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DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES AND ABOUT COUNTABLE /

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Franklin Smith

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 INDEX

INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................3

DEVELOPMENT.................................................................................................4

DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES.........................................................4

DEFINITE ARTICLE.....................................................................................4

INDEFINITE ARTICLE..................................................................................5

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.................................................6

CONCLUSION.................................................................................................. 12

PICTURE GALLERY........................................................................................ 13

BIBLIOGRAPHY/RESOURCES.......................................................................15
 INTRODUCTION

Grammar is simply the way we put words together so that other people
can understand us.

Grammar in English is that part of the language that focuses on the

structure of words and the way they are combined to form sentences. In fact, it
includes not only syntax and morphology, but also phonology.

In English, nine classes of words are commonly distinguished: nouns

(nouns), adjectives, determiners, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositions,
exclamations, and conjunctions, although determiners have traditionally been
classified together with adjectives, and thus eight categories would be obtained.
Nouns form the largest group of words and verbs occupy the second position

Once we know what the main elements of the English language are
called and what their function is, we can begin to see how words are combined.
One of the most important learning is the definite and indefinite articles and
countable/uncountable nouns.
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DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES

An article is a word used to identify a person or thing. Articles in English are

genderless, that is, there are no feminine or masculine articles.

Example:

I need the keys.

Do you want a drink?

In English there are two types of articles: the definite articles and the indefinite
articles.

DEFINITE ARTICLE

The definite article is used to identify a particular person or thing, if we are

talking about someone or something we are already familiar with. In this case
the article ‘the’ is used.

Examples:

The girl I like is Mary.

The man they hired is an engineer.

The car she likes is red.

Peter wants the green sweater.

That is the movie I told you about.

Some of its uses in gramar:

with countable words: with the uncountable words:

the dog the sugar

the flowers the information

  With the names of towns and nationalities:
the British, the British people

Observation: the definite article the disappears in the following cases:

 Non-numerable indefinite expressing generalities:

Materials: wood, glass, iron
Colors: pink, black, brown
Foods: flour, butter, sugar
Human activities: surfing, soccer, war
Languages: Italian, Russian
Abstract notions: love, freedom
Weekdays: Fridays, Sundays

 Country names:
Thailand, Spain, Peru, Luxembourg
BUT: The United States, The West Indies

 Names of people with titles:

Queen Mary
Doctor Jekyll
President Eisenhower

INDEFINITE ARTICLE

The indefinite article is used to describe someone or something with which we

are not familiar. Also to refer to something we talk about in general.

There are two forms of the indefinite article in English: ‘a’ y ‘an’

 ‘a’ used before a word beginning with a consonant:

a car
a tree
a boy
a woman

 ‘an’ used before a word beginning with a vowel:

an elephant
 an angel
an apple
an engineer

In the singular, one/an is translated in English by the definite articles ‘a’ y ‘an’

an anteater a harp

an ice cream cone a rhinoceros

For words beginning with a voiced 'h' such as 'history' or 'happy', the article 'a'
is enforced.

He has a history test in an hour

Note: the indefinite articles a/an can also be used to replace the number '1':

I have a brother and a sister

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable nouns are those that can be counted and have the plural.

An apple, two apples

Uncountable nouns are those that cannot be counted and therefore do not have
a plural. In this group we generally include all substances, matter and abstract
qualities.

Milk, sugar, money, wood, gold, happiness, poverty

Some nouns can be countable or uncountable depending on the function they

perform.

She bought two cakes (countable).

 You're eating some cake (uncountable).

I'm frying an egg (countable).

There's some egg on your t-shirt (uncountable)

There are some nouns that have two meanings, one countable (admits plural
form) and the other uncountable (does not admit plural form):

Countable Iron(s)

Uncountable Iron

Countable Glass(es)

Uncountable Glass

Countable Wood(s)

Uncountable Wood

Countable Ice(s)

Uncountable Ice

Both countable and uncountable nouns can be accompanied by:

some

any

a lot of

enough

plenty of

all

the

this
 that

Examples:

She buys some tomatoes

Is there any salt?

I'm making a lot of cup cakes

There is enough lettuce to eat a salad

We have plenty of time to watch the movie

All recipes are on the table

The grass is growing fast

There are quantifiers that go with countable or uncountable nouns:

Countables uncountables

Many Much

So many So much

Too many Too much

How many...? How much...?

Few Little

A few A little

Fewer Less

The fewest The least

A large number of A large amount of

A great many A great deal of

Examples:

There aren't many apples

There isn't too much sugar

There are a few pencils.

There is less richness

The new circus has a large number of elephants.

How much money do you have?

Countable nouns can be singular or plural and the verb will be singular or plural
depending on the case.

The indefinite article ‘a’ or ‘an’ is used with singular countable nouns to indicate
an indeterminate person, animal, or thing.

A dog

An animal

A woman

They can also be preceded by numbers, the definite article ‘the’/ demonstrative
and possessive adjectives.

I have six chairs.

I gave him the apples you bought.

This is my house.

Our friends are here

Uncountable nouns go in the singular and, therefore, with a verb in the singular.
They can be preceded by the definite article ‘the’/ possessive and
demonstrative adjectives in the singular (this o that).

The poverty, my money, this water

They cannot be preceded by the indefinite article ‘a’ or ‘an’. If they want to be
individualized, they must be preceded by some modifier.

A bottle of milk

A piece of cake

A cup of coffee

A glass of water

By not admitting the plural, if necessary, the corresponding modifier is passed

to plural.

Two bottles of milk

Three pieces of cake

Two cups of coffee

Six glass of water

Some and any can be used for countable and uncountable nouns but the
translation when it goes with uncountable nouns will depend on the context.

There isn't any water in the bottle

Sometimes they appear accompanied by much and little.

We don't have much food in the

house
 There is little bread

He drinks much wine

Add a little sugar

When uncountable nouns appear without an article, they usually have a generic
value.

Poverty is a very common phenomenon nowadays

Fruit is essential for your body

I like chocolate

CONCLUSION
 English grammar is one of the most important elements when studying
English. Unfortunately, it can also be difficult and complex.

Learning the grammar of the English language is very important for any
age or level of students. The proper application of grammatical rules allows a
person to progress in the use of single or separate words, and to hold on to
context where he or she can point things out, or use one or two words instead
of building a sentence. complete. The English language is often used to build
relationships with other people and lay the foundations of critical thinking.

A fundamental part of the proper use of English grammar is the correct

use of the definite and indefinite articles and countable/uncountable nouns.

PICTURE GALLERY
How to use articles
 BIBLIOGRAPHY/RESOURCES

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