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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"A ittle bit of" and its alternatives.
Apparently "a ittle bit of" is informal. So what would good alternatives be? Or will all of the alternatives be stuffy and wordy?
Say for: There is a little bit of snow on the ground.
And what about countable nouns. Say replace "snow" with "leaves".
If anyone knows the answer to this, I thank you.
Say for: There is a little bit of snow on the ground.
And what about countable nouns. Say replace "snow" with "leaves".
If anyone knows the answer to this, I thank you.
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These are standard register (neither informal nor stuffy): There's some / a little snow on the ground. There are s ome / a few leaves on the ground
- These are standard register (neither informal nor stuffy): There's some / a little snow on the ground.
- There are s ome / a few leaves on the ground
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These are standard register (neither informal nor stuffy):
There's some / a little snow on the ground.
There are some / a few leaves on the ground
There's some / a little snow on the ground.
There are some / a few leaves on the ground
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Thank you for your reply Mister Micawber. But what if your goal of the sentence was to translate the fact that there was in fact a small amount of snow or leaves? Some doesn't really translate that.
Would the only way to say it be: There is a small amount of snow/leaves on the ground.
I am assuming that "small amount" can be used with both countable and non-countable nouns.
Would the only way to say it be: There is a small amount of snow/leaves on the ground.
I am assuming that "small amount" can be used with both countable and non-countable nouns.
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Would the only way to say it be: There is a small amount of snow/leaves on the ground.? -- No, that is not the only way; i have already given you better: a little and a few.
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