October 19
Too many
Too much
Many – for things that we can count
Much – for things that we don't count
Too – shows a complaint; more than necessary
Count: apples;
Non-count: money, fruit; work
| Count | Non-count |
| -s or -es All objects that you can give number to. Irregular nouns: man-men; woman-women; child- children; mouse-mice; deer-deer, sheep-sheep, fish-fish.
| Liquids Small things: rice, coffee, sugar, salt, flour. Sand rain Categories of things: furniture, meat, cheese, beef, gold, silver, bread, soap Collective nouns: hair, grass Emotions and feelings: love, hate, Subject: history, math
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Churches
After s, ch, sh put –es
-ed
Work-ed [t]
Flooded [id] after –d or –t
Men's women's Children's department
To make non-count countable:
You have to define it by container or weight.
Something of something
A bag of rice, a pound of rice.
How much rice do you want? A: Two bags of rice, please.
How many bags of rice do you want? A: Two bags of rice, please
Money: a lot, a little, two million – How much? When it means amount
Dollars: 5 dollars How many?
A pound of
A bar of soap, chocolate
A loaf of bread
A carton of milk
A cup of coffee.
A= one; I want a milk. I want a cup of milk. I want a little milk. I want a few milk.
A few – count; apples
A little – non-count; coffee.
Too – complain; too much homework.
A lot – a lot of flowers; a lot homework.
Too – 1. Also 2. A lot [when you complain]
To – 1. Connect two verbs: want to eat 2. Preposition: go to school
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How do people ask you to pay?:
It's $50
You owe me $50
Your total is $50
How do you want to take care of it? [of your bill]
Are you going to pay with a check, cash, or credit card?
Pay with a check; pay cash.
To compare:
P17
Bob has blue eyes but Louise has green.
How much did you pay for it? Did you get it on discount?
How much does it cost?
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