Informatica/English Intro

MODULE 6

THERE ARE AND THERE IS

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FOR EXAMPLE

* There is a book on the table.

* There are two books on the table

SOME AND ANY 

Both terms mean some, some, some, some, and are generally used when it is not necessary to establish exactly how large or small the amount is expressed.

EXAMPLE

1. Would you like some ketchup to go with your fries?
2. We don’t have any olives.
3. I really want some striped socks.
4. Do you have any wrapping paper?
5. Let’s go have some fun.
6. I’ve never heard of any of these artists.
7. Chris found some wild strawberries growing by the side of the road.
8. Do we have any jam or are we all out?

HOW MUCH AND HOW MANY

FOR EXAMPLES

* How many cars do you have?

* How much money do you have?

* How much is this car?

* How much are the potatoes?

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE

In English grammar, countable nouns are individual people, animals, places, things, or ideas which can be counted. Uncountable nouns are not individual objects, so they cannot be counted..

FOR EXAMPLE

 COUNTABLE

1. There are at least twenty Italian restaurants in Little Italy.
2. Megan took a lot of photographs when she went to the Grand Canyon.
3. Your book is on the kitchen table.
4. How many candles are on that birthday cake?
5. You have several paintings to study in art appreciation class.
6. There’s a big brown dog running around the neighborhood.

UNCOUNTABLE

1. There is no more water in the pond.
2. Please help yourself to some cheese.
3. I need to find information about Pulitzer Prize winners.
4. You seem to have a high level of intelligence.
5. Please take good care of your equipment.
6. Let’s get rid of the garbage.

FOOD

Salmon 

Cod 

Plaice 

Haddock 

Trout

Fillet

 Rump 

Sirloin

 T-Bone

 Stewing

egg

sugar

rice

salt

spaghetti