Nouns and Quantifiers
Map
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Learning path
In the order the concepts build on each other.
- Countable and uncountable nounsReadyCountable nouns name things you can count (one apple, two apples); uncountable nouns name things you treat as a mass (water, rice, advice).
- A, an and someLockedUse a/an with singular countable nouns (a cat, an egg) and some with plurals and uncountables (some cats, some milk).Opens after: Countable and uncountable nouns
- Much, many and a lot ofLockedMany goes with plural countables, much with uncountables (mostly in questions and negatives), and a lot of works with both.Opens after: Countable and uncountable nouns
- PluralsLockedHow countable nouns change to mean more than one - usually -s or -es, with irregular forms like children and mice.Opens after: Countable and uncountable nouns
- Surprising uncountable nounsLockedNouns that are uncountable in English even though they seem countable - advice, information, furniture, news, luggage.Opens after: Countable and uncountable nouns
- A few and a littleLockedA few (countable) and a little (uncountable) mean "some, enough"; few and little without "a" mean "not enough".Opens after: Much, many and a lot of
- Nouns that are always pluralLockedWords like scissors, trousers and glasses that only have a plural form and take a plural verb.Opens after: Plurals
- Some and anyLockedSome is typical in positive sentences and offers; any is typical in negatives and questions.Opens after: A, an and some