1. Jim: Ugh! So many things we need to buy, i dont like shopping I don’t know why Mom always asks us to go.
John: well you know, it’s not that bad. We better hurry anyway. So we need (1) _______,
They are talking about the ingredient. Not the quantity
They are talking about the ingredient, so the plural is not necessary.
2. how many do you think we need for the salad? four (2) ___________?
Now they talk about the quantity.
Now the quantity is important and the need the plural.
3. Jim: four tomatoes…it’s better five tomatoes I think, they look small, we also need some (3) _______
Correct! It doesn’t need an “s”
Fish is an irregular plural so it doesn’t have an “s”
4. and (4) _________ with two kilos is fine.
a) strawberry
b) strawberries
You need some of them so plural is correct.
They need enough strawberries for both salads so you need a plural.
5. John: so I think we got it… wait not! I think we also need some (5) __________, but these 10 oranges are perfect.
Jim: Good, so let’s get them and let’s get going.
The word “some” indictes a plural so Perfect!
The word “some” indictes a plural.