Determiners with countable nouns:

So when there is a small number we use the “determiners”

not many/a few we can also use several/a small number of

When there is a larger number we use a large number of

all with - what kind of nouns - singular or plural?

with the plural of countable nouns

Determiners with uncountable nouns:

When there is a small amount:very little/not much:There was very little room left on the bus.There wasn’t much room left on the bus.

When there is a large amount: a great deal ofThere’s a great deal of chocolate in this cake

We can use some determiners with both countable and uncountable nouns:a lot of/lots of

When we use the following - there is a difference in meaning:Countable:

There are a few books:There are some books

There are few booksThere aren’t many books

Uncountable:We have a little time:We have some time.

We have little time:We don’t have much time.

no..at all; noneHe takes no pride at all in his appearance

He doesn’t take any pride in his appearance

a lack ofThere’s a lack of honesty these days

There isn’t any honesty these days