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Expressions of Quantity for Count Nouns
- A couple of peaches
- Several peaches
- A few peaches
Expressions of Quantity for Noncount nouns
- A little rice
Expression of Quantity That Work for Both
- Some peaches/rice
- Most peaches/rice
- Lots of peaches/rice
- A lot of peaches/rice
- Plenty of peaches/rice
Look at the examples from dialogue 2:
- I have lots of peaches!
- They got plenty of sun and a lot of rain when they needed it.
- Several people have mentioned that.
- I’ll definitely take a couple of pies.
- Well, I have some nice organic herbs, too. |
