count /non-count nouns

Question

Yo estoy aprendiendo ingles y quiero saber sobre los count nouns gracias

Answer 1

Hi Chelydi

Welcome to SpanishDict.

You want to learn English. Countable and Uncountable Nouns

The reason that it is important to know the difference is that we use different quantifiers for the different types of nouns.

Quantifiers. Some, Any, A few, A little, Many, Much

How much ....? = uncountable nouns

For example: How much coffee do you drink?

How many ....? = countable nouns

For example: How many cups of coffee do you drink?

In questions: We use how many with plural countable nouns:- We use how much with uncountable nouns:-

"How many newspapers do you read every day?"
"How much paper is in the printer?"

"How many Euros have you got?"
"How much money have you got?"

Some, Any

Uncountable There are some people.
There is some money etc. traffic. paper. time. coffee. food.

Countable cups. books. newspapers. chairs. shoes.

Statements:

We can use some in positive sentences with plural countable nouns:- We can use some in positive sentences with uncountable nouns:- Positive: I read some books. I would like some coffee.

In negative sentences we use "any"

There aren't any people etc. cups. books. newspapers. chairs. shoes.

There isn't any money etc. traffic. paper. time. coffee. food.

Statement: We can use any in negative sentences with plural countable nouns:- We can use any in negative sentences with uncountable nouns:- Negative: I don't read any books. I don't want any coffee.

Questions: We can use any in questions with plural countable nouns:-
We can use any in questions with uncountable nouns

Positive Q: Are there any books? Do you need any coffee? Negative Q: Aren't there any books? Don't you need any coffee?

!Note! When you expect the answer to be "Yes." to an offer or polite request, you can ask a question using some.

Question: Can I have some books, please? Would you like some coffee?

A few, A little

There are a few people etc cups books newspapers chairs shoes

But There is little money etc traffic paper time coffee food

Note that "a little" and "a few" are postive sentiments but "little" and "few" are negative sentiments.

Statements:

Positive: "I meet a few people every day." "There is a little paper in the printer."

Negative: "I meet few people every day." "There is little paper in the printer."

Also Negative: "I only have a few Euros." "I only have a little money."

Many, Much

There aren't many people here etc cups books newspapers chairs

There isn't much money etc traffic paper time coffee food

Statements:

Negative: I don't read many books. I don't drink much coffee.

Questions:

Positive Q: Are there many books? Do you need much coffee?

Negative Q: Aren't there many books? Don't you need much coffee?

I hope this helps you but if you have any questions please let me know.

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Answer 2

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