s Practice a an
- 19. 19 Let’s go in__ hour.an 7-2 Let’s Practice a an
- 20. 20 7-3 USING A/ANvs. SOME
- 21. 21 singular count nouns pluralcount nouns noncount nouns (a) I have a book. She has an umbrella. (b) We have some apples. You have some soccer balls. (c) I got some mail. He has some information. 7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME
- 22. 22 She has _____hat on her head.a 7-3 Let’s Practice singular count noun a an some
- 23. 23 She has _____nice hats.some 7-3 Let’s Practice plural count noun a an some
- 24. 24 I need _____water to wash my hands. some 7-3 Let’s Practice noncount noun a an some
- 25. 25 7-4 MEASUREMENT WITHNONCOUNT NOUNS
- 26. 26 an unspecified quantity aspecified quantity (a) I’d like some juice. (b) I’d like a glass of juice. (c) I’d like a cup of tea. (d) I’d like a piece of fruit. 7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS
- 27. 27 What would you liketo drink? 7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS I’d like some water, please.
- 28. 28 We need tobuy a head of _______.cabbage 7-4 Let’s Practice beans cabbage bread cereal
- 29. 29 Please hand mea loaf of _______.bread 7-4 Let’s Practice beans cabbage bread cereal
- 30. 30 I need tofind a can of ______ for dinner.beans 7-4 Let’s Practice beans cabbage bread cereal
- 31. 31 Do you havea box of ______?cereal 7-4 Let’s Practice beans cabbage bread cereal
- 32. 32 I don’t getmany letters. 7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE
- 33. 33 PLURAL COUNT noun NONCOUNTnoun PLURAL COUNT noun NONCOUNT noun (a) I don’t have many bracelets. (b) I’d don’t have much jewelry. (c) Gina has a few earrings. (d) I’d like a little fruit. 7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE
- 34. 34 She gives ussome homework every day. She gives us a little homework every day. 7-5 Let’s Practice A few or a little ?
- 35. 35 a few ora little Katie has a few friends.Katie has some friends. 7-5 Let’s Practice ?
- 36. 36 We have alot of dogs.We have many dogs. 7-5 Let’s Practice many or much?
- 37. 37 I don’t eatmuch cheese.I don’t eat a lot of cheese. 7-5 Let’s Practice many or much ?
- 38. 38 The teacher ishelping the student. 7-6 USING THE
- 39. 39 specific students specific pen/specificpencil one moon (a) Where are the students ? (b) Do you want the pen or the pencil ? (c) I love to look at the moon. 7-6 USING THE
- 40. 40 (d) Kazu hasa dog and a cat. The dog is big, and the cat is little. (e) Mia has some dogs and cats. The dogs are big, and the cats are little. singular count nouns plural count nouns 7-6 USING THE
- 41. 41 The furniture isheavy. The jewelry is light. (f) Yung has some furniture and some jewelry. noncount 7-6 USING THE
- 42. 42 We have acar and a boat. ____ car is new, but ____ boat is old.The the 7-6 Let’s Practice the a an
- 43. 43 I need tobuy __ new car. ____ car I like is very expensive.The a 7-6 Let’s Practice the a an
- 44. 44 I wish Ihad ____ umbrella.an It is raining. 7-6 Let’s Practice the a an
- 45. 45 7-7 USING ø(NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS Apples are good for you.
- 46. 46 (count noun) (count noun) (noncountnoun) (noncount noun) (a) ___ Apples are good for you. (b) Ann uses ___ pens and ___ markers. (c) Mary likes to eat ___ candy. (d) ___ Spaghetti is easy to cook. in general 7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS
- 47. 47 specific (e) Last night,we ate some pumpkin pie. The pumpkin pie was very good, but the whipped cream was too sweet. 7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS
- 48. 48 specific candy The candyyou made is delicious. (f) They like candy. candy in general 7-7 USING ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS
- 49. 49 ____ food Iate last night made me sick. The 7-7 Let’s Practice the
- 50. 50 Plants need ____sunshine to grow. 7-7 Let’s Practice the
- 51. 51 Healthy people eat___ vegetables. They don’t eat ___ candy. 7-7 Let’s Practice the
- 52. 52 ___ fruit lookedfresh, and ___ bakery smelled good. We went to a new grocery store. The the 7-7 Let’s Practice the
- 53. 53 Alice has some money. 7-8USING SOME AND ANY
- 54. 54 (a) Alice hassome money. (b) Alice doesn’t have any money. (c) Does Alice have any money? (d) Does Alice have some money? STATEMENT 7-8 USING SOME AND ANY some in affirmative statements NEGATIVE any in negative statements QUESTION either some or any in questions
- 55. 55 (e) Graham doesn’thave any money. (f) Graham doesn’t have any coins. 7-8 USING SOME AND ANY noncount noun plural count noun any + noncount nouns any + plural count nouns
- 56. 56 I need _____time to study.some 7-8 Let’s Practice some any
- 57. 57 We don’t have_____ cheese.any 7-8 Let’s Practice some any
- 58. 58 All children shouldhave _____ books. some 7-8 Let’s Practice some any
- 59. 59 There aren’t _____horses in the field. any 7-8 Let’s Practice some any
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