e.g. many books = a lot of books
much light = a lot of light
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SOME, ANY, NO
(Indefinite and Negative Pronouns) , .
| some | any | no |
| Some ( , ). I have some books. . There is something in the box. - . Where can I buy some cheese? ? Give me some water, please. , , . Would you like some coffee, please? ? | Any - . any - . I don't have any friends. () . Do you have any friends? (-) ? Is there anything in the box? - ? There isn't anything on the table. . | No - -. I have no brothers. . , ( ), : You can do nothing. |
| , -one -body: someone, somebody, anyone, anybody, nobody, no one , . | ||
| , -one -body, , : someone's, somebody's, anyone's, anybody's, no ones, nobodys. , -thing, . Some any . |
Exercise 20. Are the nouns in the box below countable or uncountable? Place a/an before countable nouns and some before uncountable ones.
| countable | uncountable |
| a toast | some information |
| apple, camera crew, test, distribution, advice, editing, make-up, chocolate, milk, director, bread, grip, cheese, photography, meat, box, board, camera, image, tea, member, coffee, sugar, quality, salt, metal, wood, part, plastic, silk, litre of juice, news, tube of toothpaste, script, box of sweets, film-making, loaf of bread, continuity-girl, knowledge, aesthetics, rehearsal, history, treatment, bottle of water, cup, art, information, metre of cotton, music, English, clothes, fork, knife, piece of news, piece of advice, slice of meat, furniture, shooting, money, dollar, cutter, education, bar of chocolate |
THERE IS / THERE ARE
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there is / there are - - .
| There is a newspaper on the table. () . There are a few mistakes in my dictation. () . | , . | |
| Is there a screening room on the third floor? () ? Yes, there is. No, there is not / isnt. There isnt a screening room on the third floor. Or: There is no screening room on the third floor. Are there many stars in this film? ? Yes, there are. No, there are not / arent. There arent many stars in this film. | , . |
to be (is) (are) , .
There are a lot of supermarkets and one theatre in that town.
There is one theatre and a lot of supermarkets in that town.
