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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
These / Those are
Can I say,
(a) These are many sweets (on my hands).
(b) Those are many presents on the table.
(c) These / Those are a lot of presents.
(d) These / Those are a lot of sweets.
(a) These are many sweets (on my hands).
(b) Those are many presents on the table.
(c) These / Those are a lot of presents.
(d) These / Those are a lot of sweets.
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I don't think these work, Vincent. Sometimes we use the demonstrative "that" very casually: Wow, that's a lot of presents! " I think "a lot of" is itself singular, although it can modify both countable and non-countable nouns.
- I don't think these work, Vincent.
- Sometimes we use the demonstrative "that" very casually: Wow, that's a lot of presents!
- " I think "a lot of" is itself singular, although it can modify both countable and non-countable nouns.
- A lot of horses; A lot of money.
- Best wishes, - A.
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I don't think these work, Vincent.
Sometimes we use the demonstrative "that" very casually: Wow, that's a lot of presents!
"That" modifies "lot," rather than "presents."
You could say, "These / Those are beautiful presents," where the demonstrative pronoun refers to the plural "presents."
I think "a lot of" is itself singular, although it can modify both
Sometimes we use the demonstrative "that" very casually: Wow, that's a lot of presents!
"That" modifies "lot," rather than "presents."
You could say, "These / Those are beautiful presents," where the demonstrative pronoun refers to the plural "presents."
I think "a lot of" is itself singular, although it can modify both
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