demonstratìves
Using nouns, quantifiers and demonstratives
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b
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c
H o w m a n y time d o y o u need to c o m p l e t e the project?
d
Several m y students passed the FCEwith anA grade.
e
What's this strange bird over there in t h e tree?
f
Sonya hasmuch c o m m o n sense and always makes good
decisions.
f
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sevcral of branches
across the coifntry
Need legai advices?
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Sue, Grabbit and Runne, Ltd.
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A
a
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A
b
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A
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B
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w h e r e w e c a n f i n d i n f o r m a t i o n s u p o n it.
•
B
something
Peter needs s o m e
accommodation
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f o l l o w it.
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B
A
much
c
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Johnson
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B
anything
AH generalizations are d a n g e r o u s - e v e n that o n e .
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I can't understand w h y a person will take a year to write a nove! w h e n he
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B
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A
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B
I don't want to b e l o n g t o s o m e club that will accept m e as a m e m b e r .
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m i s s i n g i n m y l i t e . I w o n d e r w h a t it i s .
anything
Millay
everybody does something about them.
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St Vincent
d o e s s o m e t h i n g a b o u t it.
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yellow rosea. W h e r e d i d y o u b u y t h e m ?
these
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c h e e s e is t h e r e left?
H o wmuch
Johnson
follow them.
these
from the shop?
B
Samuel
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s h o p p i n g t o d o , s o let's g o l
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U s e somelsomething
in p o s i t i v e
sentences with uncountable
a n d plural nouns. Use
nouns
any/anything
nouns
a n d plural nouns.
C
U s e n o f much w i t h
uncountable
n o u n s in n e g a t i v e s e n t e n c e s a n d
how
much
with uncountable
nouns
in q u e s t i o n s . U s e n o t m a n y w i t h
p l u r a l n o u n s in n e g a t i v e s e n t e n c e s
a n d how
D
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questions.
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B
p l u r a l n o u n s . U s e few i n p o s i t i v e
A
sentences with plural n o u n s
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with a negative m e a n i n g .
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B
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but
a lot o f in p o s i t i v e a n d
n e g a t i v e s e n t e n c e s a n d in q u e s t i o n s
with plural countabie n o u n s and
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uncountable nouns. Use a
much)
F
lotof(noX
in p o s i t i v e s e n t e n c e s .
U s e several
o r several
+ plural countabie
of+
noun
article, d e m o n s t r a t i v e
b much
a lot of/lots of
or p o s s e s s i v e + plural n o u n , e.g.
c many
much
several
e thta
f
much
a lot o f
any
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Few
i These
This
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Something
a B
d B
b A
e A
c
A
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that
g some
2
a g j ^
are
d Several my
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of my
friends.
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countabie nouns and uncountable
n o u n s . U s e these a n d those
plural countabie nouns.
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in n e g a t i v e s e n t e n c e s a n d in m o s t
questiona with uncountable
G
->
singular verb with these n o u n s a n d
-» F
-»
S o m e n o u n s are u n c o u n t a b l e . U s e a
d o n ' t a d d -s t o t h e n o u n .
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U n c o u n t a b l e n o u n s M a n y n o u n s that
are u n c o u n t a b l e i n E n g l i s h a r e c o u n t a b i e
in s o m e other l a n g u a g e s . U n c o u n t a b l e
n o u n s , e . g . advice, Information,
milk,
petrol, sugar, a r e n o r m a l l y s i n g u l a r . T h e y
don't have a plural f o r m s o y o u can't a d d
- s t o the noun.
advice
NOT
advices
Information
NOT
informations
milk
NOT
fwWfs
petrol
NOT
petrois
You use a s i n g u l a r verb w i t h a n
uncountable n o u n . You don't use the
articles a or an w i t h u n c o u n t a b l e n o u n s .
The water feels cold.
This is hard work.
NOT a hard work
Some a n d any Y o u u s e some i n p o s i t i v e
sentences with plural countabie n o u n s
and uncountable nouns. You can also use
some i n o f f e r s w h e n y o u e x p e c t t h e
a n s w e r t o be ' y e s ' .
There's some good news for
you!
Wouid you like some more
coffee?
Y o u u s e a n y in n e g a t i v e s e n t e n c e s a n d i n
most questions with plural countabie
nouns and uncountable nouns.
There aren't any clouds in the sky today.
Is there any
water?
A few a n d few Y o u u s e a few in p o s i t i v e
sentences with plural countabie nouns.
Y o u u s e few i n p o s i t i v e s e n t e n c e s w i t h
p l u r a l c o u n t a b i e n o u n s but w i t h a
n e g a t i v e m e a n i n g of ' n o t m a n y ' o r
' a l m o s t no'.
you can have a few more days to write
the report.
Few people understand
me.
(Not) muchi many a n d a lot of You use
n o f many o r how many i n n e g a t i v e
sentences and questions with plural
c o u n t a b i e n o u n s . Y o u u s e n o f much o r
how much i n n e g a t i v e s e n t e n c e s a n d
questions with uncountable nouns. You
u s e (not) a lot o f in p o s i t i v e a n d n e g a t i v e
s e n t e n c e s a n d in q u e s t i o n s w i t h p l u r a l
countabie nouns and with uncountable
nouns.
We haven't got much
time.
How much Information
do you
need?
There's a lot of work to do.
Several
a n d several
of Y o u u s e several
+ p l u r a l c o u n t a b i e n o u n o r several of +
the, d e m o n s t r a t i v e {this, those) o r
p o s s e s s i v e ( m y , their) + n o u n .
Several politicians
attended the rally.
Several of his friends are
actors.
This, that, these a n d those You use this
and f/iafwith singular countabie nouns
a n d u n c o u n t a b l e n o u n s . Y o u u s e these
and tf70sewith plural countabie nouns.
G e n e r a l l y this a n d these a r e f o r t h i n g s
that are physically d o s e to y o u , w h i l e
that a n d those a r e f o r t h i n g s t h a t a r e
further away.
Look at that car over there - it's
Those
great.
books
you lent me last week
amazingi
were