Question

Posted by rfvv on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 10:49pm.


Posted by rfvv on Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 10:00pm.


1. Tell me more about rice cake.
2. Tell me a lot about rice cake.

(What is the part of speech of 'more'? A noun or an adverb? Are both the same?)



English - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 10:06pm
Both are correct if you add an "s" to cake.

"More" is a noun in this sentence.

You can see how "more" is used in these definitions.

more
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Thank you for your help.
1. Tell me more about rice cake.
2. Tell me a lot about rice cake.

(Here, what about 'a little"? Is 'a little' a noun phrase or an adverbial phrase?)

3. Tell me much about rice cake.
4. Tell me many about rice cake.
(Which one is correct?)







English - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 10:56pm
1. Tell me more about rice cakes.
2. Tell me a lot about rice cakes.

"A little" is a noun phrase. The articles, "a," "an,", "the" are like road signs that tell you that a noun is ahead.

3. is correct -- if you change "cake" to cakes.
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Thank you for your help.
What about the following?

4. Tell me a little about rice cake.

(Is 'a little 'a noun phrase' or 'an adverbial phrase'?)

Answer 1

cakes <<< notice the plural!

"a little" is a noun phrase, yes, and it's serving as the direct object of the sentence.