Longman_Some_any_Is there_Are there

things we can count
singular: only one
plural: more than one
Countable nouns
e.g. Singular Plural
an apple two apples
an orange three oranges
a tomato four tomatoes

Things we cannot count
cannot put an s on them
cannot use a, an or 1,2,3… before them
followed by singular verbs only (e.g. is)
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Uncountable nouns

Practice
orange
rice
e.g.
rice
orange
garlic
Countable
Uncountable
garlic
carrot
water
bread
mango
potato
carrot
bread
water
mango
potato

pepper
cheese
onion
pear
pepper
onion
hot dog
soup
soup
cheese
orange juice
hot dog
orange juice
pear
Practice
Countable
Uncountable

Are there any…? (countable nouns)
Are there any apples?

Is there any sugar?
Is there any…? (uncountable nouns)

Any
We use any in questions:
Are there any apples?
Do you have any oranges?

Practice
Are
Is
Is
Are
Are
Are
Is
Is

a lot of / some /any

A lot of
We use a lot of to talk about a large quantity of something
We use a lot of with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns.
E.g. There are a lot of students in the hall.
There is a lot of apple juice in the fridge.

Some
We use some with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns.
E.g. There are some students in the classroom.
There is some orange juice in the fridge.

Any
We use any in negative sentences (i.e. sentences with not).
There isn’t any water.
There aren’t any onions.

Now you try.
Is
is

Is
isn’t any sugar
any sugar

Are
are a lot of tomatoes
any tomatoes

Is there any salt
Yes, there is a lot of salt.

Are there any eggs
Yes, there are some eggs.

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sausage
Are there any sausages
No, there aren’t any sausages.