learning54
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Hi Teachers,
To explain sentence 'a' it is appropriate to use sentence 'b', if I'm not mistaken.
a) There are a lot of books on the shelf.
b) There is a big number of books on the shelf.
Which one is most appropriate to explain sentence 'a', 'b' or 'c'?
a) There is a lot of traffic in the street.
b) There is a big quantity of traffic in the street.
c) There is a big amount of traffic on the street.
The issue is, which term is better for uncountable nouns, 'quantity' or 'amount'?
Thanks in advance
To explain sentence 'a' it is appropriate to use sentence 'b', if I'm not mistaken.
a) There are a lot of books on the shelf.
b) There is a big number of books on the shelf.
Which one is most appropriate to explain sentence 'a', 'b' or 'c'?
a) There is a lot of traffic in the street.
b) There is a big quantity of traffic in the street.
c) There is a big amount of traffic on the street.
The issue is, which term is better for uncountable nouns, 'quantity' or 'amount'?
Thanks in advance