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Vocabulary: big quantities

We'll learn to express or revise how to estimate quantities, whether they are big ones, little

ones, or of medium size. 

As there are many different expressions and as precise examples will be necessary, I have

chosen to deal with this huge part of grammar in several lessons.

BIG QUANTITIES: 

- He reads a lot/ he reads a great deal

- He doesn't read (very) much/a lot/ a great deal

- There is a lot of milk left

- There isn't a lot of/ much milk left

- A lot of them/ many of them believed it

- There were lots of people

- I know a great many people/ a lot of people who... 

- He has quite a lot of/ a fair amount of money

- She bought quite a lot of/ a good many books

- Most/ The majority of candidates

- most people ( a large proportion of people)

- much of the book (a big part of the book)

Here are already many expressions to remember! Be careful, these expressions are quite alike. 

The smallest variation may give a very different meaning to your words! Go for it! 

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