Nouns: Countable and uncountable

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First Certificate FCE (Grammar) Mind Map on Nouns: Countable and uncountable, created by Almudena Alameda on 27/04/2016.
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Nouns: Countable and uncountable
  1. Uncountable
    1. Singular
      1. Accommodation; traffic; news; bread; milk; wine; information; advice; electricity
    2. Countable and uncountable

      Annotations:

      • Difference in meaning
      1. (C) There´s a hair in my soup! (U) Her hair is very long
        1. (C) Would you like to come round for a coffee? (U) Coffee grows in Brazil
          1. (U) I haven´t got enough paper left to finish this composition (C) Run out and buy me a paper will you?
          2. Limiting uncountables

            Annotations:

            • By using a countable expression - A bit, a piece...
            1. A piece/slice of cake
              1. A clap of thunder
                1. An item of news
                  1. A loaf of bread
                  2. Determiners
                    1. Singular countable
                      1. a/an; the
                      2. Countable plurals
                        1. How many; a lot of; lots of; few; a few; several; some/any/no; the; plenty of; a large number of
                        2. Uncountable
                          1. How much; a lot of; lots of; little; a little; some/any/no; the; plenty of; a large amount of; a great deal of
                        3. A few/Few; A little/Little
                          1. (A) I´ve seen little improvement in your work recently (B) I´ve seen a little improvement in your work recently

                            Annotations:

                            • A is more negative than B
                            1. (A) There were few people at the meeting (B) There were a few people at the meeting

                              Annotations:

                              • (A) I was disappointing because not many people were there (B) There weren´t many people there, but there is no suggestion that more were expected
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