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Chan-Seung Lee
Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Posts: 1032
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:58 am Post subject: quite a bit |
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1.It needs a comma after 'two' but there's quite a bit left out.
2.He saved quite a bit money.
3.He knew quite a bit about it.
4.It needs a comma after 'two' but there's quite a little left out.
5.He saved quite a little money.
6.He knew quite a little about it. |
First, are the above examples correct?
Next, what is the difference among 'quite a bit', 'quite a little', and 'quite a few'?
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myprofe

Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 425 Location: Madrid, Spain - Native Boston, USA
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:49 am Post subject: |
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Quite a bit "of" something means a lot, much, a great deal. It's uncountable.
He's got quite a bit of confusion at his office.
Quite a few also means a lot, many, a great deal. It's for countable nouns.
He's got quite a few problems at his office.
Quite a little doesn't sound correct to me. _________________ I'm never going to learn if you don't correct my mistakes! |
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