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Nouns and Quantifiers

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Level 2A few and a littleA, an and someCountable and uncountable nounsMuch, many and a lot ofNouns that are always pluralPluralsSome and anySurprising uncountable nounsA/an versus theIn ArticlesNo articleIn Articles

Learning path

In the order the concepts build on each other.

  1. 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).
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Surprising uncountable nounsLockedNouns that are uncountable in English even though they seem countable - advice, information, furniture, news, luggage.Opens after: Countable and uncountable nouns
  6. 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
  7. Nouns that are always pluralLockedWords like scissors, trousers and glasses that only have a plural form and take a plural verb.Opens after: Plurals
  8. Some and anyLockedSome is typical in positive sentences and offers; any is typical in negatives and questions.Opens after: A, an and some

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