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Anthon Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

help me with this please.

hi every1 im having a problem with these please help me out:)

1.Should we use " 100 dollars " or "100 dollar"

2.What is the difference between "lots of fruits" and "lot of fruits "

Thank You
  

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1) 100 dollars. 2) The sentence 'Lot of fruits' doesn't exist. I guess you meant 'A lot of fruits'.

  • 1) 100 dollars.
  • 2) The sentence 'Lot of fruits' doesn't exist.
  • I guess you meant 'A lot of fruits'.
  • 'A lot of fruits' and 'Lots of fruits' have the same meaning; that is, 'there are many fruits'.
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1) 100 dollars.

2) The sentence 'Lot of fruits' doesn't exist. I guess you meant 'A lot of fruits'. 'A lot of fruits' and 'Lots of fruits' have the same meaning; that is, 'there are many fruits'.

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but some santences they use 100 dollars ...it's confusing me
and also like one hundred two hundreds, two hundred some use two hundred ..the same thing with millions,million and thousand so which do i use? or there's a rule to use those
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Anthonbut some santences they use 100 dollars ...it's confusing me and also like one hundred two hundreds, two hundred some use two hundred ..the same thing with millions,million and thousand so which do i use? or there's a rule to use those
Can you write some sentences showing what you find difficult?
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ok ..in money i mean the notes it's written 200 dollars but somehow in conversation or certain sentence it's 200 dollar...i couldn't remember any sentence but i remember that there's.

any1 knows ? i'd be a precious help for me
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What you are hearing in spoken English is what is called "colloquial" - it is an informal use of words. When writing, it is better to use "dollars" [plural].
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Hi,

Colloquialisms vary by country. I think some British persons might informally say 'It cost 200 pound'. However, I don't think a North American would ever say 'It cost 200 dollar'. He might, however, say 'This is a 200-dollar suit', using the phrase '200-dollar' as an adjective. Perhaps it is this adjectival kind of use that Anthon has heard?

Best wishes, Clive
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Hi, Clive

I think you are probably right.

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