Diction: Amount and number, Fewer and Less,
Description: Diction: Amount and number, Fewer and Less, Between and Among From the UWF Writing Labs 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series Mini-Lesson 54 Use amount with singular (mass) nouns. Use number with plural (countable) nouns. A large amount of work
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slide1. Diction: Amount and number, Fewer and Less, Between and Among From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series
Mini-Lesson #54<br>
slide2. Use amount with singular (mass) nouns. Use number with plural (countable) nouns. A large amount of work
A number of classes<br>
slide3. Examples: amount of credit
a small amount of dough
amount of competitiveness
the number of doughnuts
a large number of employees
number of competitors<br>
slide4. Less should be used with mass nouns or general amounts. Fewer, like number, should be used with plural (countable) nouns. Less tar per cigarette
Fewer cigarettes per pack<br>
slide5. More examples: Fewer items
Fewer crimes
Fewer people
Fewer arguments
Fewer bills
Fewer calories
Less time
Less punishment
Less progress
Less paper
Less money
Less fat<br>
slide6. In general, between is used for relationships involving only two people or things or for comparing one thing to a group to which it belongs. Among is used for relationships involving more than two people or things. Don and Thomas had only three dollars between them.
An agreement was made among the club members.<br>
slide7. More examples There will be a fifteen-minute intermission between Acts I and II.
The friendship between me and him has ended.
There is a silent closeness among the family members.<br>
Mini-Lesson #54<br>
slide2. Use amount with singular (mass) nouns. Use number with plural (countable) nouns. A large amount of work
A number of classes<br>
slide3. Examples: amount of credit
a small amount of dough
amount of competitiveness
the number of doughnuts
a large number of employees
number of competitors<br>
slide4. Less should be used with mass nouns or general amounts. Fewer, like number, should be used with plural (countable) nouns. Less tar per cigarette
Fewer cigarettes per pack<br>
slide5. More examples: Fewer items
Fewer crimes
Fewer people
Fewer arguments
Fewer bills
Fewer calories
Less time
Less punishment
Less progress
Less paper
Less money
Less fat<br>
slide6. In general, between is used for relationships involving only two people or things or for comparing one thing to a group to which it belongs. Among is used for relationships involving more than two people or things. Don and Thomas had only three dollars between them.
An agreement was made among the club members.<br>
slide7. More examples There will be a fifteen-minute intermission between Acts I and II.
The friendship between me and him has ended.
There is a silent closeness among the family members.<br>