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The Grammar Show, 27- Countable and uncountable nouns

27- Countable and uncountable nouns

Hello, and welcome to today's Grammar Gameshow!

I'm your host, Will!

I am rubber,

you're glue.

It bounces off me and sticks to you.

And of course, let's not forget Leslie,

our all-knowing voice in the sky.

Hello, everyone!

Tonight we're going to ask you three questions about…

Countable and uncountable nouns.

Those people, things, and places

that tell us what we're talking about!

OK! Now, let's meet our contestants!

Hello, all. My name is Bill.

And contestant number two?

It's nice to meet you. I'm Yun.

Nice to see you again Bill.

You're making quite a name for yourself in this show.

And welcome Yun.

OK, let's get going, and don't forget

you can play along at home too.

Here is our first question.

Nouns in English can be divided into

countable and uncountable.

But,

what are the basic differences between them?

Countable nouns can be counted.

Uncountable nouns can't.

Or not can't, they can…

but we don't usually…

I mean who really wants to sit there

and count grains of rice?

Leslie?

Correct!

Countable nouns can be divided into singular and plural.

A chair, two chairs, three chairs.

Uncountable nouns cannot.

With countable nouns we ask how many and use words

such as a lot, many and a few.

With uncountable nouns, we use how much

and words such as a lot, much and a little.

All clear on that?

Let's have an alphabet battle to check.

It's simple.

Challenge each other to give examples of

countable and uncountable nouns

following the order of the alphabet.

Yun, you can go first. Ready? Go!

Uncountable.

A for Art.

Correct!

Countable.

B for Beds.

Correct!

Countable.

C for cars.

Correct!

Uncountable.

D for danger.

Correct!

Countable.

Elephants.

Correct!

Uncountable.

Fish.

Correct!

But,

fish is countable!

wait... er…

fishes?

Oi!

What was…

sorry I was thinking about something else...

She's cheating!

Cheating!

Well, I didn't see anything.

That is a very serious accusation you're making.

Do you have any evidence?

Roll up her sleeve!

I can't, I'm afraid!

I can no longer touch the contestants after that

unfortunate chainsaw-related game show accident

in episode 37

... but that was such a long time ago.

Leslie?

Fish?

Fish is both countable and uncountable

depending on whether you mean the animal

– I see three fish –

or the food

– I eat lots of fish.

This is not the only noun like this, so be careful!

Well done! I think Yun did better,

so twelve points for you.

On to our second round,

and this is a double-trouble round of

two questions about uncountables.

Here we go!

Question one.

If uncountable nouns cannot be counted,

how then can we count them?

Can't we use a container to make them countable?

Correct!

She's doing it again!

Eh?

Yes, you're right!

Time for our second uncountable question

… now that's a paradox of words!

Fruit is an uncountable noun.

How then is this sentence correct?

There were at least 12 fruits on offer.

It's an irregular plural

that refers to the different types of thing

in the same category.

Correct!

Will!

She's cheating!

So, you keep saying, but do you have any evidence?

I literally just filmed it on my phone.

What are you doing there?

You could be blog-tubing the answers!

Put that away!

Tut, tut, tut!

Leslie?

Tut, tut, tut, Bill!

To make an uncountable noun countable

we need to use a container.

This is an expression commonly using a and of.

For example,

a piece of cake

or a cup of coffee.

Secondly,

some nouns, such as fruit and fish,

have an irregular plural

– fruits and fishes.

We use these when we are referring to a number

of different types of thing

from the same category.

For example,

the shop sells three fruits

– apples, bananas and oranges!

Well done, Yun! Another fantastic round

and another ten points.

OK on to our fi…

Look!

Hang on a minute! Before we go any further…

Can you just please keep an eye on her?

Please?

Oh, very well.

If for no other reason than

it's not nice to see a grown man beg

... except for Leslie, of course.

Round three!

Have a look at these sentences

and tell me why the noun used in each one

is special in some way.

The news was reported.

The species is extinct.

The team play well.

The staff are unhappy.

In A the noun news is uncountable.

However, many people may see the ‘s' at the end,

and think that it is a plural. Oh no!

There is no singular or plural. News is uncountable!

Correct!

I'm just guessing here, but the noun species in B

is unusual because it's singular and has no plural form.

So, just to say again,

the noun species

singular and plural forms are the same.

Correct!

In C the noun team is a collective.

This means it can be singular or plural.

It depends on the speaker.

Correct!

I'm going to go out on a limb here,

but the noun staff in D,

is singular…

just like news.

So, just to repeat that.

Staff is a collective noun

that takes plural verb form.

Correct!

It's the audience!

They're…

no, it's…

someone's coughing!

Bill, sometimes people cough.

It's not illegal.

Maybe the stress of four wins is beginning to show.

Leslie?

Nice!

English has some irregular nouns

which you need to be careful of!

Some nouns,

such as species, fish and sheep

are the same whether they are singular or plural.

Some nouns,

such as news and mathematics,

always take a singular verb.

Some nouns,

such as staff and police,

are collective,

and so are always plural

And finally,

there are some collective nouns,

such as team, government and family,

which can be either singular or plural

depending on whether you mean a single unit

- it -

or a group of individuals

- they.

Well done! Three points each!

And that brings us to the end of today's

Grammar Gameshow.

Let's count out the points…

And the winner is…

Yun!

Or

at least it would be

if she hadn't been blatantly cheating this whole time!

What!?

Don't you think I don't see everything that

goes on around here?

I see all and I hear all.

Incidentally Bill, you might want to go to the doctor.

Your stomach's been making some quite...

biological noises.

Why didn't you say something before?

Well, it's your stomach Bill…

Oh!

You mean about the cheating.

Well,

I've got a time slot to fill.

Bye bye, Yun.

Release the disappointed parents.

And Bill?

No one likes a snitch.

It looks like we'll need two more contestants.

Thanks for joining us.

Say goodbye, Leslie

Sağol, Leslie.

See you next time.

27- Countable and uncountable nouns 27- Zählbare und nicht zählbare Substantive 27- Sustantivos contables e incontables 27- Sostantivi numerabili e non numerabili 27- 可算名詞と不可算名詞 27- 셀 수 있는 명사와 셀 수 없는 명사 27- Substantivos contáveis e incontáveis 27- Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные 27- Sayılabilen ve sayılamayan isimler 27- Злічувані та незлічувані іменники 27- 可数名词和不可数名词 27- 可數名詞和不可數名詞

Hello, and welcome to today's Grammar Gameshow! Merhaba ve bugünün Dilbilgisi Oyun Gösterisine hoş geldiniz!

I'm your host, Will! Ben senin ev sahibinim, Will!

I am rubber, Soy de goma, Eu sou de borracha, Ben lastiğim,

you're glue. está a colar. sen yapıştırıcısın.

It bounces off me and sticks to you. Rebota en mí y se pega a ti. Benden sekip sana yapışıyor.

And of course, let's not forget Leslie,

our all-knowing voice in the sky. nuestra voz omnisciente en el cielo.

Hello, everyone! Hallo zusammen!

Tonight we're going to ask you three questions about… Heute Abend werden wir Ihnen drei Fragen stellen über...

Countable and uncountable nouns. Zählbare und nicht zählbare Substantive.

Those people, things, and places Diese Menschen, Dinge und Orte Bu insanlar, şeyler ve yerler

that tell us what we're talking about! die uns sagen, wovon wir sprechen! ¡que nos digan de qué estamos hablando! bize neden bahsettiğimizi anlatacak!

OK! Now, let's meet our contestants! GUT! Und jetzt stellen wir unsere Kandidaten vor!

Hello, all. My name is Bill. Hallo an alle. Mein Name ist Bill.

And contestant number two? Und Kandidat Nummer zwei?

It's nice to meet you. I'm Yun. Freut mich, Sie kennenzulernen. Ich bin Yun.

Nice to see you again Bill. Schön, Sie wiederzusehen, Bill.

You're making quite a name for yourself in this show. Sie haben sich in dieser Sendung einen Namen gemacht. Bu dizide adından oldukça söz ettiriyorsun.

And welcome Yun. Ve Yun'a hoş geldin.

OK, let's get going, and don't forget OK, los geht's, und vergessen Sie nicht Tamam, hadi gidelim ve unutma

you can play along at home too. können Sie auch zu Hause mitspielen. evde de birlikte oynayabilirsiniz.

Here is our first question. Hier ist unsere erste Frage.

Nouns in English can be divided into Substantive im Englischen können unterteilt werden in İngilizce isimler ayrılabilir

countable and uncountable. zählbar und nicht zählbar.

But, Ancak,

what are the basic differences between them? Was sind die grundlegenden Unterschiede zwischen ihnen? aralarındaki temel farklar nelerdir?

Countable nouns can be counted. Zählbare Substantive können gezählt werden. Sayılabilen isimler sayılabilir.

Uncountable nouns can't. Unzählbare Substantive können das nicht. Sayılamayan isimler olamaz.

Or not can't, they can… Oder nicht können, sie können... Ya da yapamazlar, yapabilirler…

but we don't usually… aber wir machen das normalerweise nicht...

I mean who really wants to sit there Ich meine, wer will da wirklich sitzen Yani kim gerçekten orada oturmak ister ki

and count grains of rice? und Reiskörner zählen? ve pirinç tanelerini sayar mısın?

Leslie?

Correct! Richtig!

Countable nouns can be divided into singular and plural. Sayılabilen isimler tekil ve çoğul olarak ayrılabilir.

A chair, two chairs, three chairs. Bir sandalye, iki sandalye, üç sandalye.

Uncountable nouns cannot. Unzählbare Substantive können das nicht. Sayılamayan isimler olamaz.

With countable nouns we ask how many and use words Bei zählbaren Substantiven fragen wir, wie viele es sind, und verwenden Wörter Sayılabilen isimlerde kaç tane sorulur ve kelimeler kullanılır

such as a lot, many and a few. wie z. B. viel, viele und wenige. çok, çok ve birkaç gibi.

With uncountable nouns, we use how much Bei nicht zählbaren Substantiven verwenden wir wie viel Sayılamayan isimlerde ne kadar kullanırız

and words such as a lot, much and a little. und Wörter wie "viel", "viel" und "wenig". ve çok, çok ve biraz gibi kelimeler.

All clear on that? Ist das klar? Her şey açık mı?

Let's have an alphabet battle to check. Machen wir eine Buchstabenschlacht zur Überprüfung. Hagamos una batalla alfabética para comprobarlo. Kontrol etmek için bir alfabe savaşı yapalım.

It's simple. Das ist ganz einfach.

Challenge each other to give examples of Fordern Sie sich gegenseitig auf, Beispiele zu nennen für Örnekler vermek için birbirinize meydan okuyun.

countable and uncountable nouns

following the order of the alphabet. in der Reihenfolge des Alphabets. alfabenin sırasını takip ederek.

Yun, you can go first. Ready? Go! Yun, du darfst als Erster gehen. Bist du bereit? Los geht's!

Uncountable. Unzählbar.

A for Art. A für Kunst. A de Arte. Sanat için A.

Correct!

Countable.

B for Beds. Yataklar için B.

Correct! Richtig!

Countable. Zählbar.

C for cars. C für Autos.

Correct! Richtig!

Uncountable.

D for danger.

Correct!

Countable.

Elephants.

Correct!

Uncountable.

Fish.

Correct!

But,

fish is countable! Balık sayılabilir!

wait... er…

fishes? Balıklar mı?

Oi!

What was…

sorry I was thinking about something else...

She's cheating! Hile yapıyor!

Cheating!

Well, I didn't see anything.

That is a very serious accusation you're making. Bu yaptığınız çok ciddi bir suçlama.

Do you have any evidence? Tem alguma prova? Kanıtınız var mı?

Roll up her sleeve! Kolunu kıvır!

I can't, I'm afraid!

I can no longer touch the contestants after that

unfortunate chainsaw-related game show accident testere i̇le i̇lgi̇li̇ tali̇hsi̇z yarişma programi kazasi

in episode 37

... but that was such a long time ago.

Leslie?

Fish?

Fish is both countable and uncountable Balık hem sayılabilir hem de sayılamaz

depending on whether you mean the animal hayvanı mı kastettiğinize bağlı olarak

– I see three fish –

or the food

– I eat lots of fish.

This is not the only noun like this, so be careful! Bu, bunun gibi tek isim değil, bu yüzden dikkatli olun!

Well done! I think Yun did better,

so twelve points for you.

On to our second round,

and this is a double-trouble round of ve bu da iki turlu bir

two questions about uncountables.

Here we go!

Question one.

If uncountable nouns cannot be counted, Eğer sayılamayan isimler sayılamıyorsa,

how then can we count them? ¿cómo podemos contarlos? O zaman onları nasıl sayabiliriz?

Can't we use a container to make them countable? ¿No podemos utilizar un contenedor para hacerlos contables? Onları sayılabilir yapmak için bir kap kullanamaz mıyız?

Correct!

She's doing it again!

Eh?

Yes, you're right!

Time for our second uncountable question İkinci sayılamayan sorumuzun zamanı geldi

… now that's a paradox of words! ... ¡eso sí que es una paradoja de palabras! ... işte bu bir kelime paradoksu!

Fruit is an uncountable noun.

How then is this sentence correct? O halde bu cümle nasıl doğru olabilir?

There were at least 12 fruits on offer. Se ofrecían al menos 12 frutas. Sunulan en az 12 meyve vardı. 至少有12種水果可供選擇。

It's an irregular plural 這是一個不規則複數

that refers to the different types of thing farklı şey türlerine atıfta bulunan

in the same category.

Correct!

Will!

She's cheating!

So, you keep saying, but do you have any evidence?

I literally just filmed it on my phone. Sadece telefonuma kaydettim. 我真的只是用手機拍攝了它。

What are you doing there?

You could be blog-tubing the answers! Cevapları blogda yayınlıyor olabilirsin! 您可以透過部落格來獲得答案!

Put that away! Kaldır şunu!

Tut, tut, tut!

Leslie?

Tut, tut, tut, Bill!

To make an uncountable noun countable Sayılamayan bir ismi sayılabilir hale getirmek için

we need to use a container. bir konteyner kullanmamız gerekiyor.

This is an expression commonly using a and of. Bu, genellikle a ve of kullanılan bir ifadedir.

For example,

a piece of cake

or a cup of coffee.

Secondly,

some nouns, such as fruit and fish,

have an irregular plural

– fruits and fishes.

We use these when we are referring to a number Bunları bir sayıya atıfta bulunduğumuzda kullanırız

of different types of thing

from the same category.

For example,

the shop sells three fruits dükkan üç meyve satıyor

– apples, bananas and oranges! - elma, muz ve portakal!

Well done, Yun! Another fantastic round

and another ten points.

OK on to our fi… Pekala, ilk bölümümüze geçelim.

Look!

Hang on a minute! Before we go any further… Bir dakika bekleyin! Daha ileri gitmeden önce.

Can you just please keep an eye on her? Lütfen ona göz kulak olur musun?

Please?

Oh, very well.

If for no other reason than Eğer başka bir sebep yoksa

it's not nice to see a grown man beg Yetişkin bir adamın yalvardığını görmek hiç hoş değil. 看到一個成年男子乞討可不是什麼好事

... except for Leslie, of course.

Round three!

Have a look at these sentences

and tell me why the noun used in each one

is special in some way.

The news was reported. Haber rapor edildi.

The species is extinct. Türün nesli tükenmiştir. 該物種已滅絕。

The team play well.

The staff are unhappy.

In A the noun news is uncountable.

However, many people may see the ‘s' at the end, Ancak, birçok kişi sondaki 's' harfini görebilir,

and think that it is a plural. Oh no! ve bunun bir çoğul olduğunu düşün. Olamaz!

There is no singular or plural. News is uncountable! Tekil ya da çoğul yoktur. Haberler sayılamaz!

Correct!

I'm just guessing here, but the noun species in B Burada sadece tahmin yürütüyorum, ama B'deki isim türleri

is unusual because it's singular and has no plural form. alışılmadıktır çünkü tekildir ve çoğul biçimi yoktur.

So, just to say again,

the noun species isim türleri

singular and plural forms are the same.

Correct!

In C the noun team is a collective. C'de takım ismi bir kolektiftir.

This means it can be singular or plural.

It depends on the speaker.

Correct!

I'm going to go out on a limb here, Biraz riske gireceğim, 我要在這裡冒險,

but the noun staff in D,

is singular…

just like news.

So, just to repeat that. Bunu tekrarlamak istiyorum.

Staff is a collective noun Personel kolektif bir isimdir

that takes plural verb form. çoğul fiil formunu alır.

Correct!

It's the audience! Seyirciler!

They're…

no, it's…

someone's coughing! Biri öksürüyor!

Bill, sometimes people cough.

It's not illegal.

Maybe the stress of four wins is beginning to show. Belki de dört galibiyetin stresi kendini göstermeye başlamıştır.

Leslie?

Nice!

English has some irregular nouns

which you need to be careful of!

Some nouns,

such as species, fish and sheep

are the same whether they are singular or plural.

Some nouns,

such as news and mathematics,

always take a singular verb.

Some nouns,

such as staff and police,

are collective,

and so are always plural

And finally,

there are some collective nouns,

such as team, government and family,

which can be either singular or plural

depending on whether you mean a single unit tek bir birimi mi kastettiğinize bağlı olarak

- it -

or a group of individuals veya bir grup birey

- they.

Well done! Three points each!

And that brings us to the end of today's

Grammar Gameshow.

Let's count out the points…

And the winner is…

Yun!

Or

at least it would be en azından

if she hadn't been blatantly cheating this whole time! Eğer bunca zamandır açıkça hile yapmasaydı! 如果她沒有一直明目張膽地作弊就好了!

What!?

Don't you think I don't see everything that Her şeyi görmediğimi mi sanıyorsun?

goes on around here? Buralarda neler oluyor?

I see all and I hear all.

Incidentally Bill, you might want to go to the doctor. Між іншим, Білл, ти можеш піти до лікаря. 順便說一句,比爾,你可能想去看醫生。

Your stomach's been making some quite... Karnın oldukça... 你的胃一直在產生一些...

biological noises.

Why didn't you say something before?

Well, it's your stomach Bill…

Oh!

You mean about the cheating.

Well,

I've got a time slot to fill.

Bye bye, Yun.

Release the disappointed parents. Hayal kırıklığına uğramış aileleri serbest bırakın.

And Bill?

No one likes a snitch. Kimse bir ispiyoncuyu sevmez.

It looks like we'll need two more contestants.

Thanks for joining us.

Say goodbye, Leslie

Sağol, Leslie.

See you next time.