Количествени думи (Quantifiers)
Учим количествените думи (quantifiers), които показват колко от нещо има. Изборът зависи от това дали съществителното е броимо (apples) или неброимо (milk, water, sugar). Many и a few вървят с броими, а much и a little с неброими съществителни. Some използваме в утвърдителни изречения и в молби, а any във въпроси и отрицания. A few / a little означават "малко, но достатъчно", а few / little без член означават "почти няма".
Какво да запомним
- Броими: many, a few, few → How many apples?
- Неброими: much, a little, little → How much milk?
- some (утвърдително и молби), any (въпроси и отрицания)
- a lot of / lots of / plenty of: и за двата вида
- too much (неброими), too many (броими) = прекалено много
Пример
There's little sugar left, so we can't make a cake. = Почти няма захар, затова не можем да направим кейк.
Проверете се: 15 въпроса
Натиснете въпроса, за да видите верния отговор и обяснението.
How ___ apples do we need?
- much
- many
- little
- any
Отговор: many
Apples е броимо в множествено число, затова many.
There isn't ___ milk in the fridge.
- much
- many
- a few
- few
Отговор: much
Milk е неброимо, затова much.
I have ___ friends in London, so I'm not lonely there.
- a little
- much
- little
- a few
Отговор: a few
A few се използва с броими съществителни и има положителен смисъл.
Can I have ___ water, please?
- many
- a few
- some
- few
Отговор: some
В молби и предложения използваме some.
There's ___ sugar left, so we can't make a cake.
- a little
- little
- few
- a few
Отговор: little
Little (без a) с неброимо означава почти няма, затова не можем да направим торта.
How ___ money have you got?
- many
- few
- a few
- much
Отговор: much
Money е неброимо, затова much.
Are there ___ eggs in the fridge?
- much
- a little
- any
- little
Отговор: any
Във въпроси използваме any.
Don't hurry. We've got ___ of time.
- many
- plenty
- few
- a few
Отговор: plenty
Plenty of означава много, повече от достатъчно.
There are ___ people at the gym today. It's almost empty.
- very few
- a lot of
- plenty of
- many
Отговор: very few
Very few означава много малко хора.
Which sentence is correct?
- There are too much salt in this soup.
- There is too many salt in this soup.
- There is too few salt in this soup.
- There is too much salt in this soup.
Отговор: There is too much salt in this soup.
Salt е неброимо: there is too much.
There are ___ of books on the shelf.
- much
- many
- a lot
- a little
Отговор: a lot
A lot of върви и с броими, и с неброими: a lot of books.
I'd like ___ milk in my tea, please. Just a bit.
- a few
- many
- few
- a little
Отговор: a little
Milk е неброимо, малко количество: a little.
Which noun is uncountable?
- water
- apple
- chair
- egg
Отговор: water
Water е неброимо съществително.
There are ___ cars in the city centre. It's too noisy.
- too much
- too many
- a little
- much
Отговор: too many
Cars е броимо, прекалено много: too many.
'Few people came to the party.' This means ___.
- many people came
- everybody came
- almost nobody came
- a lot of people came
Отговор: almost nobody came
Few без a означава почти няма.