| Who? | People |
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| What? | Things |
| Where? | Places |
| When? | Time |
| How much? | Money |
| How much ....? = uncountable nouns |
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| For example: How much coffee do you drink? |
| How many ....? = countable nouns |
| For example: How many cups of coffee do you drink? |
Countable nouns in the singular take the article a or an and can be plural.
For example:-
I bought an apple.
I bought some apples.
Countable nouns |
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Noun |
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Countable |
A dog You can count dogs. |
An apple You can count apples. |
A car You can count cars. |
An umbrella You can count umbrellas. |
A glass You can count glasses. |
A candle You can count candles. |
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Question |
How many dogs are there? | How many apples are there? | How many cars are there? | How many umbrellas are there? | How many glasses are there? | How many candles are there? | ||
Answer |
There's one dog. | There are two apples. | There are three cars. | There are four umbrellas. | There are five glasses. | There are six candles. | ||
For example:-
I bought sugar.
I bought some sugar.
Uncountable nouns |
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Noun |
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Uncountable |
Sugar You can't count sugar. |
Jewellery You can't count jewellery. |
Cheese You can't count cheese. |
Wine You can't count wine. |
Furniture You can't count furniture. |
Money You can't count money. |
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Question |
How much sugar is in the bowl? | How much jewellery is there? | How much cheese is there? | How much wine is there in the bottle? | How much furniture is there? | How much money is in the bag? | ||
Answer |
There is some sugar in the bowl. | There is some jewellery. | There is some cheese. | There is some wine in the bottle. | There is some furniture. | There is some money in the bag. | ||
