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[diplomacy]

if i say....

how much sugar is on the shelf?


there is a lot of nice sand

is it correct?

thanks a lot.....

[2utopian]

if i say....

how much sugar is on the shelf?


there is a lot of nice sand

is it correct?

thanks a lot.....

No, sugar and sand are different things though they both are granular.
Answer: There is half a bag left.

[Miner49'er]

What am I missing here?

No one can possibly believe that "there is a lot of nice sand" could be an answer to the question "How much sugar is on the shelf"

Diplomacy please explain, are these separate scentences or not?

[Miner49'er]

These scentences can't have anything to do with each other, so.....

if i say....

How much sugar is there on the shelf?
I would only add "there" for the rest the scentence is OK


There is a lot of nice sand (to play in)
This is correct

is it correct?

thanks a lot.....

[diplomacy]

THANKS TO ALL FOR BEING HELPFUL...

[Casiopea]

Let's try a wee bit of editing here.

If i say [these sentences],

How much sugar is on the shelf?
There is a lot of nice sand.

am I correct?

[Miner49'er]

Let's try a wee bit of editing here

Well,... that's how I understood it in the first place.

But when I saw 2utopian's answer, him being a native, "doubt crept into my mind" (nicely said ain't it Cas? ) .

[Casiopea]

I'm so confused.

[Miner49'er]

Don't !

Going afk. have a nice day Cas