Cuantificadores en Sustantivos Contables e Incontables

Clase 8 de 25 • Curso de Inglés Intermedio B1: Expresiones de Tiempo y Cantidad

Contenido del curso

Introduction

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Expresiones de Tiempo y Cantidad en Inglés B1
01:46 min

Nouns and Pronouns

Get Ready to Describe!

Knowledge, Needs and Future Plans

Experiences with Present Perfect Simple

Conclusion

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Resumen del Curso de Gramática Inglesa: Sustantivos y Pronombres
02:09 min

Tomar examen

Resumen

Comprender el uso de los cuantificadores en inglés es fundamental para expresar con claridad la cantidad de algo. Estas palabras desempeñan un papel crucial tanto en sustantivos contables como incontables y su aplicación adecuada puede enriquecer enormemente nuestra forma de comunicarnos. En esta ocasión, exploraremos cómo identificar y utilizar correctamente los cuantificadores, tomando ejemplos de citas motivacionales para ilustrar su uso práctico en diferentes contextos.

¿Qué son los cuantificadores y cómo se aplican?

Los cuantificadores son palabras que nos ayudan a referirnos a la cantidad o el monto de algo. Este es un concepto que, aplicado correctamente, amplía nuestra habilidad de describir con precisión el mundo que nos rodea.

¿Cuáles cuantificadores se usan con sustantivos contables?

Los sustantivos contables son aquellos elementos que pueden ser contados de manera individual. Para estos usamos cuantificadores como "many". Por ejemplo:

This house doesn't have many bedrooms.
How many countries are in the world?

"Many" se utiliza principalmente en sentencias negativas y preguntas, permitiéndonos expresar una cantidad no específica, pero significativa.

¿Y para los sustantivos incontables?

Por otro lado, los sustantivos incontables son aquellos que no pueden ser contados individualmente porque son vistos como un todo o masa. Aquí entra en juego el cuantificador "much", que solemos encontrar en enunciados negativos y preguntas:

He doesn't have much money.
How much sugar should you eat per day?

"Much" indica una cantidad significativa pero indeterminada de un sustantivo no contable.

¿Existe un cuantificador para ambos tipos?

Sí, "a lot of" es un cuantificador que podemos aplicar tanto a sustantivos contables como incontables. Este término se encuentra comúnmente en afirmaciones positivas para hablar de una cantidad grande:

We saw a lot of sharks while diving.
She has a lot of influence in the company.

Ejercicios aplicados

Incluir ejercicios prácticos es una excelente manera de afianzar el conocimiento. Intentemos completar las siguientes oraciones escogiendo entre "many", "much" y "a lot of":

Their first album was a hit. They sold a lot of CDs.
I don't like to have many things in my pockets.
Don't put much flour in the recipe.

Practicar con ejercicios y aplicar estos conocimientos en descripciones sobre lugares cotidianos como nuestras casas u oficinas facilitará la internalización de estos conceptos.

Recuerda que al finalizar, es importante revisar los recursos adicionales y realizar más ejercicios para que puedas fortalecer tus habilidades en este tema. La práctica es imprescindible para perfeccionar tu manejo de los cuantificadores en inglés. ¡Continúa esforzándote y verás grandes mejoras en tu capacidad de comunicarte en este idioma!

Comentarios

Jerson Mosquera Pretelt

student•

Worksheet:

Mike: Hey Harvey, how are you? How was the safari? Harvey: It was great! We saw (a lot of) wild animals. Mike: Awesome! Did you see (many) lions? Harvey: Yes, we saw them (a lot of) times. Mike: And how (much) time were you in Africa? Harvey: Not (much), only two weeks. Mike: And what else did you see? Harvey: Well, (a lot of) giraffes, hippos and crocodiles. Mike: What about elephants? Did you see them? Harvey: Yes, but not (many).

Mayra K. Triana

teacher•

That's perfect, Jerson! Great work 👏 You're doing awesome, Let's keep going!

Miguel Ángel Chávez Mera

student•

Awesome job!

ANDRES ALFONSO MIRA MEJIA

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The Are a Lot of People Walking On The Street, Because Traffic Light Is Red For Cars. Most of Them are Women. Few of Them Wear Glasses and Quite Fe are Wearing Sweaters or Long-Sleeve Shirts. Few of them they are dressed in sportswear, other People are dressed in casual clothing.

Ronald Victor Blanco Balboa

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A lot of For positive statements For countable and uncontable nouns Example:

We saw a lot of sharks while diving
She has a lot of influence in the company

Much For negative statements For questions For uncountable nouns only Example:

He doesn't have much money
How much sugar should you eat per day?

Many Mostly for negative statements For questions For countable nouns only Example:

This house doesn't have many bedrooms.
How many countries are in the world?

Their first album was a hit! They sold a lot of CDs.
I don't like to have many things in my pockets.
Follow the recipe, don't put much flour.

Joel Santacruz

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In mi house are many things on the table, papers, workbooks, a lot of pencil’s. Many times they are in order and same times are messy.

Cleotilde Oliva

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I don't like to have many things in my pockets. Follow the recipe, don't put much flour. Their first album was a hit! They sold a lot of CDs.

Mayra K. Triana

teacher•

Great job,Cleotilde!

Lucia Bue Roca

student•

I live in an inteligent aparment. My boyfriend is a tech lover so we have a lot of devices through the place. Many of them help us with the house keeping. I love to have them, it makes my life much easier.

Worksheet H: Hi Mike! M: Hey Harvey, how are you? How was the safari? H: It was great! We saw a lot of wild animals. M: Awsome! Did you see many lions? H: Yes, we saw them many times. M: And how much time where you in Africa? H: Not much, only two weeks. M: And what else did you see? H: Well, a lot of giraffes, hippos and crocodiles. M: What about elephants? Did you see them? H: Yes, but not many.

There's a lot of people crossing the street. Most of them are women. It seems to be cold because many of them are wearing jackets. Also, a few of them have bags.

Héctor Alonso Padilla Ramírez

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Deymi Cristabel Zelaya de Soriano

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My house does not have much space; it is tiny. There are two bedrooms, and a lot of things do not fit in it. I need more space to accommodate all my belongings. I also have many pets. I don’t have much time or money to improve it, but maybe in the future I can fix it.

Paola Garcia

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I have many blankets in my bed, I don't have much space because my room is small, but I have a lot of books. Do you have many Toilets paper? :)

Kristine Benitez

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Daniella Cabrera

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why things is a countable nouns?

Francisco Ponce

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"Things" can be a countable noun because it can refer to individual objects or items that can be counted. For example, "I have three things on my to-do list" implies that the speaker is referring to three separate and distinct tasks. However, in some oddly contexts, "things" can also be used as an uncountable noun to refer to a concept or an idea, and in these cases, it cannot be counted. For example, "I don't understand the things in physics."

LESTHER XITUMUL MANUEL

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Because you can say Thing (singular) and Things (plural). That make it a countable noun. In the other hand, if a noun only has a single form, then, it's an uncountable noun. For example: news (noticias, in Spanish). It only has a single form, you cannot say new (nuevo) or newses (that doesn't exist)

Sebastián Quintero Collazos

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Worksheet 2: (Anyone can review my work)

I see a lot of people walking across the street, many of them wears casual and few of them are man.

Why not there many dogs? Do they have much money to buy a car or quite a few of them are poor?

Nicolas Alpargatero

student•

The teacher says: "countables" this is incorrect right? All spell checker says it's wrong.

Mayra K. Triana

teacher•

It's not, Nicolas. Properly, you could say it the full way "countable nouns". But I used a more colloquial way (more suitable for speech) and it's perfectly valid. 😉

Nicolas Alpargatero

student•

Thank you for your explanation.

Deivys Alfredo Suavita Fuentes

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In my office, I have a lot of notebooks.

How many lights do I have? I have 2 lights: one warm and one cool.

There is a little noise because I don't have much money for soundproofing.

Sebastian Valencia Zapata

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My university has a lot of trees.
In my house there are not many plants.
There are many species of animals in your country?

Sebastian Valencia Zapata

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Maybe, in the third should be How many species of animals are in your country?

Erick Cortes

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Erick Cortes

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Lina Fernanda Sánchez Taquiba

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Harvey: Hi Mike! Mike: Hey Harvey, how are you? How was the safari? Harvey: It was great! We saw a lot of_ wild animals. Mike: Awesome! Did you see **many**___ lions? Harvey: Yes, we saw them many_ times. Mike: And how much time were you in africa? Harvey: Not much, only two weeks. Mike: And what else did you see? Harvey: Well, a lot of___ giraffes, hippos and crocodiles. Mike: What about elephants? Did you see them? Harvey: Yes, but not many_

Describing the picture

There are a lot of people walking in the picture. It seems like a downtown from a big city. Most of them are using sweaters so probably it cold out there. Just a few of them don´t have sweaters or jackets.

Miguel Ángel Chávez Mera

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Excellent Job dude!

María Alejandra Mora Botero

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Their first album was a hit ! they sold a lot of CDs I don't like to have many things in my pockets Follow the recipe, don't put much flour

Samuel Francessco Sandoval Prieto

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At thepast I've tried a lot of taking notes apps, today. "CRAFT"

Axel Gonzalo Arancibia

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My apartment has a lot of space but it doesn't have too much space in the kitchen.

Cuantificadores en Sustantivos Contables e Incontables

Introduction

Expresiones de Tiempo y Cantidad en Inglés B1

Nouns and Pronouns

Comprensión Oral: Diálogo y Preguntas Clave

Pronombres Indefinidos en Inglés: Uso, Prefijos y Sufijos

Pronombres Indefinidos: Uso y Práctica en Frases Completas

Pronombres Indefinidos Variables y Uso de "Else"

Sustantivos Contables e Incontables: Diferencias y Ejemplos

Sustantivos Contables e Incontables en Inglés