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To identify if a particular

To identify if a particular

name belongs to a countable

name belongs to a countable

object (singular or plural) or

object (singular or plural) or

uncountable object in a

uncountable object in a

question, it should be used

question, it should be used

the following structure:

the following structure: Countable (singular)

Is it a + = Is it a pear?

Countable (plural)

Are they + = Are they camels?

UncountableIs it + = Is it water?

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To answer the questions that

To answer the questions that

contain a particular name which

contain a particular name which

belongs to a countable object

belongs to a countable object

(singular or plural) or uncountable

(singular or plural) or uncountable

object, it should be used the

object, it should be used the

following structure;

following structure;

Question Short answer Complete answer

Countable (singular)

Is it a pear?

Yes, it is

No, it is not

Yes, it is a pear

No, it is not a pear

Countable(plural)

Are they camels?

Yes, they are

No, they are not

Yes, they are camels

No, they are not camels

Uncountable

Is it gasoline?

Yes, it is

No, it is not

Yes, it is gasoline

No, it is gasoline

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In a question if a particular name

In a question if a particular name

belongs to a countable object

belongs to a countable object

(singular or plural) or uncountable

(singular or plural) or uncountable

can be changed by quantity and

can be changed by quantity and

number.number.

Structure Examples

Countable nouns

1.- Is it one + ?

2.- Are they two (three etc.) + ?

3.- Is it a/ one pair of + ?

4.- Are they two (three etc.) + pair of + ?

Is it one banana?

Are they two bananas?

Is it a pair of shoes?

Are they two pair of shoes?

Uncountable nouns

5.- Is it a/an/one + + of + ?

6.- Are they two (three etc.) + + of + ?

Is it a / one glass of water ?

Are they two glasses of water?

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Learners´Grammar: A self-study reference and

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