Unit 3: English In A Minute
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Session 64
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How to use 'several'
Beth teaches different ways to use 'several'.
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Beth
Let's learn several.
So, several is a quantifier – it tells us how much there is. It's not exact, but it's more than two, and less than many. We use it in front of plural nouns.
I spent several hours looking for my purse.
There are several reasons why I can't answer that question.
We can use it with other determiners, but here we add 'of'.
Several of my friends don't have cars.
You got several of the answers wrong.
Like many quantifiers, we can also use it as a pronoun – that's instead of a noun, rather than in front of it.
I didn't know which key to use, so I tried several.
Good restaurants in town? There are several.
So, several is used to talk about quantity. If you want programmes to help you with English, you'll find several on our website!
Several
Several is a quantifier - it tells how much of something there is. It's not exact, but it's more than two and less than many.
- I spent several hours looking for my purse.
- There are several reasons why I can't answer that question.
We can use 'several' with other determiners, but here we add 'of'.
- Several of my friends don't have cards.
- You got several of the answers wrong.
We can also use 'several' as a pronoun.
- I didn't know which key to use, so I tried several.
- Good restaurants in town? There are several.
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