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GRAMMAR

Countable and uncountable nouns

We can count countable nouns, and they can be singular or plural. We use a/an,
the, or numbers in front of countable nouns.
a soldier the soldier three soldiers

a n old man the old man three old men
We cannot count uncountable nouns, and they do not have a plural form. We use
sorne in front of uncountable nouns.
Can you see some smoke� Would you like some lunch�

Mulan's father needs some help. /'ve got some money.

7 Complete the text with a/an or some.

ne day, Mulan is doíng a) .. �9'f'0t; .. work at home. Shc is making

O b) ............ doth. Suddenly, shc hcars e) ............ bad ncws. The
Empcror needs d) ............ soldier á-om every famíly for hís bíg army.

But Mula.n's .father is e) ............ old man and he nceds f) ............ help
when he walks.

So Mulan joins thc army in her fathcr's place. But
first, shc vísits the markct with g) ............ moncy
from her fathcr. She buys h) ............ horse and

i) ............ saddlc. S he gets j) ............ bread,
k) ............ applc and many nice thíngs to cat for

her long ride, too.

The next morníng, Mulan has l) ............ break.fast and says goodbye to

her family. Shc rides for hvo days and she suddenly sees m) ........... .
smoke in the sky. She sees n) ............ tent, too. Then she sees a lot

more tcnts and o) ............ big Íire. She is with thc Chinese army now!