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Complete the following sentence using an appropriate phrasal quantifiers from the one given.

      

Complete the following sentence using an appropriate phrasal quantifiers from the one given.
(a lot of,an item of,a small amount of,a a large number of,plenty of a handful of )

1.We ate ..................cake at the wedding.

2...............students are serious about their studies.

3. Salim was carrying ................dates..

4. Dietitians recommend that we need .................salt in our diet.

5.There is ................petrol in the refinery.

6.A blouse is ..................clothing.

  

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Martin
1.plenty of

2.A large number

3.a handful of

4.a small amount

5.a lot of

6.an item of
marto answered the question on October 9, 2017 at 13:49


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