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When do we use few/fewer/ many
For things we can count (countable nouns)
When do we use little/ less/ least/ much
For things we cannot count(uncountable nouns)
When do we use number of
Countable nouns
When do we use amount of
Uncountable nouns
When do we use lose
Having lost something
What does loose refer to
Something that is not tight-fitting/ tightly packed or not very specific
What is affect
Verb
What is effect
A noun
When should lay be used
Only in the past tense
What is your
A possessive adjective(used to show ownership/possession)
What is you’re
A contraction of you are
What is its
A possessive adjective
What is it’s
A contraction of it is
What is to
A preposition ad indicates the position of something or relation between things/people
Is also used in the infinitive
When do we use too
Refers to an excess of something
Also means also
