Homework Help: English

Posted by John on Friday, August 29, 2008 at 8:28pm.

1. He took a picture of the house.
2. He took four pictures of the house.
3. He took some pictures of the house.
4. He took pictures of the house.
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Are they all grammatical?
Does #1 mean that he took just one picture?
Does #4 mean that he took more than two pictures? If we took just one picture, can't we use 'took a picture of'?

English - Anonymous, Friday, August 29, 2008 at 8:51pm
Yes on all counts
English - PsyDAG, Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 10:20am
I agree, but #4 would indicate that he took more than one picture. It is plural but doesn't designate the number.

I hope this helps a little more. Thanks for asking.

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