Uncountable Nouns : Some And Any | Learn And Practise Grammar

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Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English American English Academic English Collocations Practical English Usage German-English English-German English American English Enter search text Quantifiers, possessives and demonstratives Quantifiers some/any with uncountable nounsa2 ReferencePractice Uncountable nouns: some and any

• I've got some bread.
• There's some chicken.
• I haven't got any milk.
• There isn't any juice.
• Have you got any rice?
• Is there any bread?
• Would you like some coffee?

Uncountable nouns only have a singular form.

singular	plural
bread	-
milk	-

We can use some + uncountable noun in positive sentences. We can use any + uncountable noun in negative sentences and in most questions.

		some/any	uncountable noun
+	I've got	some	bread. milk.
+	There's	some
-	I haven't got	any
-	There isn't	any
?	Have you got	any	bread? milk?
?	Is there	any

We can't count uncountable nouns. We don't use numbers to say how many.

• some milk two milks

Uncountable nouns have no plural form. We don't add -s.

• some bread some breads

We don't use a/an with uncountable nouns.

• some milk a milk

We use some with uncountable nouns in positive sentences.

• I've got some bread.
• There's some chicken.

We use any with uncountable nouns in negative sentences and in most questions.

• I haven't got any milk.
• There isn't any juice.
• Have you got any rice?

We also use some in questions to ask for things or to offer something.

• Would you like some coffee?
• Can I have some cake, please?

Grammar contents Practice

Practice 1   Multiple choice

Practice 2   Gap-fill

Practice 3   Multiple choice

Practice 4   Multiple choice

Practice 5   Gap-fill

Practice 6   Gap-fill

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