D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 14

Class

1. Singular/plural/uncountable
2. Determiners/pronouns/quantifiers
3. How countable is tested - extra word exercise (BEC Vantage Reading Part 5) p.42
4. Countable/uncountable/proper nouns (workbook p. 25)

Notes

a few  + countable plural noun,  a little + uncountable noun = positive - a small number/amount but enough while few and little on their own are negative.

There was a little money left, so we were able to buy some wine. 

We got to the party late but there were still a few people left and we had a good time. 

We had little money left and were really starting to worry.

The Union Rep was fed up because few people attended the meeting. 

A number of + plural noun  emphasises how many so is followed by a plural verb.

The number of + plural noun emphasises a single figure/amount/statistic so is followed by a singular verb. 

Going Further

Notes and examples:

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37880634/The%20Trouble%20With%20Nouns

Pronunciation: either, neither

Let's Call The Whole Thing Off  by George and Ira Gershwin.