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Nombres contables e incontables

* Apple es un ejemplo de nombre contable, porque podemos contar manzanas, y por tanto tiene una forma singular y otra plural. apple three apples Ejemplos de sustantivos contables: apples, hamburgers, biscuits, chairs, cups * Sin embargo, algunos cosas, por ejemplo liquidos, no pueden contarse y por ello no van normalmente en plural. mil !"o es posible #mil s$% Ejemplos de sustantivos incontables: mil , soup, money, bread, cheese, meat, rice

`A y `an
* #A$ y #an$ se emplean solo con sustantivos contables en el singular. &tilizamos #a$ delante de sonidos consonantes y #an$ delante de sonidos vocales. a pen an orange a university an umbrella a chair an apple a house an hour !la hache es muda%

Some
* Some se emplea con los sustantivos incontables y tambi'n con el plural de los contables, en frases afirmativas. ($ve got some mil . !incontable% She$s got some biscuits. !plural%

Any
* Any se emplea para sustantivos incontables y con el plural de los contables, en frases negativas y en preguntas. ( haven$t got any money. !incontable% )e hasn$t got any brothers. !plural% )ave *e got any sugar+ !incontable% Are there any chairs+ !plural%

El artculo definido `the


* utilizamos the para referirnos a una cosa o persona espec,fica. * A diferencia del castellano, no se emplea the con sustantivos incontables ni con el plural de los sustantivos cuando hablamos de cosas en general. -ampoco lo utilizamos con el genitivo saj.n !/$s% ( li e cheese. 0e gusta el queso. -igers are dangerous. 1os tigres son peligrosos. English is easy. El ingles es f2cil. 3ohn$s leg. 1a pierna de 3ohn.

Ejercicios
A Son estos nombres contables (c) o incontables (u)?
4. *ater 555555555555 6. fruit 555555555555 7. coconut 555555555555 8. bread 555555555555 9. :;: 555555555555

<. meat 555555555555 =. ball 555555555555 >. snac 555555555555 ?. glasses 555555555555 4@. pen 555555555555 44. mil 555555555555 46. chair 555555555555 47. gasoline 555555555555 48. table 555555555555 49. cream 555555555555 4<. money 555555555555 4=. oil 555555555555 4>. insect 555555555555 4?. sofa 555555555555 6@. yogurt 555555555555 64. school 555555555555 66. bus 555555555555 67. food 555555555555 68. chocolate 555555555555 69. ship 555555555555

Las res uestas correctas


4. *ater !&% 6. fruit !&% 7. coconut !A% 8. bread !&% 9. :;: !A% <. meat !&%

=. ball !A% >. snac !A% ?. glasses !A% 4@. pen !A% 44. mil !&% 46. chair !A% 47. gasoline !&% 48. table !A% 49. cream !&% 4<. money !&% 4=. oil !&% 4>. insect !A% 4?. sofa !A% 6@. yogurt !&% 64. school !A% 66. bus !A% 67. food !&% 68. chocolate !&% 69. ship !A%

! `a o `an ? (Nombres contables)


4. 555555555555 uncle 6. 555555555555 hour 7. 555555555555 bus 8. 555555555555 dress 9. 555555555555 oven <. 555555555555 beach =. 555555555555 teacher

>. 555555555555 insect ?. 555555555555 taBi 4@. 555555555555umbrella 44. 555555555555player 46. 555555555555eye 47. 555555555555castle 48. 555555555555artist 49. 555555555555river 4<. 555555555555tent 4=. 555555555555doctor 4>. 555555555555eBercise 4?. 555555555555lady 6@. 555555555555house 64. 555555555555envelope 66. 555555555555taBi 67. 555555555555idea 68. 555555555555computer 69. 555555555555chair

Las res uestas correctas


4. an uncle 6. an hour 7. a bus 8. a dress 9. an oven <. a beach =. a teacher >. an insect

?. a taBi 4@. an umbrella 44. a player 46. an eye 47. a castle 48. an artist 49. a river 4<. a tent 4=. a doctor 4>. an eBercise 4?. a lady 6@. a house 64. an envelope 66. a taBi 67. an idea 68. a computer 69. a chair

"# `a $ an% `some y `any


4. 1isa$s got a C an to*el. 6. Ana$s got a C some ruc sac . 7. 1uc,aDs got an C some insect repellent. 8. 3avi hasn$t got some C any sunglasses. 9. Antonio$s got a C some s*imming costume. <. (gnacio hasn$t got any C some sand*iches. =. Angeles has got an C a apple. >. -here aren$t any C some caf's in the city. ?. ( haven$t got any C some money.

4@. )ave you got some C any sun cream+ 44. Ee$ve got some C any sand*iches. 46. Ee need a C an torch for our camping trip. 47. -here isn$t some C any litter on the beach. 48. ($m going to buy any C an ice cream. 49. Aan ( have some C a stra*berries+ 4<. Fou can have this cereal *ith some C a mil . 4=. ($ve got any C some fruit. 4>. -here isn$t some C an elephant. 4?. -here aren$t some C any shar s. 6@. Are there some C any plants+ 64. (s there a C an tree+ 66. (s there some C any cheese in the fridge+ 67. -here is a C some *ater in the fridge+ 68. -he supermar et$s got some C a stra*berries. 69. ($ve got a C some soup in the fridge.

Las res uestas correctas


4. 1isa$s got a to*el. 6. Ana$s got a ruc sac . 7. 1uc,aDs got an insect repellent. 8. 3avi hasn$t got any sunglasses. 9. Antonio$s got a s*imming costume. <. (gnacio hasn$t got any sand*iches. =. Angeles has got an apple. >. -here aren$t any caf's in the city. ?. ( haven$t got any money. 4@. )ave you got some sun cream+

44. Ee$ve got some sand*iches. 46. Ee need a torch for our camping trip. 47. -here isn$t any litter on the beach. 48. ($m going to buy an ice cream. 49. Aan ( have some stra*berries+ 4<. Fou can have this cereal *ith some mil . 4=. ($ve got some fruit. 4>. -here isn$t an elephant. 4?. -here aren$t any shar s. 6@. Are there any plants+ 64. (s there a tree+ 66. (s there any cheese in the fridge+ 67. -here is some *ater in the fridge+ 68. -he supermar et$s got some stra*berries. 69. ($ve got some soup in the fridge.

&# `a $ an% `some y `any


4. -here isn$t 555555555 electricity at the campsite. 6. -here aren$t 555555555 sunglasses in the shop. 7. ($ve got 555555555 apple in my bag. 8. -here are 555555555 sand*iches. 9. ($ll buy 555555555 bottle of *ater at the beach. <. ( haven$t got 555555555 radios in my room. =. (s there 555555555 internet caf' in your to*n+ >. -here aren$t 555555555 computers in my classroom. ?. )ave you got 555555555 brothers and sisters+ 4@. 0y teacher$s got 555555555 ne* car. 44. -here$s 555555555 *ater in the bottle.

46. ($m going to buy 555555555 chips. 47. -here is 555555555 camera. 48. She$s got 555555555 pear. 49. Fou can have 555555555 potatoes. 4<. )ave you got 555555555 lemons+ 4=. ($ve got 555555555 cherries. 4>. Ee need 555555555 *ater. 4?. Ee$ve got 555555555 bread. 6@. Ee don$t need 555555555 stra*berries. 64. )ave *e got 555555555 cheese+ 66. )ave you got 555555555 apple+ 67. Ee need 555555555 banana. 68. ($ve got 555555555 orange juice. 69. -hey haven$t got 555555555 hamburgers.

Las res uestas correctas


4. -here isn$t any electricity at the campsite. 6. -here aren$t any sunglasses in the shop. 7. ($ve got an apple in my bag. 8. -here are some sand*iches. 9. ($ll buy a bottle of *ater at the beach. <. ( haven$t got any radios in my room. =. (s there an internet caf' in your to*n+ >. -here aren$t any computers in my classroom. ?. )ave you got any brothers and sisters+ 4@. 0y teacher$s got a ne* car. 44. -here$s some *ater in the bottle. 46. ($m going to buy some chips.

47. -here is a camera. 48. She$s got a pear. 49. Fou can have some potatoes. 4<. )ave you got any lemons+ 4=. ($ve got some cherries. 4>. Ee need some *ater. 4?. Ee$ve got some bread. 6@. Ee don$t need any stra*berries. 64. )ave *e got some cheese+ 66. )ave you got an apple+ 67. Ee need a banana. 68. ($ve got some orange juice. 69. -hey haven$t got any hamburgers.

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