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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Pizza

Which style is more commonly used between S1(I and my friends ~) and S2(I ~ with my friends ~)? Also, which one fits the following sentences among (A)~(C)?

S1. I and my friends put away [ (A) three pizza / (B) three pizzas / (C) the whole three pizzas ] at the local bowling center.
S2. I put away [ (A) three pizza / (B) three pizzas / (C) the whole three pizzas ] with my friends at the local bowling center.
  

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In S1, you would not put “I” first. “My friends and I” should replace it. In S2, “I put away … with my friends…” is acceptable format.

— Wilpeter

  • In S1, you would not put “I” first.
  • “My friends and I” should replace it.
  • In S2, “I put away … with my friends…” is acceptable format.
  • (A) Pizza can be both uncountable and countable; when counted, use “pizzas”, otherwise “some pizza”.
  • (B) three pizzas is correct.
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In S1, you would not put “I” first. “My friends and I” should replace it.
In S2, “I put away … with my friends…” is acceptable format.
(A) Pizza can be both uncountable and countable; when counted, use “pizzas”, otherwise “some pizza”.
(B) three pizzas is correct.
(C) three whole pizzas is the preferred expression. (Omit "the")
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lucas21cWhich style is more commonly used between S1(I and my friends ~) and S2(I ~ with my friends ~)?
S1, but reversed: My friends and I put away (all) three pizzas at the local bowling center.

If you want to emphasize that there were three pizzas ordered and you ate all of those pizzas, add the "all" in parentheses above. It's bette
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