Unit 69: Countable and Uncountable Nouns 1

A. Іменники можуть бути злічуваними або незлічуваними

Злічувані іменники (Countable nouns)

✔️ I eat a banana every day.
✔️ I like bananas.

• Злічувані іменники можуть бути в однині (banana) або в множині (bananas).
• Ми можемо поєднувати їх із числами: one banana, two bananas.
• Ми використовуємо артиклі a/an із ними:
  • a student
  • an umbrella
• Ми не можемо використовувати однину без артикля:
  • ❌ Do you want banana?
  • ✅ Do you want a banana?

Приклади злічуваних іменників:

• Kate was singing a song.
• There’s a nice beach near here.
• Do you have a ten-pound note?
• It wasn’t your fault. It was an accident.
• There are no batteries in the radio.
• We don’t have enough cups.

Незлічувані іменники (Uncountable nouns)

✔️ I eat rice every day.
✔️ I like rice.

• Незлічувані іменники мають лише одну форму (rice).
• Вони не мають множини (one rice, two rices ❌).
• Ми не використовуємо артикль a/an:
  • ❌ a sand, a music, a rice
  • ✅ some sand, some music, some rice
• Можемо використовувати вирази типу “a piece of / a bowl of”:
  • a bowl of rice
  • a grain of sand
  • a piece of music

Приклади незлічуваних іменників:

• Kate was listening to music.
• There’s sand in my shoes.
• Do you have any money?
• It wasn’t your fault. It was bad luck.
• There is no electricity in this house.
• We don’t have enough water.

B. Використання some, any, many, much, few, little

Для злічуваних іменників (plural countable nouns):

✅ We sang some songs.
✅ Did you buy any apples?
✅ We didn’t take many pictures.
✅ I have a few things to do.

Для незлічуваних іменників (uncountable nouns):

✅ We listened to some music.
✅ Did you buy any apple juice?
✅ We didn’t do much shopping.
✅ I have little free time.

Глосарій