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Who was thanked at the conclusion of the lecture?
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Dr. Linear Eclogue and the audience were thanked.
What are quantifiers used for?
Quantifiers are words or phrases used to discuss quantities.
When applying quantifiers, where can they be used?
Quantifiers are used before countable and uncountable nouns.
Give an example of using 'half' both before determiners and between determiners and nouns.
"Don’t you spend a half hour selecting what you need?"
Give an example of using 'both of' for specificity.
"A picture of both of us together."
How is 'whole' used to emphasize completeness?
"The nicest person in the whole world."
When should 'the whole of' be used?
"The effects will last for the whole of his life."
In what context is 'half' used?
"Half the audience were babbling away."
What was the conclusion of the lecture regarding quantifiers?
The lecture emphasized the importance of understanding the appropriate usage of quantifiers in various contexts.
Give an example of a general statement using 'all'.
"He denied all knowledge of it."
When using pronouns, which form should be used with 'all'?
"All of my life."
How is 'all of' used in specific statements differently from 'all' alone?
"He spent all of that afternoon polishing the silver."
Explain the construction of quantifiers.
Quantifiers are often used in constructs either directly before nouns or in the phrase 'of the'.
How is 'both' used to refer to entities?
"Cars parked on both sides of the road."
What is the alternative to using 'all' for everyone and everything?
"Everyone needs time to unwind."
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