We will:
1) Differentiate between countable and uncountable nouns
2) Use a, an and some correctly.
What are nouns? Nouns are names. It can be a proper noun (Fitri, Ferrari) or a common noun (boy, car, school).
Nouns can be singular (only one name) or plural (more than one). If there's more than one person or object, we add -s at the end of the word. For example:
a carrot
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two carrots |
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However, some nouns cannot be counted. Can you count:
The nouns that can't be counted are called the uncountable nouns. Since we cannot count them, we have a different rule to describe them:
three carrots (countable)
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some salt (uncountable)
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*I did not put s after the word salt because I can't count it.
Okay, now we use these phrases to describe the food. It will look like this:
1. There is a carrot. (a is for one)
*If the letter starts with a, e, i, o, u, we use an instead.
For example: There is an orange.
2. There are 3 carrots. (I can count them)
3. There is some sugar. (I use some instead of number)
Let's try this exercise: