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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Structure Of "X Contains Little Honey, But Much Sugar"

This contains little honey, but much sugar.

My book says:

This contains little (that is) honey, but much (that is) sugar.

"little" and "much" is the object of contains.


But to me, "honey" and "sugar" is the object of contains, "little" and "much" being determiners.

Was I wrong?

  

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You are right. But in some contexs, these words can be use as nouns. eg He doesn't know much.

— Clive

  • You are right.
  • But in some contexs, these words can be use as nouns.
  • eg He doesn't know much.
  • eg He knows little.
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You are right.

But in some contexs, these words can be use as nouns.

eg He doesn't know much.

eg He knows little.

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