A bag is a container used to hold or carry things.
The idea
Bag is countable: a bag, two bags. Use in a bag for contents or location, and a bag of books to name what the bag contains.
Examples
- The bag is under the table.
- She put the apples in a bag.
- He carried two bags home.
- I found the ticket in my bag.
- The bag of books is heavy.
- Can you bring a bag to the market?
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A bag of apples identifies the contents, but it does not by itself specify how many apples are inside.
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Choose the plural after two. He carried two ___ home. (bag / bags)
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bags
Bags is the plural form after two.
Choose the preposition for inside the bag. The ticket was inside my bag: I found it ___ the bag. (in / under)
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in
In describes the ticket’s location inside the bag.
Decide whether the phrase specifies a number. Does “a bag of apples” alone specify the number of apples? (no / yes)
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no
The phrase alone does not specify the number of apples.
Practice round
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Choose the plural after two. He carried two ___ home. (bag / bags)
Choose the preposition for inside the bag. The ticket was inside my bag: I found it ___ the bag. (in / under)
Decide whether the phrase specifies a number. Does “a bag of apples” alone specify the number of apples? (no / yes)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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