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‘ A is on r.an be countable or uncountable.

' Mountable nouns

For example: ( a) car (a) man (a) bottle (a) house (a) key (an) idea (an) accident
You can use one/two/three (etc.) + countable noun (you can count them):

one bottle two bottles three men four houses

Countable nouns can be singular (= one) o plural (= two or more) :

singular A the car my etc.
car
c
a
- I’ve got a car.
- New cars are very expressive.
- There aren't many cars in the car park.

You can't use the singular (car/ bottle/key etc.) alone. You need a/an:
- We can't get into the house without a key. (riot without key)

’ ‘ • Uncountable nouns
§ q ," *, For example: water ai ric sal plastic money musi ten
’ r e t c nis

water salt money

You can’t say one/ two/ three (etc.) + these things:

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Uncountable nouns have only one form:
money the money my money some money much money etc.
- l’ve got some money.
- There is not much money in the box.
- Money isn’t everything.

You can’t use a/an + uncountable nouns: money m us i c water

But you can say a piece of ... / a bottle or ... etc. + uncountable nouns
a bottle of water a carton of milk a bar of
chocolate
a piece of cheese a bottle of perfume a piece of music
a bowl of rice a cup of coffee a game of tennis

a/an —• Unit 65 countable/uncountable 2 —• Unit 68

Exercises Unit 67
67.1 What are these things? Some are countable and some are uncountable. Write a/an
if necessary. The names of these things are:
bucke envelop money sand toothbrus wal
t e h let
egg jug salt toothpaste wat
er

It's salt it's a spoon It's a jug It´s water

It’s toothpaste It´s a toothbrush It’s an egg It’s money

1 1 12

It’s a wallet It’s sand It’s a bucket It’s an envelope

67.2 Some of these sentences are OK. but some need a/an. Write a/an where necessary.

1 I haven’t got watch. _____________ A watch

Do you like cheese?________ok
I never wear hat.______________ a hat
Are you looking for job?______ok
Kate doesn’t eat meat.___________ok
Kate eats apple every day._______an apple every day
I’m going to party tonight.________ok
Music is wonderful thing___________ok
9 Jamaica is island. _____________an island
10 don’t need key. _____________a key
11 Everybody needs food.________ok
12 I’ve got good idea._______________a good idea
13 Can you drive car?_______________a car
14 Do you want cup of coffee?_________a cup of
coffee?
15 I don’t like coffee without milk._____ok
16 don´t go out without umbrella. ________an
umbrella
67.3 What are these things? Write a ... of ... for each picture. Use the words in the boxes.
3 4 5 9

bar cup loaf bread tea

bowl gl pi • chocol paper wa
as ec l ate soup ter
s e • honey wo
ja pi od
r ec
e

1. A carton of milk
2. A piece of wood
3. A glass of water
4. A bar of chocolate
5. A cup of tea
6. A _piece of paper
7. A bowl of soup
8. A loaf of bread
9. A jar of honey

Bayron Santiago Cuestas

Diseño e integración De Automatismos Mecatronicos

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