There is / are

There are two types of nouns:      Countable

                                                                 Uncountable

COUNTABLE NOUNS

As their name suggests, count nouns can be counted.

Examples:

1 dog, 3 chairs, 5 houses, 7 people, 10 pencils

Count nouns can be single or plural.

1 pencil       2 pencils

1 dog           3 dogs

1 chair         5 chairs

Words for Countable Nouns

• There is 1 pencil on the table.
  
• There are 2 pencils on the table.
  

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

They are things that we can not count:

Examples:        Tea, sugar, water, air, rice, etc.

Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form.

Incorrect:        I have 3 rices.

Remember:  If you can’t count it…..it’s an uncountable noun!!

Words for Uncountable Nouns

• There is salt on my pasta.
  
• There is water on the table.
  

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You can work with the next exercises. Enjoy!  

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3