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| Groups of similar items | clothing, equipment, furniture, jewelry, junk, baggage, mail, money, stuff, traffic, vocabulary |
| Abstractions | advice, equality, fun, health, ignorance, information, knowledge, news, peace, pollution, respect |
| Liquids | blood, coffee, gasoline, water |
| Gases | air, helium, oxygen, smog, smoke, steam |
| Materials | aluminum, cloth, cotton, ice, wood |
| Food | beef, bread, butter, macaroni, meat, pork |
| Particles or grains | dirt, dust, hair, rice, salt, wheat |
| Sports, games, activities | chess, homework, housework, reading, sailing, soccer |
| Languages | Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish |
| Fields of study/ sciences | biology, computer science, history, literature, mathematics |
| Events in nature | electricity, heat, humidity, moonlight, rain, snow, sunshine, thunder, weather |
: information, advice, equipment, traffic, progress, work, trouble, furniture, machinery, news, money, cash, data.
| We need the information before we make a final decision. | Never an information |
| We appreciated his advice | Never an advice |
piece: a piece of information, a piece of advice, a piece of equipment.
, ics, : economics, politics, ethics, mathematics ():
| Politics is a subject to be avoided. | , . |
: arrears, headquarters, premises, surroundings, thanks, goods, clothes:
| The premises are being renovated at the moment. | . |
| Our headquarters are situated in Amsterdam. | - . |
, : time, experience, adventure, age, authority, chocolate, fruit, life:
| That news item will take too much time. | . |
| How many times have I heard that? | ? |
, : team, government, group, staff, public, committee, media:
The media is/are considering self-regulation.
, : police, poultry, clergy (.. ):
| The police are investigating the allegations. | . |
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| Possessive () | my, his, her, its, our, your, their, Newtons: My PC is older than your Mac. |
| Demonstrative () | this, these, that, those: Those students rent that house. |
| Relative () | what, which, whose, whatever, and others: We do not know which decision to make. |
| Indefinites () | any, each, few, many, other, some, and others: Few films today have complex plots. |
| Interrogative () | what, which, whose: What answer did you give? |
| Cardinal (counting) numerals ( ) | one, two, and others: Well have one more test to call it a day. |
