1) SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUNS. To talk about any representative of the class, not a particular thing or person (=any, every) a) - b) the c) a/an 2) nouns "man, mankind, humanity" used in a generic sense  a) a/an b) - c) the 3) SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUNS. A symbol representing a whole class, not a typical representative. a) a/an b) the c) - 4) PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS/ UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS. The whole class, all representatives of the class. a) - b) a/an c) the 5) PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS/ UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS. If the statement is true both of the whole class and of any individual specimen of the class three structures are possible to make a general statement: 1)A tiger can swim. 2)The tiger can swim. 3) Tigers can swim a) True b) False 6) The tiger can swim. a) used mainly in spoken English b) used mainly in written English 7) Tigers can swim a) more usual in speech b) more usual in writing 8) Collective nouns denoting social groups or classes, political parties, religious beliefs (__ aristocracy, __ nobility, __ public, __ police, __Liberals, __ Catholics) a) a/an b) the c) - 9) substantivised adjectives (__blind, __poor, __rich, __young, __ old) a) the b) a/an c) -

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