Stand Out with This Native Amount Vocabulary!

Stand Out with This Native Amount Vocabulary!

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English, Other

10th Grade - University

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The video tutorial explores various ways to express quantities like 'a lot', 'some', and 'none'. It provides formal alternatives for 'a lot' suitable for writing, such as 'a great deal' and 'a significant amount'. For 'some', it suggests using 'a wee bit' and 'several', while advising against 'sum' in academic writing. Informal expressions for 'none' include 'a big goose egg', 'zilch', and 'not one bit'. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of using these expressions in both speaking and writing exams.

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3 mins • 1 pt

What does the idiom 'a big goose egg' mean?

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How can you emphasize that there is 'none' of something in a conversation?

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