Sostantivi numerabili e non numerabili

Sostantivi numerabili e non
numerabili
• Countable nouns are for things we can
count
• Example: dog, horse, man, shop, idea.
• They usually have a singular and plural
form.
• Uncountable nouns are for the things
that we cannot count
• Example: tea, sugar, water, air, rice.
• We cannot use a/an with these nouns.
Uncountable nouns are:
• accommodation
advice
baggage
behaviour
bread
cultery
• furniture
information
luggage
• Mail/post
• news
progress
traffic
travel
trouble
weather
work
alcuni sostantivi possono essere numerabili and non numerabili
• Non numerabile
• Change (resto,moneta)
• Light
•
•
•
•
Paper
Room
Wood
Work
numerabile
a change
a light
a paper
a room
a wood
a work
• Alcuni sostantivi possono avere il plurale
ma con significati diversi.
• Business
businesses
• Fruit
fruits
• Glass
glasses
• Hair
hairs
• Non numberable nouns can be used in a numberable
way :
• A bar of chocolate
• A slice of bread
• A cup of coffee
• A bottle of water
• A glass of wine
• A pint of beer
• A can of coke
• A packet of crisps
• A box of chocolates