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learner12
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 Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:55 pm Post subject: a lot of |
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Hello, teachers!!
The soccer game was shown on a big screen in front of [ ] audience.
(1) a large (2) a lot of (3) many (4) much
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The answer is (1)=a large. Why is (2) wrong? Would you tell me?
I googled and found the following webpage.
http://www.ipv6style.jp/en/special/20040621/index.shtml
The first sentence is:
The North American IPv6 Summit, held on June 14 to 17 in Santa Monica, California, U.S., gathered a lot of audience in DoD-related business, and ...
In the sentence above, you can see "a lot of audience," but is it wrong?
Thank you in advance. |
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Bob S.
Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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Location: So. Cal
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:48 am Post subject: Re: a lot of |
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| learner12 wrote: |
The soccer game was shown on a big screen in front of [ ] audience.
(1) a large (2) a lot of (3) many (4) much
--->
The answer is (1)=a large. Why is (2) wrong? Would you tell me? |
"Audience" is singular. An audience, a large audience, a small audience, etc.
"A lot of" is used with plurals. A lot of people, a lot of apples, a lot of kitties, etc.
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I googled and found the following webpage.
http://www.ipv6style.jp/en/special/20040621/index.shtml
The first sentence is:
The North American IPv6 Summit, held on June 14 to 17 in Santa Monica, California, U.S., gathered a lot of audience in DoD-related business, and ...
In the sentence above, you can see "a lot of audience," but is it wrong? |
Yes, the grammar looks incorrect. Reading through the link, I find a few minor errors like that. It appears to be written by someone who has a high English skill but not fluent enough to be an editor. |
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learner12
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Bob S.:
Thank you again for your help.
Take care and have a nice day!! |
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