PowerPoint presentation software Betty Schrampfer Azar Stacy A. Hagen Laurette Poulos Simmons Copyright 2007 by Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. CONTENTS 7-1 Nouns: count and noncount 7-2 Using an vs. a 7-3 Using a/an vs. some 7-4 Measurements with noncount nouns 7-5 Using many, much, a few, a little 7-6 Using the 7-7 Using (no article) to make generalizations 7-8 Using some and any
3 7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT 4 some jewelry one bracelet three bracelets two bracelets 7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT 5
SINGULAR PLURAL a pen one pen COUNT NOUN pens three pens some pens a lot of pens SINGULAR: a + noun one + noun PLURAL: noun + -s 7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT A COUNT NOUN 6
SINGULAR PLURAL jewelry some jewelry a lot of jewelry NONCOUNT NOUN (no plural form) SINGULAR: No - a No - one
7-1 NOUNS: COUNT AND NONCOUNT PLURAL: No plural form. A NONCOUNT NOUN 7 We love to read books. count noncount 7-1 Lets Practice ? ? NOUN 8 I am studying grammar. count noncount 7-1 Lets Practice ? ? NOUN 9 Please pass the salt. count noncount 7-1 Lets Practice ? ? NOUN 10 We need some chairs. count noncount 7-1 Lets Practice ? ? NOUN 11 7-2 USING AN vs. A 12 (a) A cow is an animal. 7-2 USING AN vs. A A an singular count nouns 13 (b) I have an idea. (c) My friend has an old horse. 7-2 USING AN vs. A an words that begin with vowels 14 (d) I have an ugly dog.
(e) I have a useful idea.
7-2 USING AN vs. A
/uh/ vowel sound
/yu/ sound 15 (f) Give me an honest answer.
(g) Today is a hot day.
7-2 USING AN vs. A
/h/ sound silent /h/, vowel sound 16 I lost ___earring. an 7-2 Lets Practice a an 17 That is ___ ugly bug. an 7-2 Lets Practice a an 18 He is __ happy child. a 7-2 Lets Practice a an 19 Lets go in __ hour. an 7-2 Lets Practice a an 20 7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME 21
singular count nouns plural count nouns
noncount nouns (a) I have a book. She has an umbrella.
(b) We have some apples. You have some soccer balls.
(c) I got some mail. He has some information.
7-3 USING A/AN vs. SOME 22 She has _____ hat on her head. a 7-3 Lets Practice singular count noun a an some 23 She has _____ nice hats. some 7-3 Lets Practice plural count noun a an some 24 I need _____ water to wash my hands. some 7-3 Lets Practice noncount noun a an some 25 7-4 MEASUREMENT WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS 26
an unspecified quantity
a specified quantity (a) Id like some juice.
(b) Id like a glass of juice.
(c) Id like a cup of tea.
(d) Id like a piece of fruit.
7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS 27 What would you like to drink? 7-4 MEASUREMENTS WITH NONCOUNT NOUNS Id like some water, please. 28 We need to buy a head of _______. cabbage 7-4 Lets Practice beans cabbage bread cereal 29 Please hand me a loaf of _______. bread 7-4 Lets Practice beans cabbage bread cereal 30 I need to find a can of ______ for dinner. beans 7-4 Lets Practice beans cabbage bread cereal 31 Do you have a box of ______? cereal 7-4 Lets Practice beans cabbage bread cereal 32 I dont get many letters. 7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE 33
PLURAL COUNT noun NONCOUNT noun PLURAL COUNT noun NONCOUNT noun (a) I dont have many bracelets.
(b) Id dont have much jewelry.
(c) Gina has a few earrings.
(d) Id like a little fruit.
7-5 USING MANY, MUCH, A FEW, A LITTLE 34 She gives us some homework everyday. She gives us a little homework everyday. 7-5 Lets Practice A few or a little ? 35 a few or a little Katie has a few friends. Katie has some friends. 7-5 Lets Practice ? 36 We have a lot of dogs. We have many dogs. 7-5 Lets Practice many or much ? 37 I dont eat much cheese. I dont eat a lot of cheese. 7-5 Lets Practice many or much ? 38 The teacher is helping the student. 7-6 USING THE 39
specific students specific pen/specific pencil one moon (a) Where are the students ?
(b) Do you want the pen or the pencil ?
(c) I love to look at the moon.
7-6 USING THE 40 (d) Kazu has a dog and a cat. The dog is big, and the cat is little.
(e) Mia has some dogs and cats. The dogs are big, and the cats are little.
singular count nouns
plural count nouns 7-6 USING THE 41 The furniture is heavy.
The jewelry is light.
(f) Yung has some furniture and some jewelry.
noncount 7-6 USING THE 42 We have a car and a boat. ____ car is new, but ____ boat is old. The the 7-6 Lets Practice the a an 43 I need to buy __ new car. ____ car I like is very expensive. The a 7-6 Lets Practice the a an 44 I wish I had ____ umbrella. an It is raining. 7-6 Lets Practice the a an 45 7-7 USING (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS Apples are good for you. 46
(count noun) (count noun) (noncount noun) (noncount noun) (a) ___ Apples are good for you.
(b) Ann uses ___ pens and ___ markers.
(c) Mary likes to eat ___ candy.
(d) ___ Spaghetti is easy to cook.
in general 7-7 USING (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS 47
specific (e) Last night, we ate some pumpkin pie. The pumpkin pie was very good, but the whipped cream was too sweet.
7-7 USING (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS 48
specific candy
The candy you made is delicious. (f) They like candy. candy in general 7-7 USING (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS 49 ____ food I ate last night made me sick. The 7-7 Lets Practice the
50 Plants need ____ sunshine to grow. 7-7 Lets Practice
the
51 Healthy people eat ___ vegetables. They dont eat ___ candy. 7-7 Lets Practice
the
52 ___ fruit looked fresh, and ___ bakery smelled good. We went to a new grocery store. The the 7-7 Lets Practice the
53 Alice has some money. 7-8 USING SOME AND ANY 54 (a) Alice has some money.
(b) Alice doesnt have any money.
(c) Does Alice have any money? (d) Does Alice have some money?
STATEMENT
7-8 USING SOME AND ANY some in affirmative statements NEGATIVE
any in negative statements QUESTION
either some or any in questions 55 (e) Graham doesnt have any money.
(f) Graham doesnt have any coins.
7-8 USING SOME AND ANY noncount noun plural count noun any + noncount nouns any + plural count nouns 56 I need _____ time to study. some 7-8 Lets Practice some any 57 We dont have _____ cheese. any 7-8 Lets Practice some any 58 All children should have _____ books. some 7-8 Lets Practice some any 59 There arent _____ horses in the field. any 7-8 Lets Practice some any 60 Images used under license from: Shutterstock, Inc. Clipart.com PHOTO CREDITS