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 Many, Much, A lot

Many + исчисляемые существительные.

В разговорной речи many в основном используется только в отрицательных и вопросительных предложениях.

He doesn’t have many friends.

How many books are there on the shelf?

Much + неисчисляемые существительные.

Much употребляется только в отрицательных и вопросительных предложениях. В утвердительных предложениях может употребляться в таких словосочетаниях, как, например very much, too much, so much. Much может употребляется и без существительного.

I haven’t got much money.

How much juice is there in the bottle?

Thank you very much.

not + many / much обычно переводится «мало»,

not very much – «не очень».

He didn’t have many toys. – У него было мало игрушек.

“Did you like the film?” “Not very much.” – «Тебе понравился фильм?» - «Не очень.»

A lot of,lots of употребляются как с исчисляемыми, так и неисчисляемыми существительными и используются во всех типах предложений, хотя в отрицательных и вопросительных предложениях чаще используются many и much. Выражение a lot (без of) может употребляться без существительного.

She has got a lot of friends. / She has got lots of friends.

There are a lot of books on the shelf. / There are lots of books on the shelf.

There is a lot of snow in the streets. / There is lots of snow in the streets.

Mr Brown knows a lot about wild animals.

Exercise 1. Put in many or much:

1.Did you buy ………… food? 2.There aren’t ………… hotels in this town. 3.We haven’t got ………… oil. 4.Were there ………… people on the train? 5.Did ………… children come to the game? 6.Paula hasn’t got ………… money. 7.I wasn’t very hungry. I didn’t eat ………… . 8.Jane doesn’t know ………… stories.

Exercise 2. Put in How much or How many.

1.………………… people live in this town? 2.………………… milk do you want in your coffee? 3.………………… bread did you buy? 4.………………… players are there in a football team? 5.………………… coins are there in your collection? 6.………………… clay do you need to make a pot?

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences. Use much or many with one of these words:

1.I don’t read very much. I haven’t got ……………………… . 2.How ……………………… do you put in your tea? 3.John is very busy. He doesn’t have ……………………… for games. 4.Have you got ……………………… with you? Can you buy this ring? 5.Is there ……………………… in the bottle? 6.We haven’t got ……………………… , so I can’t make a cake. 7.Why don’t you eat ……………………… ? They are good for your health.

Exercise 4. Put in alot, a lot of, many or much:

a) 1.There are …………… animals in the zoo. 2.We haven’t got …………… money now because yesterday we bought …………… things. 3.Did the teacher give …………… homework for tomorrow? 4.They didn’t buy ……………. sweets but they bought …………… honey. 5.I liked the film very ………….. . 6.I’m not hungry, I ate ……………. at breakfast.

b) 1.Have you got ………….. friends in your school? – Oh, yes, ………….! 2.Does Jack know …………… poems? – No, he doesn’t like literature very ………….. . 3.I ate so …………… cherries yesterday that I’m not going to eat them again. 4.My sister had ………….. time on Sunday so she did …………… things. 5.There wasn’t …………… snow in the field. 6.Did the cat catch …………… mice?

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