Inglês da Professora Denise Mardegan

In English grammar, words that refer to people, places, or things are called  nouns . They can be classified in many ways. One way to classify nouns is according to whether they can be counted or not. Many English mistakes are related to this point. By reading through this page, you will understand: what countable and uncountable nouns are how to use them correctly in a sentence Countable (or count) nouns  are words which can be counted. They have a singular form and a plural form. They usually refer to things. Most countable nouns become plural by adding an ‘s’ at the end of the word. For example: Singular Plural chair chairs bottle bottles student students Uncountable (or non-count) nouns  are words which cannot be counted. Therefore, they only have a singular form. They have no plural forms. These words are thought of as wholes rather than as parts. They usually refer to abstractions (such as confidence or advice) or collectives (such as equipment o...

The words  much  and  many  mean  a lot of . If a noun is in singular, we use  much Example: much money If a noun is in plural, we use  many Example: many friends Use of much / many In everyday English, we normally use  much / many  only in questions and negative clauses. Example: How much money have you got? Carla does not have many friends. In positive clauses with  so ,  as  or  too , we also use  much / many . Example: Carla has  so   many  friends. She has  as   many  friends as Sue. Kevin has  too   much  money. In all other positive clauses, however, we prefer expressions like  a lot of  /  lots of . Example: Carla has  a lot of  /  lots of  friends. Kevin has  a lot of  /  lots of  money. In formal texts, however,  much  /  many  are also common in positive cl...