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05 COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS Flashcards

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WHOLE GROUPS MADE UP OF SIMILAR ITEMS

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baggage, clothing, equipment, food, FRUIT, furniture, garbage, hardware, jewelry, junk, machinery, mail, makeup, maney/cash/change, postage, scenery, traffic

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FLUIDS

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water, coffee, tea, milk, oil, soup, gasoline, blood, etc

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SOLIDS

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ice, bread, butter, cheese, meat, gold, iron, silver, glass, paper, wood, cotton, wool, etc.

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GASES

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steam, ctr, oxygen, nitrogen, smoke, smog, pollution, etc

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PARTICLES

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rice, chalk, corn, dirt, dust, flour, grass, hair, pepper, salt, sand, sugar, wheat, etc.

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ABSTRACTIONS 1

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beauty; confidence, courage, education, enjoyment, fun, happiness, health, help, honesty, hospitality, importance, intelligence, justice, knowledge, laughter, luck, music, patience, peace, pride, progress, recreation, significance, sleep, ruth, violence, wealth, etc

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ABSTRACTIONS 2

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advice, information, news, evidence, proof

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ABSTRACTIONS 3

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—time, space, enero
—homework, work
—grammar, slang, vocabulary

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LANGUAGES:

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Arabic, Chinese, English, Spanish, etc

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FIELDS OF STUDY:

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chemistry, engineering, history, literature, mathematics, psychology, etc.

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RECREATION:

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baseball, soccer, tennis, chess, bridge, poker, etc.

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GENERAL ACTIVITIES:

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driving, studying, swimming, traveling, walking (and other gerunds)

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NATURAL PHENOMENA:

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weather, dew, fog, hail, heat, humidity, lightning, rein, sleet, snow, thTtnder, wind, darkness, light, sunshine, electricity, fire, graotty

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one
each
every

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one apple
each apple
every apple

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two 
both 
a couple of 
three, etc. 
a few 
several 
many 
a number of
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one apple 
each apple 
every apple
two apples 
both apples 
a couple of apples 
three apples 
a few apples 
several apples 
many apples 
a number of apples
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a little
much
a great deal of

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a little rice
much rice
a great deal ofrice.

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not any/no 
some	 
a lot of 
lots of 
plenty of 
most 
all
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SIRVEN PARA JUNTAS

CONTABLE Y NO CONTABLES

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not any/no 
some	 
a lot of 
lots of 
plenty of 
most 
all
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not any/no apples 
some apples 
a lot of apples 
lots of apples 
plenty of apples 
most apples 
all apples
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not any/no 
some	 
a lot of 
lots of 
plenty of 
most 
all
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not any/no rice 
some rice 
a lot of rice 
lots of rice 
plenty of rice 
most rice 
all rice
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COMPLETE Y AGREGUE “S” SI ES NECESARIO
I have some coins in my pocket. In other words, I have some XXXXXXX in my pocket

advice change garbage hardware

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CHANGE (NO CONTABLE, NO SE LE PUEDE AGREGAR “S”)

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Thé Mississippi, the Amazon, and the Nile are well-known XXXXXXX

music progress river screwdriver

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RIVERS (ES CONTABLE, LE AGREGUÉ “S”)

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I like to listen to operas, symphonies, and folk songs. I enjoy XXXXXXX

music progress river screwdriver

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MUSIC

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The street is full of cars, trucks, and buses. It is full of XXXXXXX

stuff thunder traffic

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TRAFFIC

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  1. I put some banana peels, empty juice cartons, and broken bottles in the waste can. The can is full of XXXXXXX

advice change garbage hardware

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GARBAGE

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They have a rusty car without an engine, broken chairs, and an old refrigerator in their front yard. Their yard is full of XXXXXXX

homework information junk luggage/baggage garbage

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JUNK

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Paul has books, pens, papers, notebooks, a clock, scissors, a tape recorder, and some other things on his desk. He has a lot of XXXXXXX on his desk

stuff homework information junk garbage

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STUFF

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As a noncount noun, stuff usually means “a group of various things.” It is an inexact term used primarily in verv informal spoken English. (Junk sometimes has the same meaning.)

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Examples: I keep a lot of stuff in my desk drawers. Look at all the stuff in this room

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Ann took three suitcases, a shoulder bag, and a cosmetics case. In other words, she took a lot of XXXXXXX on her trip.

homework information junk luggage/baggage garbage

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LUGGAGE / BAGGAGE

LUGGAGE is more sofisticated than BAGGAGE

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Toronto is 365 ft./ 109 m. above sea level. The average annual precipitation in Toronto is 32 in./81 cm. The population of the metropolitan area is over 3,000,000. I found (this, these) XXXXXXX in the encyclopedia

homework information junk luggage/baggage garbage

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INFORMATION

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I didn’t feel good. Ann said, “You should see a doctor.” Nick said, “You should go home and go to bed.” Martha said, “You should drink fruit juice and rest.” I got XXXXXXXX from three people.

advice change garbage hardware

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ADVICE

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My English is slowly getting better. My vocabularv is increasing. It’s getting easier for me to write, and I make fewer mistakes. I can often understand people even when they talk fast. I’m satisfied with theXXXXXXX I’ve made in learning English

advice change garbage hardware progress

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PROGRESS

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Add final -s/-es to the nouns in italics if necessary

Isabel always has fresh EGG available because she raises CHICKEN in her yard

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EGGS; CHICKENS; YARD

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I had CHICKEN and RICE for dinner last night.

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NO CHANGES

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Outside my window, I can see a lot of TREE, BUSH, GRASS, DIRT, and FLOWER

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TREES, BUSHES
GRASS
DIRT
FLOWERS

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Abdullah gave me some good ADVICE. Nadia also gave me some good SUGGESTION

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ADVICE; SUGGESTIONS

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Yoko learned several new• WORD today. She increased her •VOCABULARY today

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WORDS: VOCABULARY

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I drank two GLASS of water

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GLASSES; WATER

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WINDOW are made of GLASS

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WINDOWS: GLASS

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Mr. Chu wears GLASS because he has poor EYESIGHT

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GLASSES; EYESIGHT

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It took me a lot of time to finish my HOMEWORK. I had a lot of ASSIGNMENT

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HOMEWORK

ASSIGNMENTS

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I have been in Mexico three TIME. I’ve spent a lot of TIME there

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TIMES

TIME

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There are TYPEWRITER, COPIER, TELEPHONE, AND STAPLER in a typical business office. A business office needs a lot of EQUIPMENT

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TYPEWRITERS
COPIERS
TELEPHONES
STAPLERS
EQUIPMENT
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The air is full of SMOKE, DUST, CARBON MONOXIDE, and many other harmful SUBSTANCE. We must seek to reduce air POLLUTION

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SMOKE
DUST
CARBON MONOXIDE
SUBSTANCES
POLLUTION
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I like to read good LITERATURE. I especially like to read NOVEL, POETRY, AND ESSAY. My favorite POET are Longfellow and Wordsworth. I have always liked their POEM

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LITERATURE
NOVELS
POETRY
ESSAYS
POETS
POEMS
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I like to experience different SEASON. I like both hot and cold WEATHER

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SEASONS

WEATHER

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Being a parent has brought me a lot of HAPPINESS. Parenting requires a lot of PATIENCE, but it provides many REWARD

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HAPPINESS
PATIENCE
REWARDS

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You can find a lot of time-saving MACHINE in a modern FACTORY. Modern FACTORY need MODERN MACHINERY

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MACHINES
FACTORY
FACTORIES
MODERN
MACHINERY
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Experienced TRAVELER learn to travel with minimal LUGGAGE. My globe-trotting aunt can pack everything she needs into two small SUITCASE, whether her trip will last for three DAY or three MONTH

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TRAVELERS
LUGGAGE
SUITCASES
DAYS
MONTHS
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I’m not an experienced traveler. When I travel, I invariably take along too much STUFF. Last month I took a THREE-DAY trip to Chicago with twice as many clothes as I needed

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STUFF

THREE-DAY

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Recycling is important. Regular GARBAGE will typically contain many things that can be recycled: MAGAZINE, ENVELOPE, CARDBOARD BOX, OLD PHONE BOOK, GLASS BOTTLE, JAR, COPPER, BRASS, TIN CAN, etc

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GARBAGE
MAGAZINES
ENVELOPES
CARDBOARD BOXE
OLD PHONE BOOKS
GLASS BOTTLES
JARS
COPPER
BRASS
TIN CANS
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ETC. //

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/ETCIRERA/

52
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There are more STAR in the universe than there are GRAIN of SAND on all the beaches on earth

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STARS
GRAINS
SAND

53
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Change the underlined nouns to their plural forms if necessary.

A town mouse and a country mouse were FRIEND, so the country mouse invited his FRIEND to his home in the field

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FRIENDS

FRIEND

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The town mouse came, and they sat down to a dinner of ROOT and VEGETABLE. The town mouse was not impressed by this DINNER.

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ROOTS
VEGETABLES
DINNER

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He said, “You live no better than the ANT and other INSECT here. You must come and see all the THING you can eat at my house.”

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ANTS
INSECTS
THINGS

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The town mouse then took the country mouse back to town with him. The town mouse showed the country mouse the kitchen full of COOKIE, APPLE, ROLL, AND OTHER FOOD.

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COOKIES
APPLES
ROLLS
AND OTHER FOOD.

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They were just about to eat when two CHILD came running into the kitchen and scared the two MOUSE away.

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CHILDREN

MICE

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They hid and waited for these KID to leave. They tried to eat again, but this time they were scared away by a WOMAN working in the kitchen.

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KIDS

WOMAN

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Finally, the country mouse said, “You may have many LUXURY here, but I prefer my home where I can have a simple dinner in peace!”

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LUXURIES

60
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I read a few NOVEL

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NOVELS

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I read a few LITERATURE

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LITERATURE

62
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I read a few POEM

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POEMS

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I read a few POETRY

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POETRY

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I bought some ORANGE JUICE

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ORANGE JUICE

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I bought some LIGHT BULB

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LIGHT BULBS

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I bought some HARDWARE

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HARDWARE

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I bought some COMPUTER SOFTWARE

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COMPUTER SOFTWARE

68
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We need plenty of SLEEP

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SLEEP

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We need plenty of INFORMATION

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INFORMATION

70
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We need plenty of FACT

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FACTS

71
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We need plenty of HELP

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HELP

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I saw both WOMAN

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WOMEN

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I saw both MOVIE

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MOVIES

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I saw both SCENE

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SCENES

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I saw both SCENERY

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EL PAISAJE. NO SE PUEDE CONTAR

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He has a number of SHIRT

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SHIRTS

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He has a number of HOMEWORK

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IMPOSIBLE

A LOT OF HOMEWORK

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He has a number of PEN

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PENS

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He has a number of CHALK

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IMPOSIBLE, TIZA ES NO CONTABLE
SERÍA
A LOT OF CHALK

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I don’t have a great deal of PATIENCE

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PATIENCE

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I don’t have a great deal of WEALTH

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WEALTH

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I don’t have a great deal of FRIEND

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FRIENDS

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I don’t have a great deal of PENCIL

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PENCILS

84
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I need a little LUCK

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LUCK

85
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I need a little MONEY

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MONEY

86
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I need a little ADVICE

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ADVICE

87
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I need a little NEW HAT

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NO SE PUEDE

88
Q

The author has many IDEA

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IDEAS

89
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The author has many THEORY

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THEORIES

90
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The author has many HYPOTESIS

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HYPOTESIS

91
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The author has many KNOWLEDGE

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MUCH KNOWLEDGE

92
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SCENARY = LANDSCAPE

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FLORIDA SCENERY IS FLAT

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