Can I use the word "many" as a noun?
For example,
I like orange.
I brought many and ..........
For example,
I like orange.
I brought many and ..........
many
It doesn't sound quite right. "I like oranges. I brought many of them and..." would be better.
It isn't being used as a noun there. It is still a quatifier. The "sentence" contains ellipsis/omission of the noun "oranges" or the "pronoun "them"
I like oranges.
Good, I bought many/a lot/lots of oranges.
...........
I like oranges.
Good, I bought many/a lot/lots of them.
I like oranges.
Good, I bought many/a lot/lots of oranges.
...........
I like oranges.
Good, I bought many/a lot/lots of them.
I'm no linguist, but "I brought many", by itself, with the subject implied by the context, sounds correct to me.
It's correct, but I'd never say it. I'd probably say "quite a few" instead of many, but that's just my idiolect.
Before, I have written for example : 'there are many glasses of water', but I was told it's incorrect. What I was told :
MANY- when you can count the objects (use : questions & negative)
MUCH-when you can't count them (use : questions & negative)
A LOT OF -when it's possible / impossible to count (use : all the other times )
so, if it is correct what I was told, it would therefore be :
I like orange,
I bought a lot of oranges but I didn't bought many apples
I think it's not a noun, but it's about quantity.
Please can you tell me if it's correct what I've learned? Thank you:)
MANY- when you can count the objects (use : questions & negative)
MUCH-when you can't count them (use : questions & negative)
A LOT OF -when it's possible / impossible to count (use : all the other times )
so, if it is correct what I was told, it would therefore be :
I like orange,
I bought a lot of oranges but I didn't bought many apples
I think it's not a noun, but it's about quantity.
Please can you tell me if it's correct what I've learned? Thank you:)
I would have said something like:
I bought a lot of oranges.
But I did not buy any apples.
I bought some oranges.
But I didn't get any apples.
I got six oranges, but no apples. (That sounds a bit rough, but sometimes how people speak in practice.)
I bought a lot of oranges.
But I did not buy any apples.
I bought some oranges.
But I didn't get any apples.
I got six oranges, but no apples. (That sounds a bit rough, but sometimes how people speak in practice.)
<I got six oranges, but no apples. (That sounds a bit rough, but sometimes how people speak in practice.) >
Why "rough"?
Why "rough"?
"I have six oranges, but I haven't got any apples", would sound much better?"
"I got six oranges, but no apples": Would be correct if you 'had been to the shops and got six oranges, but were unable to get any apples'.
"I got six oranges, but no apples", would be in the wrong tense, if you meant to say: "I have six oranges, but I haven't got any apples". Although it would be in the wrong tense, it would not be the end of the world. What you were saying would still be intelligible.
"I got six oranges, but no apples": Would be correct if you 'had been to the shops and got six oranges, but were unable to get any apples'.
"I got six oranges, but no apples", would be in the wrong tense, if you meant to say: "I have six oranges, but I haven't got any apples". Although it would be in the wrong tense, it would not be the end of the world. What you were saying would still be intelligible.
<"I have six oranges, but I haven't got any apples", would sound much better?" >
Why use a combination of forms or variants. Why use "have" then "have got" in the same sentence?
Why use a combination of forms or variants. Why use "have" then "have got" in the same sentence?