Exercise 7: Fill in the blank with "a number of" or "a great deal of / a large amount of.
1. The company invested _____________________ money in developing the new product.
2. _____________________ animals were rescued from the wildfires last month.
3. He devoted _____________________ time to researching the topic for his thesis.
4. She has _____________________ patience, which helps her deal with stressful situations.
5. There are_____________________ books on this subject available at the library.
6. We have _____________________ questions about the new policy that need to be clarified.

Exercise 8: Rewrite the following sentences basing on the given words
1. How much/ money/ you/ borrow/ him/ last week?
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2. How much/ rice/ there/ in your kitchen?
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3. How much / fruit/ you/ buy/ tomorrow ?
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4. How much/ water/ there/ in a swimming pool?
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5. How many/ teaspoons/ of sugar/ we/ need?
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