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Sentences that contain an uncountable noun and a binary noun?

Here are some sentences that contain an uncountable noun and a binary noun:

* The doctor gave me some advice, but I only took a little. (Advice is uncountable, little is binary)

* She had a lot of information, but she only shared a bit with me. (Information is uncountable, bit is binary)

* There was a great deal of progress, but only a small amount of it was visible. (Progress is uncountable, amount is binary)

* He was a good teacher, but he only had a few students. (Teacher is binary, students is countable, but the sentence structure implies a small amount)

* We had a lot of fun, but there was a lot of noise. (Fun is uncountable, noise is uncountable, but the sentence structure implies a binary amount of noise)

Explanation:

* Uncountable nouns refer to things that cannot be counted individually, such as advice, information, progress, or fun.

* Binary nouns refer to things that come in pairs, such as a little/a lot, a bit/a great deal, a few/a lot. These are often used to express the degree of something.

These sentences use the binary nouns to quantify the uncountable nouns, highlighting the amount or extent of the uncountable noun.

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