Sostantivi numerabili e non numerabili

Sostantivi numerabili (Countable Nouns)

• Singolare: Usiamo a/an o one davanti al sostantivo singolare. a cup, an apple, one biscuit
• Plurale: Aggiungiamo -s o -es al sostantivo singolare. Usiamo some, any, many, a few, several, oppure un numero specifico. two cups, three apples, many biscuits

Sostantivi non numerabili (Uncountable Nouns)

• Usiamo parole come some, any, much, a little, a bit of per indicare la quantità. some sugar, a little milk, much honey

Quantificatori con entrambi i tipi di sostantivi

• a lot of/lots of: a lot of sugar, lots of biscuits
• plenty of: plenty of water, plenty of apples
• some/any: some tea, some cups (Offerta/Richiesta: Would you like some tea? Do you have any cups?)
• no: no sugar, no biscuits

Esempi

• I drink a lot of water. (acqua - non numerabile)
• She eats two apples every day. (mele - numerabile)
• There's a little milk left. (latte - non numerabile)
• Can I have some biscuits, please? (biscotti - numerabile)
• There isn't much sugar in my tea. (zucchero - non numerabile)