Betty Azar - Basic English Grammar (2nd Ed)
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14.Are you hungry? Could I get you some food?
15.Taiwan and Cuba are island.
16.I drink eight glass of water every day.
17.Tomato are red when they are ripe.
18.There is a lot of traffic at five o'clock.
19.Before dinner, I put dish, spoon, fork, knife, and napkin on the table.
20. I have many friend. I don't have many enemy.
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I'd like s o m e water. |
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I'd l i e a g l a s s o f water. |
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I'd like a c u p o f coffee. |
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I'd like a piece offiuit. |
Units of measure are used with noncount nouns to express a specific quantity, for example: a glass of, a cup of, a piece of. In (a): some water = an unspecific quantity.
In @): a glass of water = a specific quantity.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS OF MEASURE
a bag of rice |
a bunch of b a n a m |
a bar of soap |
a can of corn* |
a bottle of beer |
a carton of milk |
a bowl of cereal |
a glass of water |
a box of candy |
a head of lettuce |
a jar of pickles a loaf of bread a piece of cheese a sheet of paper
a tube of toothpaste
*In British English: a tin of corn.
baa |
bar |
bottle |
box |
can |
carton |
jar |
tube |
bunch |
EXERCISE 27-ORAL: Change a lot of to many or much in the following sentences. Use
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1.Idon't have a lot of money. + I don't haw much money.
2.Tom has a lot of problems.
3.I want to visit a lot of cities in the United States and Canada.
4.I don't put a lot of sugar in my coffee.
5.I have a lot of questions to ask you.
6.Sue and John have a small apartment. They don't have a lot of furniture.
7.You can see a lot of people at the zoo on Sunday.
8.Dick doesn't get a lot of mail because he doesn't write a lot of letters.
9.Chicago has a lot of skyscrapers. Monueal has a lot of tall buildings too.
10.Mary is lazy. She doesn't do a lot of work.
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EXERCISE 28: Complete the questions with many or much. |
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*Much is usually used only in negative sentences and in questions. Much is rarely used in statements.
