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Q: "listening to them talk" and "this many"
There are two sentences that look weird to me.
1. She is listening to them talk.
2. This many marbles will more than fill the glass.(both of which are from an english textbook.)
I can perfectly understand what they mean. However, "talk" in 1, and "This" in 2 are somewhat annoying. I guess the 2nd thing, "This" should be used to emphasize "many". But, not sure. Does anyone answer me how they work (grammatically)? Thanks in advance.
1. She is listening to them talk.
2. This many marbles will more than fill the glass.(both of which are from an english textbook.)
I can perfectly understand what they mean. However, "talk" in 1, and "This" in 2 are somewhat annoying. I guess the 2nd thing, "This" should be used to emphasize "many". But, not sure. Does anyone answer me how they work (grammatically)? Thanks in advance.
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(2) [nq:1]There are two sentences that look weird to me. 1. She is listening to them talk.
- (2) [nq:1]There are two sentences that look weird to me.
- 1.
- She is listening to them talk.
- 2.
- This many marbles ...
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[nq:1]There are two sentences that look weird to me. 1. She is listening to them talk. 2. This many marbles ... should be used to emphasize "many". But, not sure. Does anyone answer me how they work (grammatically)? Thanks in advance.[/nq]
1. Verbs of perception are followed by bare infinitives or gerunds.
2. "Many" means a "large number of."
[nq:1]There are two sentences that look weird to me. 1. She is listening to them talk. 2. This many marbles ... should be used to emphasize "many". But, not sure. Does anyone answer me how they work (grammatically)? Thanks in advance.[/nq]
1. Verbs of perception are followed by bare infinitives or gerunds.
2. "Many" means a "large number of."
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[nq:2]2. This many marbles will more than fill the glass. ... "This" should be used to emphasize "many". But, not sure.[/nq]
[nq:1]2. "Many" means a "large number of."[/nq]
So it does, but not in this expression. If you modify it with the demonstrative adjectives "this" or "that", it just means "number of". Similarly, "How many" means "what number of".
You can also use this/that/how in
[nq:1]2. "Many" means a "large number of."[/nq]
So it does, but not in this expression. If you modify it with the demonstrative adjectives "this" or "that", it just means "number of". Similarly, "How many" means "what number of".
You can also use this/that/how in
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[nq:2]2. "Many" means a "large number of."[/nq]
[nq:1]So it does, but not in this expression. If you modify it with the demonstrative adjectives "this" or "that", it just means "number of". Similarly, "How many" means "what number of".[/nq]
Thanks for correcting me.
[nq:1]So it does, but not in this expression. If you modify it with the demonstrative adjectives "this" or "that", it just means "number of". Similarly, "How many" means "what number of".[/nq]
Thanks for correcting me.
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