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I want to asal about expression of quantityTake (some/little/few/any) cold cake in the fridge...is the answer "some"? If it is "some" would you please give the reason? Thanks for the answer

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Anonymousis the answer "some"? If it is "some" would you please give the reason? Thanks for the answer

Yes. The answer is "some."

There are certain quantifiers that we use when the noun is a count noun or non-count noun.

Count nouns are things you can count, like cherries or peanuts.
Non-count nouns are things that we do not count, like sugar, milk, water, or things that are cut up and shared such as cake or meat.

Here are some quantifiers we use with count nouns.
Take one cherry. Take one peanut.
Take a few cherries. Take a few peanuts.
Take some cherries. Take some peanuts.

But with non-count nouns, we use "some."
Take some meat.
Have some pizza.
Have some cake.
There is some milk in the fridge.

If the amount is small, we can use "a little."
Would you like a little meat? (A small amount)
I'll have a little cream and sugar in my tea.

Clive · Answer

Here is a comment not related to 'some'.

Take some cold cake in the fridge
This is unclear in meaning..

Are you offering some cake?
Then say eg Have some cold cake from the fridge

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