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Expressions of quantity, Modal for Advice - Coggle Diagram
Expressions of quantity
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(a) few or (a) little
(A) few is used with plurals: a few pounds, a few trees a few boys, a few girls, a few stones, a few cars.
(A) little is used with singular nouns (uncountable) nouns: a little water, a little milk, a little sand, a little air.
a lot of / lots of
Use a lot of or lots of for nouns, you cannot count and for plurals. These adverbs of quantity refer to frequency, quantity and degree
Modal for Advice
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Would
The modal verb “would” is used to give advice. In this situation, the speaker is giving hypothetical advice as if he/she were the listener.
Examples
If I were you, I would return the book.
If I were you, I would not wear that jacket.