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'?)

cakes <<< notice the plural!

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

In the sentence "Tell me a little about rice cake," the phrase "a little" is functioning as an adverbial phrase.

"A little" is modifying the verb "tell" by expressing the degree or extent of the action. It tells us how much information the speaker is asking for.

If "a little" were a noun phrase, it would function as the object of the verb, but in this case, it is providing additional information about the action. Therefore, "a little" is an adverbial phrase in this sentence.