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fefe76
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 Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:27 am Post subject: when to use too much, some, a lot and enough |
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Hi all ...I'm new here and I am stuck on a question and just cannot seem to figure out how to explain the answer
There aren't ............... biscuits on this plate.
a) too much
b) a lot
c) enough
d) some
I know the answer is c) enough.....but why is it c)?? and i need to explain what this question is testing exactly.
If someone can help me with this I would be very grateful
Thnx |
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Lorikeet
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Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:14 am Post subject: Re: when to use too much, some, a lot and enough |
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| fefe76 wrote: |
Hi all ...I'm new here and I am stuck on a question and just cannot seem to figure out how to explain the answer
There aren't ............... biscuits on this plate.
a) too much
b) a lot
c) enough
d) some
I know the answer is c) enough.....but why is it c)?? and i need to explain what this question is testing exactly.
If someone can help me with this I would be very grateful
Thnx |
"Biscuits" is a count noun; therefore, "too much" would be wrong. You could, however, use "too many."
"A lot" needs an "of" before a noun, so "a lot of biscuits" would be okay.
"Some" is not usually used after a negative; "any" is used, so "any biscuits" would also be okay. |
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fefe76
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thanks a lot
but what type of grammar is this question testing? eg like some questions ive done test the students for tenses, some for prepositions ...so this one is testing what???? |
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