developing_writing

the model sentences below. Notice the different patterns for singular
count nouns, plural nouns, and noncount nouns.
There + Verb + Quantifier + Noun Phrase + Adverb Phrase
(Real subject)
Singular Count There is (a) an
no
Plural Count There are lots of
a lot of
many
some
few
no
Noncount There is lots of
a lot of
much
some
little
no
noise
office building on
Grand Avenue.
office buildings in
the city.
in the city.
Make a sentence with each group of words below. Use the correct verb
and choose a quantifier for each sentence.
1. people / city There are lots of people in the city.
2. people / country There are few people in the country.
3. pollution / country There is no pollution in the country.
4. pollution / city There is a lot of pollution in the city.
5. room / city
6. room / country
7. good location / city
8. good location / country
9. cars / city
10. cars / country
11. good reason to build / city
12. good reasons to build / country
13. restaurants / city
14. restaurants / country
15. problems / city
16. problems / country
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