Question

A lot of, many, much, few, a few little, a little
Variant 2
much / many / a lot of
1. Hellen hasn’t got ...............problems .
2. She gave me ............... information.
3. How ............... do you earn?
4. I like England very ............... .
5. Have you got ............... friends?
little / a little / few / a few
6. He is ............ upset today.
7. Sally knows a lot about this city because she’s been there ............ times.
8. “Have you studied many articles about this problem ?” “Yes, ............ .”
9. He has ............ information about him.
10. Did you buy any yoghurt? Yes, ............ .
11. He is poor, so he has ............ new clothes.
12. Please help me. I need ............ money to buy a train ticket.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. Hellen hasn’t got many problems .

2. She gave me a lot of information.

3. How much do you earn?

4. I like England very much.

5. Have you got many friends?

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6. He is a little upset today.

7. Sally knows a lot about this city because she’s been there a few times.

8. “Have you studied many articles about this problem ?” “Yes, a few.”

9. He has little information about him.

10. Did you buy any yoghurt? Yes, a little.

11. He is poor, so he has few new clothes.

12. Please help me. I need a little money to buy a train ticket.

Объяснение:

1. Разница между much, many и a lot of

Эти слова означают "много", но используются по-разному: much можно использовать только с неисчисляемыми существительными (типа information, news, water, sugar, happiness и др.)., а many — только с исчисляемыми (которые можно посчитать и использовать во множественном числе). Обычно эти два слова встречаются в отрицательных предложениях и вопросах.
A lot of - фраза универсальная, используется с обоими типами существительных, НО только в утвердительных предложениях.

2. Разница между little / a little и few / a few

Little и a little - только для неисчисляемых существительных.

Few и a few используются только с исчисляемыми.

Переводятся они так:
Few и little без артикля имеют негативный оттенок: мало, недостаточно, меньше, чем хотелось бы.

A few и a little тоже означают "немного", НО этого говорящему вполне достаточно.