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Encolpius Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
I ate too much cheese.
Hello, I'd like to know if I can use any word or only some words intead of cheese.
Can I say: I ate too much banana, apple... ?
thanks a lot.
Can I say: I ate too much banana, apple... ?
thanks a lot.
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Hi, yes, you could, but it's more usual to say: I ate too many bananas/apples. because you can usually "count" them, so you can eat one, two, three, etc. bananas/apples.
- Hi, yes, you could, but it's more usual to say: I ate too many bananas/apples.
- because you can usually "count" them, so you can eat one, two, three, etc.
- bananas/apples.
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Hi,
yes, you could, but it's more usual to say:
I ate too many bananas/apples.
...because you can usually "count" them, so you can eat one, two, three, etc. bananas/apples.
yes, you could, but it's more usual to say:
I ate too many bananas/apples.
...because you can usually "count" them, so you can eat one, two, three, etc. bananas/apples.
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EncolpiusCan I say: I ate too much banana, apple... ?I don't recommend it.
I ate too much should be followed by an uncountable edible food. If it's countable, use I ate too many with the plural.
I ate too much ...
cheese, corn, cereal, spaghetti, bread, meat, pizza, veal, chicken, garlic, oatmeal, candy, ...
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