Question

Decide if these nouns are countable or uncountable: "The are playing in the garden." * Countable Uncountable 2. Decide if these nouns are countable or uncountable: "I'd like some please!" * Countable Uncountable 3. Decide if these nouns are countable or uncountable: "I met some nice when I was walking along the beach. " * Countable Uncountable 4. Complete: "We are going to be late. There is too _____________ traffic. * Much Many Some Any 5. Complete: "Can you bring soda to the picnic? I don't have ______________." * Much Many Some Any

Answer 1

1. "They are playing in the garden." => Countable

2. "I'd like some please!" => Uncountable

3. "I met some nice when I was walking along the beach." => Uncountable

4. "We are going to be late. There is too much traffic."

5. "Can you bring soda to the picnic? I don't have any."

Explicação:

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Os countable nouns (substantivos contáveis) podem ser contabilizados através de números e têm forma plural., enquanto os uncountable nouns (substantivos incontáveis), não possuem forma plural.

Countable nouns

Quando um substantivo é contável (countable noun), é possível indicar quantidades através do uso de um numeral.

Exemplos:

She has two cats. (Ela tem dois gatos.)

There are four chairs in my house. (Há quatro televisões na minha casa.)

He drank two cups of orange juice.

(Ele bebeu dois copos de suco de laranja.)

Uncountable nouns

Os uncountable nouns (substantivos incontáveis) não podem ser contabilizados através de números e, regra geral, são apenas usados no singular.

Exemplos:

electricity (eletricidade)

rice (arroz)

water (água)