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This document discusses determiners used with countable and uncountable nouns. For countable nouns, determiners include "a/an", "the", "some", "any", "a lot of", "many", and "how many". For uncountable nouns, determiners are "the", "some", "any", "a lot of", "much", and "how much". The document provides examples of usage for each determiner based on whether the sentence is affirmative, negative, or interrogative.
This document discusses determiners used with countable and uncountable nouns. For countable nouns, determiners include "a/an", "the", "some", "any", "a lot of", "many", and "how many". For uncountable nouns, determiners are "the", "some", "any", "a lot of", "much", and "how much". The document provides examples of usage for each determiner based on whether the sentence is affirmative, negative, or interrogative.
This document discusses determiners used with countable and uncountable nouns. For countable nouns, determiners include "a/an", "the", "some", "any", "a lot of", "many", and "how many". For uncountable nouns, determiners are "the", "some", "any", "a lot of", "much", and "how much". The document provides examples of usage for each determiner based on whether the sentence is affirmative, negative, or interrogative.
Determiners
are
words
that
modify
the
nouns
they
go
with,
so
we
are
going
to
distinguish
between
those
that
go
with
countable
and
uncountable
nouns.
With
countable
nouns
(singular
or
plural):
1. a
/
an
+
sing.:
A
beautiful
woman.
An
honest
man.
2. the
+
sing.
/
pl.:
The
dog
is
hungry.
The
students
were
very
hard-‐working.
3. some
+
sing.
/
pl.
(in
affirmative
sentences)
:
There
is
some
person
at
the
door.
There
are
some
apples
in
the
fridge.
4. any
+
sing.
/
pl.
(in
negative
or
interrogative
sentences):
There
isn’t
any
reason
to
stay
here.
Are
there
any
students
in
the
library?
5. a
lot
of
+
pl.
(in
affirmative
sentences):
A
lot
of
friends
came
to
the
party.
6. many
+
pl.
(in
negative
and
interrogative
sentences):
There
weren’t
many
students
in
the
library.
Have
you
got
many
exercises
to
do?
7. how
many
+
pl.(only
in
questions):
How
many
brothers
or
sisters
have
you
got?
With
uncountable
nouns
(only
singular):
1. the:
I
need
the
sugar
to
make
the
cake.
2. some:
(affirmative
sentences
and
questions)
There
is
some
water
on
the
floor.
Would
you
like
some
tea?
3. any:
(negative
and
interrogative
sentences)There
isn’t
any
money
left.
Do
you
have
any
olive
oil?
4. a
lot
of:
(affirmative
sentences)
They
ate
a
lot
of
chocolate.
5. much:
(negative
and
interrogative
sentences)
There
isn’t
much
homework
to
do.
Were
there
much
furniture
in
the
house
you
bought?
6. how
much:
(only
in
questions)
How
much
cheese
would
you
like?