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far too much homework

fixed phr..
B1 Intermediate Oxford

fixed phr.. a way to say that the amount of school work you have is much more than you can handle.

fixed phr.. a noun phrase used to express an excessive or unreasonable quantity of academic assignments; functions as a quantifier-heavy noun phrase for emphasis.


SIMPLE

The teacher gives us far too much homework every night.

CONTEXTUAL

I cannot go to the cinema tonight because I have far too much homework to finish.

COMPLEX

Students often report feeling overwhelmed and sleep-deprived when they are assigned far too much homework during the final exam period.

Usage

the word 'far' acts as an intensifier for 'too much' to show strong frustration.

Teaching tip

use this to teach the difference between 'too much' (uncountable) and 'too many' (countable); 'homework' is always uncountable in English.

Pitfall

far too many homeworksfar too much homeworkhomework is an uncountable noun and cannot be plural or used with 'many'.

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