Countable and uncountable + quantifiers

COUNTABLE AND
UNCOUNTABLE

WORDS

(brojive i nebrojive imenice)

Koje su koje?

BROJIVE

1) mogu se brojati po komadu

a chair, two chairs

2) imaju množinu

a car - cars

NEBROJIVE

1) Ne mogu se brojati po komadu jer su obično
sastavljene od mnogo istovjetnih dijelova. Npr.
pijesak se sastoji od mnogo ZRNCA pijeska.

2) tekućine, rasuti tereti, apstraktne imenice

juice, sugar, love, money, time

NE! juices, sugars, loves, moneys

Što mislite,
zašto su bread i
cheese
nebrojive
imenice?

Česte nebrojive imenice

- money

- homework

- time

- luggage

- information

- accommodation

- love, hate, wisdom

- advice

- furniture

- weather

- equipment

- news

Highlight the nouns. countable / uncountable

meat

water

cake

tea

information

bread

onion

table

honey

time

bedroom

furniture

cherry

anger

food

tomato

mistake

exam

wine

egg

choice

A/AN, SOME i ANY

A/ AN - brojive imenice, jednina, pozitivne, negativne i upitne rečenice

SOME - samo pozitivne rečenice, brojive - množina, nebrojive

ANY - brojive množina, nebrojive - upitne i negativne rečenice

BROJIVA, JEDNINA

BROJIVA, MNOŽINA

NEBROJIVA

+

I have a book.

I have some books.

I have some time.

-

I haven’t got a book.

I haven’t got any books.

I haven’t got any
time.

?

Do you have a book?

Have you got any books?

Have you got any
time?

SOME

- nekoliko, par

Koristimo ga s brojivim i nebrojivim imenicama

I’ve seen some good films recently.

I need some new sunglasses.

NE koristimo ga kad govorimo o općenitim stvarima.

I love bananas. ( ne “some bananas”)

ANY

1) u pitanjima i negativnim rečenicama

I don’t have ANY friends. Do you need any money?

ALI! U pitanjima gdje nešto nudimo koristimo “some”

Would you like some tea? ( ne “any tea”)

2) U rečenicama s negativnim značenjem (išta, ikoji, ikojeg…)

She went out without any money.

3) Kad znači “bilo koji”

You can take any bus.

Practice

Choose from some/ any / an/ a or -

Multiple Choice

What's wrong with you? Have you got ______ headache?

• a

• an

• some

• -

Multiple Choice

I know a lot of people. Most of them are ______ students.

• a

• an

• some

• -

Multiple Choice

Would you like to be ______ actor?

• a

• an

• some

• -

Multiple Choice

Do you collect _______ stamps?

• a

• an

• some

• -

Multiple Choice

What _____ beautiful garden!

• a

• an

• some

• -

Multiple Choice

________ birds, for example the pengiun, can't fly.

• a

• an

• some

• -

Multiple Choice

Do you enjoy going to________ concerts?

• a

• an

• some

• -

Multiple Choice

We didn't buy ________ flowers.

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

I didn't have ________ money, so I had to borrow______.

• no, some

• any, much

• any, some

• no, some

Multiple Choice

Can I have ________ milk in my coffee, please?

• some

• any

• -

• a

Multiple Choice

I was too tired to do _______ work.

• a

• -

• some

• any

Multiple Choice

You can cash these traveller's cheque at ________ bank.

• the

• any

• some

• -

Multiple Choice

If there are _________ words you don't understand, look them up in the dictionary.

• some

• a

• any

• no

Multiple Choice

This evening I'm going out with _______ friends of mine.

• a

• any

• some

• -

MANY, MUCH i A LOT OF

A LOT OF - koristi se za brojive i nebrojive imenice, u svim rečenicama
rečenicama

MANY - za BROJIVE imenice, u pitanjima i negativnim rečenicama

MUCH - za NEBROJIVE imenice, u pitanjima i negativnim rečenicama

A LOT OF

MANY

MUCH

I know a lot of people.
We bought a lot of food.
Have you got a lot of time?

I don’t know many people.
Did you buy many books?
A) Did you take many
photos?
B: I took some, but not
many.

We haven’t got much
luggage.
How much money do you
want?
Have you got any money?
I’ve got some, but not
much.

Correct the mistakes, if any. If a sentence is correct, type OK

A FEW/ FEW, A LITTLE/LITTLE

BROJIVE

a few- nekoliko

few - premalo

NEBROJIVE

a little - nešto malo

little - premalo

Multiple Choice

I have ______________water left. There's enough to share.

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

I have _______________ good friends. I'm not lonely.

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

He has ____________education. He can't read or write, and he can hardly count.

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

There are ____________people she really trusts. It's a bit sad.

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

We've got _____________ time at the weekend. Would you like to meet?

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

We've got _____________ time at the weekend. Would you like to meet?

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

Julie gave us _____________apples from her garden. Shall we share them?

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

She has_____________ self-confidence. She has a lot of trouble talking to new people.

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

It's a great pity, but the hospital has ____________medicine. They can't help many people.

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

Not many children like vegetables. For example, __________   children eat squash.

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

Bill didn't drink all the soda. There's __________ left.

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

Doris : Are Dallas and Ft. Worth very far from each other?David: No, they're quite close. There's  _____________ distance between them.

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

We stayed in New York for _____________ days before moving on to the Midwest.

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

It hurt's ________________but it's not too bad.

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

It hurt's ________________but it's not too bad.

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

"How many extra chairs do you need for the dinner tonight?" ". __________ We have almost all the chairs we need."

• a few

• few

• a little

• little

Multiple Choice

That new employee is great. She asked me a few questions at the start and, since then, seems to need_____________ help. A very independent type!

• a few

• few

• a little

• little