28.8.1 Particolarità: Frasi affermative nella lingua parlata


Ci sono altre possibilità per descrivere delle quantità, soprattutto nella lingua parlata.

Sommario
lingua scritta singolare (non numerabile) plurale (contabile)
  a great deal of
a good deal of 		a good many
a great many
  a small amount of
a large quantity of 		a great number of
a good number of
a large number of
lingua parlata    
  a lot of
lots of
plenty of 		a lot of
lots of
plenty of

Il verbo deve ovviamente concordare nel numero con il soggetto.

esempi  
I found a great deal of sand in my kitchen; I do not understand how it got there.
She has a great many children to feed.
There is a good deal of work to do, before we are ready for the presentation.
There are a great many open questions to answer.
A small amount of food was left for him.
A great number of mistakes were to be found in the first version.
In the sea, there is a large quantity of water.
In the lake, there are a good number of fish.
A large number of photos were taken.
A lot of time has passed.
A lot of fans wait outside.
Lots of milk went sour last week.
Lots of apples can be found in our garden.
There is plenty of air in the room; still I cannot breath.
There are plenty of women waiting for Mr. Right.





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