Intermediate course : Intermediate course Day-8
Countable and uncountable nouns : Countable and uncountable nouns Countable nouns Generally have singular and plural form. A bag, many bags
Can be measured with weights and measures. Two kilos of potatoes
Can be used with a/an. A desk, an apple Cannot be plural: advice, furniture
Take only a singular verb form; time is very important
Can be measured with weights and measures: two kilos of sugar
Cannot be used with a/an: information not an information
Classification of uncountable noun : Classification of uncountable noun
Quantity terms used only with uncountable : Quantity terms used only with uncountable A little: used before uncountable in affirmative statements and questions. For ex: does he need a little help? I need a little information
Much: is used mainly in negative statements and in questions. For ex. I don’t have much money. Do you have much homework?
Quantity terms used only with plurals
A few: used before plurals in affirmative statements and in questions. For ex. Anil has a few friends in Austin. Do you have a few minutes.
Many: used before plurals in all sentence patterns. For ex. Do you have many friends?
Quantity terms used with both countable and uncountable : Quantity terms used with both countable and uncountable Some: is used in affirmative statements and in questions. It is not usually used in negative statements.
Any: is used in negative statements and questinos
A lot of/lots of: are equivalent terms.they are used in all sentence type.
Quite reverses the meaning of some of the above terms. For ex. Quite a little means a rather large amount
Few people go to swimming means particularly none . A few means four or five. Quite a few means lots.
There is little milk in the house means a spoonful. A little means a cupful. Quite a little means a potful.
Vocabulary practise : Vocabulary practise
Speaking practice : Speaking practice Describing a journey you experienced
Vocabulary you can use: docked/set off/headed off/ head home/ rushed /veered / disembark. Nouns: traffic/ driver/ pedestrians/ passengers/ ferry. Expressions of time or place: on board/ once/ in the morning/ by mid morning/ at first/ at the last moment