Directions:
Read and understand this lesson.
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'Make' and 'Do' are verbs we use to express accomplishment. Generally, we use 'do' and 'does' for activities. For example: We do the shopping. We do the laundry. We use 'make' when we create something that wasn't there before. For example: We make dinner. We make furniture. 'Do' is also a helping verb we use to ask questions in the simple present tense. |
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| Count and Noncountable Nouns | |
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Nouns are words we use in English to name people, places, animals, things, or ideas. There are two types: |
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| Count | Nouns you can count. They usually take an 's' or 'es' for the plural. |
| Example | one table, two chairs, three books |
| Noncountable | Nouns you cannot count. |
| Example | Lemonade, water, oil. For these you could count the containers instead. For instance: two glasses of lemonade, three bottles of water, a gallon of oil. |
| Count Nouns | |
| Singular | Plural |
| Use 'a' or 'one.. A table One table |
Use two, three, etc. Use also: some, a lot of, many, a few two tables, three books, some tables, a lot of books, many chairs, a few students. |
| Noncountable Nouns | |
| Singular | Plural |
| Don't use 'a' or 'one' | A non-count noun does not have a plural form. Use some, a lot of, much, a little. Some lemonade, a lot of water, much oil, a little sugar. |
