Much, many, a lot of, a little, a few

Title

This title looks like to be in the right order of measure from the definition for large amount of things to the small in the end.

One is weird than three need articles and one the additional preposition like of.

 

It is good than I know about numerics that works better when I know how many of.

Title description

Middle that include more methods to work is here like example ... This is amount of a fun with exclamation mark in the end. One possible mean is emotions when calculation may be difficult.

 

Maybe not bad point to understand how to use these methods and key for this lesson. 

 

Header #1

What is first is a yacht. And question is on the first position under the yacht. I have got key easy in this lesson and maybe I can do the answer first.

Question

Do tourist at Port Stephens usually see dolphins?

I don't know about dolphins life and schedule of Port Stephens but it may be possible often but no each time.

Answer in the book say: Yes. There are not many trips where you don't see a dolphin. 

Yes, this measure is like to be here because if I see two dolphins on the picture. It is not mean that it is two. Impossible to calculate them from the yacht ... 

Header #2

 

The scond path take examples and something new.

• A little time - while dolphins is visible that may only about tourists who don't watch the clock;
• Lots -  uncountable noun in ploral form without article and preposition ... may to say about without many exclamation mark to include emotions into the word;
• Not many - looks difficult to understand independed of context ... 
• A few - small amount of something in dictionary. But it is about count of trips when impossible to see a lots of dolphins games. Previous measure not many in this context now looks large then need because this place for eco-tourist and no expedition to search dolphins ... 
• Much - about cost for trip ... large is about high amount and may they mean it is not high ... possible to pay and money won't spend wrong.

How to use

 

The first is picture where this measure using for grain and people independed ... They are using different for defferent ... Many and a few for people. Much and a litttle for anything else.

• Much with singular uncountable; Many with plural countable;
• A lot of or lots of with both singular uncountalbe nouns and plural countable nouns;
• A lot of or lots of in statements, negatives and questions;
• We usually use much and many in negatives and questions;
• We don't usually use much in statemens - we prefer a lot of or lots of;
• Sometimes many in formal statements;
• A lot of or lots of more common in informal statements;
• A little with singular uncountable nouns and a few with plural nouns;

Tip #1

I can end sentence with each this method for measure without ditails of right measure.

It doesn't cost a lot. 

Why? May be because these methods is independed measure or can replace it withing accurate lost.

Conclusion

• When impossible to calc and I want to say about in informal speech;
• A lot of or lots of is possible anywhere; 
• Much or a little with uncountable;
• Many or a few with countable;

 

  

Something, everywhere, nobody, everyone

Title

The first about any things ... Second about many many places ... Third about person who might to be ... Fourth about every person or people ... 

I can't catch any idea here or may any condition for the order ... 

Title description

 

It sounds: Say nothing.

 

Header

Four quotes here ... 

• When you have nothing to say, say nothing. Charles Caleb Colton.
• He knows nothing and he thinks he knows everything. That clearly point to political career. George Bernard Shaw.
• Anyone can catch your eye, but it takes someone special to catch your heart. Anon.
• Learnings is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere. Chinese proverb.

Question

Which of these quotes do you like best? I like three except quote of Anon that I don't understand completely. It is anonymous that make that quote none important.

 

Quotes of Anon include prefixes any- and some- and it is not repeated into the other. It is one about people and in meaning -one, without -body.

 

Other include three no- about things and every- two times about the place like where-, things like every. Nothing about other that possible in the many terms that follow next.

How to use

I take many more of them here like pronouns than into the title:

• Anything or something to say about thing or idea;
• Anybody or anyone, somebody or someone to say about person. Words -body and -one are the same in meaning;
• Anywhere or somewhere to say about place;
• Everywhere = all places, everybody or everyone = all people, everithing = all things, nowhere = no place, nobody or no one = no person, nothing = no thing or not anything;
• Usually something, somewhere, somebody and someone in the statements [some];
• Often anything, anywhere, anybody and anyone in negative sentences and questions [any];
• Words with any- mean all- when the sentence is not include who it is;
• Use nothing, nowhere, nobody and no one in the statements and questions;
• Useally everything, everywhere, everybody and everyone in statements.

Tip #1

Two negatives is impossible in one sentence. 

• I didn't hear anything. I heard nothing.
• I didn't hear nothing.

Tip #2 

• Everybody, everyone, everything + singular verb
• Everybody was here. Everybody were there.

It looks equal to describe how they was here one by one and not together.

Calculation

• I have words: -thing, -body, -one, -where;
• I have prefixes: any-, some-, no-, every-;

It is total sixteen possible combinations:

• Is about one or more and for negatives and questions:
• anything - like to be useful;
• anybody;
• anyone - when one is obvious other is burden;
• anywhere - like to be useful;
• It is not accurate in counting:
• something - maybe useful but not important;
• somebody;
• someone - when one is obvious other is burden;
• somewhere - maybe useful but not important;
• It take possibility that any is possible:
• nothing - If I say: I can't see nothing. I know the reason it is of myself or of circumstance. It is wrong definition or false;
• nobody;
• no one - when one is obvious other is burden;
• nowhere - Impossible to use if I have anithing I have it on place where I am that define a place. But if haven't anything I can't say that it is nowhere;
• It mean all:
• everything - maybe useful;
• everybody - may similar for the next;
• everyone - may be in closed range of people but need to make the range first right;
• everywhere - maybe useful;

 

Negatives can change the meaning of those words. I can't take something. It looks wrong because if can't take one. It wrong to speak about some.

 

Conclusion

• Anything or anywhere in statements like to be useful and near of the reality because in negative it is like to be with no- or in questions I can take random thing;
• Something, somewhere, everything, everywhere in statemants may be when it is in passing;
• Looks easily to skip it than use; 

 

Some, any, no, none

Title

 

In the title order from large amount to less. I think that no is more than none. I don't know different but it looks like any inaccurate measure when it is appropriate.

Title description

 

It is: There are no trains or buses. I don't know what is the place mean. But I take from vocabulary one example: There are no pockets in these trousers. Not now but it is possible to be.

 

Header

 

I have an example of vocabulary for the none: None of my chidren have/has blondie hair. The reason is genome and impossible to change this. I may define the meaning for none ... 

In the question of the header like: None? The answer yes define the offer to visit the Knoydart. That is may define that I don't have any options to spend my time on the vocations.

 

Knoydart include: some boats, some roads, some small hotels and some are only open in summer.

 

Knoydart is not include: any pollution, none boats that carry cars, no trains or buses.

 

And some useful information on the wesite if I have any questions.

 

Some looks like the very inaccurate mesure. Vocabulary say that it is about amount that is not known, but it is easy to calculate boats of Knoydart. It may define that some like when exact number is not important ... possible to calculate but is not important.

Question

 

The complete answer: Knoydart is a good place for people who like quiet holidays. 

How to use

 

• Use some or any to talk about limited quantity of something. Use not ... any, no, none to say then nothing here;
• Use some and any with countable plural noun and uncoutable noun;
• Uften some in statements;
• Usually any in negatives. Any in questions instead of some;
• Can use some in questions if expect answer: yes;
• Use any when mean is not one;
• Use some or any without following noun if it's clear to know in a sentence;
• Use no with countable plural noun and uncoutable noun. Often more impatic than not any;
• None = not any;
• Use of after some, any, none;

 

Conclusion 

• Use some when possible to calculate anithing but it is not important or no need to make this job;
• Any for one or more and like to be in negatives and questions;
• No when any may be possible ...
• Use none to exclude any possibility to be ... 

This, that, these, those

Title

I look for definitions words in title and all they are need to refer ... Difference in the may distance and first and third is singular and plural for refer without conditions. The second and fourth is for referer that show destance between speaker and anithing. Also is singular and plural.

The 1 + 3 is about depended. The 2 + 4 is about independed if want to write it shortly.

Title description

Description: This is me. If I say that sentence for myself. I make referer for myself ... and I independed with this sentence by that usage.

Header

Story about Anusibuno who is Ghana girl of herself. Looks an simple example ...

• She talk about her school and say: these children. That mean a refer for children that near of her.
• In the next she write about her home and use this is me. Also referer depended with her.
• That is my dream. Looks that to be a photographer is independed of her and it is not her dream ... 
• When she say about photo what she like. She use this, but city Accra on the photo described with those. She write: those are fishing boats. She is independed of them but depended with photo ... 

May be idea to be a photographer is of circumstance when he use it to explore the world.

Question

Question is about first language and I don't know about. I read the answer and understand official language of Ghana.

How to use

1. About count and space
1. Use this or that with a singular nouns.
2. Use these or those with a plural nouns.
3. Usually this or these for things or people which are near.
4. Usually that or those for things or people which are not near. 
2. About time
1. Use this for things which happen now or will soon happen.
2. Use that for things which happen in the past or have just finished.
3. Use that to say more about something that someone just said.
1. I want to be a photographer. That is my dream. Wrong. 
2. A: She want to be a photographer. B: Really? I din't know that. Right.
4. This or these, that or those in their meaning like depended or independed.

Tip #1 

When we talk about phone usually use this is to say about who is speaking.

Tip #2

The short form of this is = this's. Other don't have the short form.

Conclusion

• This or these to refer for depended people or things. Sounds soft.
• That or those to refer for independed people or things. Sounds hard. 

Articles 2

Title

I have equal title with one word and one numetic like the next. And it is misterious.

Title description

Title say: Play music and watch the bird. It may to make a mood to do two ... at the moment in the misterious surround.

Header

 

I have an opinion from the internet about the guitars. Anybody like one of them and many examples of articles is here in the unformal situation. 

 

People going like line and I can compare this with the sound wave ... This looks smooth line. Guitar between may for connect the text and this simbolic image of sound ... 

 

Those people are different how a letters but line is smooth ... Yes when I speak or listen sound is common.

 

They are on the withered grass and blue sky is above ... Nice background. I like this. That may helpful to understand how to make the place if I like to be speaker ... Nice place is better for it.

Question

 

Play the guitar on the right background is good for all. I like music too, it is not only guitar ... It is exhaustively to understand about music. But while I writre this the conclusion in the end of this post complited but articles looks is not easy again ... 

 

I may say articles like a people on the picture to make speak smooth ... I don't know how they are looking but I know that it is only three possible vision ... Articles can help to make speech are smooth and don't forget about background like a small tool that is easy to remmeber and use.

 

But I think need to use alternative measure that is right for sounds to understand where is better place for them and music or speech listening skill is needed.

How to use the

1. Before the noun that we all know: the desert, the sea: all examples like to have proper name.
2. About one unique thing: moon, world, Earth, ... : have a proper name.
3. With streets and hotels: have a proper name too.
4. Before superlatives: smalest, most, interesting ...  It is unnamed measure and also like to be proper name. May interesting is popular journal rate. Like a Forbs where people on the different places and possible to replace it, that is only one example of many.
5. With the uncountable nouns that may be countable. All coffee is not right definition ... 

And also about things like an empty place, example: There is a concert tonight. It is about concert without content today with article a and like the privious lesson where I take it from the content and story of the Romeo and Juliet.

Tip #1 

 

If talk about one exmaple of the specific things like about the may a model or tech how is it working: radio like tech, guitar like instrument, ... 

 

When I have a document in patent meaning or similar I can set the proper name for it. But if not I can use the before.

 

Conclusion

• Use articles to make right sounds line;
• Use proper name wihtout article to exclude the if sound wrong or other description to exclude noun with a or an or change sentence in other way;

 

• Articles is important if I want to public or use as speech text to sounds or looks right;
• It is not important in complete context when I have all names and fill that I mention;

Articles 1

Title

 

One word and one numeric in the title. I can't find the definition for this word into the dictionary of Campbridge in grammar means. Definition is work done in a law office while training to be a lawyer, looks like for the result of. Numeris say that it is not one and I can tak of the title only that it will be unclear ...

 

Title description

This is question: Do you know the answer? Look like the logic trap ... I can't do the answer that needs. I mean that will be effective for me. Answer that will take result. A can only thinking about this question. 

 

But I know that I read the book for learn English language and this is work of art to take knowledge include different artifical methods. I can be with opinion that is to make the Title more misterious.

Header

If I read this description of situation without knowledge who is Romeo and Juliet. I can't say nothing about. But I know that it was poison. Hm ... 

It is about the situation out of work of art like "Romeo and Juliet" and looks like description of the dead without obvious cause. I know that it is book for learn English language, again.

What do authors mean? I think that it may be tip that I can't understand something without full context and out of this.

Question

Question ask me about any puzzle that I can't see, but while I read the answer for this I understand that story about Romeo and Juliet is the puzzle. It complitely proof for me that I on the right way with my reasoning.

 

Why do I have so misterious picture with many tips about any full context needed when I read this header? I know somthing about articles from the old book "An English Grammar" 1895 year:

 

An or a came from the old numeral ān, meaning one. 

 

I seriously had problem with articles before I found this old book and didn't understand what is this and how it was coming into the grammar ...  Also the is that.

The article the comes from an old demonstrative adjective (sē, sēo, ðat, later thē, thēo, that) which was also an article in Old English. In Middle English the became an article, and that remained a demonstrative adjective.

 

Demonstrative adjective is the lesson later ... 

How to use ... 

1. Articles go before nouns. Somtimes no.
2. No articles for people or place names with exceptions.
3. No articles if talk about things in general.
4. Use a or an with singular and countable noun. Hmm ... but I know that they are is not important from the previous lesson.
5. Use a or an to talk about which job somebody has.
6. Use a before consonant and an before vowel.
7. Use the before singular and plural and countable and uncountable nouns.
8. Use the when it is about specific anithing without proper name.
1. The Bank of England before Brexit;
2. Bank of England after Brexit;

Tip #1

Looks beautiful because say that I can use an before world that begin vovel sound and consonant letter: an hour for example. It say me that pronunciation here is more important than recording.

Tip #2

I have an idea. I have the idea.

First is about undefined idea. Second if this idea have any definition or content that like to be definition.

The name of the tip is: Note the difference. 

Conclusion

• Use the if proper name is possible or may possible or not but personalisation without proper name needed;
• An when first sound is wovel or a when first sound is consonant; 
• I have an idea. Looks like to make a free place to fill it or not;

Plural nouns

Header 

This title include only plural forms and nothing about the singular. Authors hide this for the readers. May they mean it is not important for real practice.

When I have only one apple it like to be a relic for myself. Important all that is possible to be into the plural form ... 

Header description

He ate 47 sandwiches in ten minutes.

Looks like understandable but is not accurate. I won't excpect many of this when I listen and can be how I like when I use this.

Amazing people

People who like to be unusual. Milai Ismail had 342 daughters and 525 sons that like to be more accurate than other: color, sandwiches, books, marathons. But I can't understand how to be father for them ... 

Question

• 115 marathons
• 90 languages
• 47 sandwiches
• 525 sons

No color here, but other is like to be ordinary. Hmm ... It is define how to use plular nouns ordinary. It like to be is not accurate but it needs any object ... 

How to write plural and singular nouns

1. Visible division on the two groups:
1. usually add -s in the end;
2. to make it sounds good:
1. exceptions -s, -ch, -sh, -x  add -es in the end;
2. exceptions -f(e) replace to the -ves;
3. to make it looks good on the paper:
1. exception consosnat + -y, replace -y to -ie and add -s in the end; 
2. exceptions vowel + -y add -s in the end;
4. exceptions -o add -s or sometimes -es in the end;
2.  Special prulars for any words, new words in fact:
1. child => children;
2. fish => fish;
3. foot => feet;
4. man => men;
5. mouse => mice;
6. person => people;
7. sheep => sheep;
8. tooth => teeth;
9. woman => women;
3. Some nouns have only plural form:
1. pyjamas, trousers, scissors, glasses, jeans [my historical order];
2. Authors says about method to use a pair of to make it singular;
3. I can't understand that in common of some especial nouns or can use them only in general because all of them are temporary. But this group of temporary things is especially in focus and jeans was coming recently of may suitable needs and isn't accurate to made them right for grammar; 
4. Look like two items more for the first list of terms:
1. police, staff; Looks singular but we use them like plural;
2. team, family; Can be in singular and plural without changes;
5. Some nouns include many people:
1. team, company, family ... 
2. but may be in plular when many teams play for World Cup of fotball ... 

Tip

 

Tip say if talk about things in general like to use plural noun and no article.

Conclusion

• It is not to be accurate but easy to use:
• Make it looks and sounds good when noun is ordinary [1];
• Some nous named special like modified and stand out [2];
• Some don't have obvious state in grammar means of emergence [3];
• Some nouns in plural become to take a new name [4,5];