H4 Grammar Thursday 16-4

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H4 Thursday 16-4

• Vragen stellen in de chat-balk
• VEF voor week 16 en 17 - inleveren 24 april
• Zie de gedeelde Lesson Up over Unit 15 voor de uitgebreide ondersteuning en uitleg van dit hoofdstuk. De opdrachten uit Unit 15 zijn: 

          15.1:     3, 4, 5, 7 
          15.2:    1-6 + grammar extra

Unit 15 Grammar

Grammar: countable vs uncountable nouns (telbare vs ontelbare zelfs. naamwoorden)

Often combined with determiners like:                                           much / many / little / few / some / any /  a lot of

Uncountable nouns  

• You cannot put them in the plural (meervoud)  
• Very often abstract ideas, names of things, substances 
• Determiners to be used with uncountable nouns are:       Much / little / a little / a lot of / lots of / some / any / no / the / plenty of / a large amount of / a great deal of  

Countable nouns

•  You can put them in the singular (enkelvoud) and the plural  (meervoud)
• Determiners to be used with countable nouns are:            Many / few / a few / a lot of / lots of / several / some / any / no / the / plenty of / a large number of  

Words that can be countable and uncountable are: 

 Hair            the hair on your head – uncountable 

                      a single hair - countable 

Coffee        product – uncountable 

                      (a cup of) coffee – countable 

Paper         product – uncountable 

                     (news)paper – countable    

Many uncountable nouns can be made countable by adding something. 

Milk - a glass of milk                       Thunder – a clap of thunder   

String - a roll of string                    Furniture – a piece of furniture  

SOME

When the use some: 

• In positive sentences:                                                                                 There were some apples and a few pears. 
• In questions where you are certain the answer will be yes  Can I try on some of these sweaters, please? 
• In questions where we offer something to someone:     Would you like some more tea?  

ANY

When to use any: 

• In negative (no/not) sentences:                                                              There weren’t any newspapers left in the shop. 
• In questions where you do not know what the answer is:    Can I have any more money? (to your boss) 
• It doesn’t matter who/what/where … :                                            You can take any cookie you like. They are all delicious.  

NO

When to use no:

• Used with a positive verb                                                                              He gave no advice to the teenagers.    

Be careful, there's ............. on the floor! Someone has broken the window.

1. a glass
2. some glass
3. any glass
4. glasses

He refused to give me ............ about the new project.

1. any information
2. some information
3. a lot of information
4. no information

Did you buy me .............. this morning? I'd like to read it now.

1. paper
2. some paper
3. a paper
4. no paper

I really need ............... before I buy a new car.

1. advice
2. some advice
3. any advice
4. advices

She had ............. when she was younger.

1. long hair
2. a long hair
3. long hairs

Choose the sentence with the appropriate determiner in it.

1. We got too many snow here last winter.
2. We got several snow here last winter.
3. We got four snow here last winter.
4. All of them are wrong.

Choose the sentence with the appropriate determiner in it.

1. Sam moved to Atlanta a little years ago.
2. Sam moved to Atlanta enough years ago.
3. Sam moved to Atlanta a more years ago.
4. Sam moved to Atlanta a few years ago.

Unfortunately, I have ---- talent for music although I have always wanted to be a famous singer.

1. little
2. few
3. a few
4. plenty of

I don't think there will be a severe shortage of usable water because there was ---- rain fall yesterday.

1. little
2. few
3. any
4. a lot of

End of class

Zorg dat je de opdrachten van Unit 15 deze week/weekend afmaakt.

Follow up 53-56 staat op Quizalize klaar

Zorg dat je 1 van de luistertoetsen op Woots maakt, of het 1 van de alternatieven in de Studyplanner.

De leesteksten mag je 2 weken over doen, dus neem daar je tijd voor. 

That concludes class. Have a great weekend!