a lot of - some - any

من طرف **Admin** الجمعة مارس 12, 2010 12:03 pm

a lot of - some - any

These are very useful when speaking English. Many students forget to use them

For any amount use "some"

I bought groceries at the store
I bought some groceries at the store
She has money in her purse
She has some money in her purse
There were police at the building
There were some police at the building

For large amounts use "a lot of"

He needs help
He needs a lot of help
We picked strawberries
We picked a lot of strawberries
There are some flies inside the house
There are a lot of flies inside the house

Remember that "a lot" can be used when there's not a noun that follows

A: Did you find any tomatoes?
B: Yeah, a lot

For small amounts use "not a lot of"

There were people at the party
There weren't a lot of people at the party
John has friends
John doesn't have a lot of friends

For amounts of zero, use "not" and "any"

She has time
She doesn't have any time
There's some bread on the shelf
There isn't any bread on the shelf

من طرف **samar** الأربعاء مارس 31, 2010 5:35 pm

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