"There are not two"
"There are not two apples on the table"means?
(1)there is no/one apple on the table.
(2)there is/are no/one/3/4/5... apple(s) on the table.
Which one is true?
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Hi In English, I'd say it's impossible to tell from text alone If a teacher asks a student how many apples are on the table (let's say it's one or maybe three) and the student says two: - There are not two apples on the table. [= works with either (1) or (2)] The orchard has been destroyed and the farmer goes to get what he can to feed his family. On his return: Wife: How many apples did you bring back?
- Hi In English, I'd say it's impossible to tell from text alone If a teacher asks a student how many apples are on the table (let's say it's one or maybe three) and the student says two: - There are not two apples on the table.
- [= works with either (1) or (2)] The orchard has been destroyed and the farmer goes to get what he can to feed his family.
- On his return: Wife: How many apples did you bring back?
- Farmer (with flat tone of voice): There are not two apples on the table.
- [= works only with (1)] The farmer may be joking: he then leads his wife into the kitchen where there are dozens of apples on the table.
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In English, I'd say it's impossible to tell from text alone
If a teacher asks a student how many apples are on the table (let's say it's one or maybe three) and the student says two:
- There are not two apples on the table.
[= works with either (1) or (2)]
The orchard has been destroyed and the farmer goes to get what he can to feed his family. On
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