LET'S REMEMBER

LET'S REMEMBER WHAT WE SAW IN CLASS ABOUT COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.

WE HAVE MANY NOUNS WE CAN COUNT AND MANY OTHERS WE CAN'T.WE CANNOT COUNT NOUNS LIKE CHEESE, MILK , COFFEE, HAM, HOMEWORK, INFORMATION,WATER, WINE,TEACHICKEN (WHEN IT IS FOOD)MEAT, SUGAR , SALT, FLOUR,BUTTER,YOUGURT, PASTA, ICECREAM.ALTHOUGH WE CAN SAY: I'D LIKE 2 ICECREAMS NOWADAYS AND EVEN PLEASE, GIVE ME A COFFE:WHAT MAY SOUND ABSURD.

THERE ARE RULES TO FOLLOW HERE.WE CAN NEVER USE A OR AN BEFORE AN UNCOUNTABLE NOUN.WE CAN ONLY USE THEM BEFORE A COUNTABLE NOUN IN ITS SINGULAR FORM.WE SAY A BOOK, AN ORANGE, A FRIEND, AN APPLE, A DOG, BECAUSE WE CAN COUNT THESE NOUNS, OFCOURSE. THE INDEFINITE ARTICLES A AND AN MEAN ONE , ONE UNIT.YOU CAN NEVER SAY A MILK, A CHEESE, GIVE ME A MONEY, BECAUSE YOU DON'T COUNT MILK , CHEESE OR THE WORD MONEY, ALTHOUGH YOU CAN COUNT DOLLARS AND REAIS.

YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE SOME BEFORE UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS IN AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS..EXEMPLE:I'D LIKE SOME MONEY,I'D LIKE SOME SUGAR.WOULD YOU LIKE? IS A FALSE INTERROGATIVE SO YOU WILL SAY: WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MONEY?CAN I HAVE? IS ANOTHER FALSE INTERROGATIVE, SO YOU HAVE TO SAY: CAN I HAVE SOME COFFE?IN TRUE INTERROGATIVES YOU HAVE TO SAY:IS THERE ANY COFFE? SUGAR? MILK?, OR DO YOU HAVE ANY COFFE? MILK , SUGAR?.

IN THE NEGATIVE YOU SHOULD SAY:THERE ISN'T ANY COFFEE, MILK, SUGAR.

ATTENTION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVES WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS:

DO YOU HAVE A BOOK? NOT ANY BOOK.DO YOU HAVE ANY ORANGES?POTATOES?TOMATOES?, FRIENDS?

IN NEGATIVES YOU SAY:I DON'T HAVE A BOOK, A GIRLFRIEND, A HOUSE, A CAR.

WHEN YOU HAVE PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS YOU SHOULD SAY :I DONT HAVE ANY FRIENDS, ANY BOOKS, ANY ORANGES.THERE AREN'T ANY POLICE STATIONS, NICE HOTELS AROUND HERE, GOOD BOOKS IN THIS LIBRARY.

REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU HAVE UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND YOU ARE USING THE VERB THERE IS,YOU SHOULD PAY ATTENTION IF THE NOUN IS UNCOUNTABLE LIKE COFFE AND MILK, FOR INSTANCE.YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SAY: IS THERE ANY COFFE, MILK, SUGAR,BUTTER?AND NEVER ,UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, SHOULD YOU SAY AN ABSURD LIKE IS THERE A COFFEE? OR IS THERE A MILK?

I HOPE I HAVE MADE MYSELF CLEAR AND YOU HAVE UNDERSTOOD THESE GRAMMAR ASPECTS INVOLVING COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.THANKS AND A GREAT WEEK FOR ALL OF YOU.

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