Давайте решим предложенные упражнения шаг за шагом, объясняя каждое действие.
Упражнение 1. Используйте "much", "many", "little" и "few".
I am busy now. I have little time.
- Little используется для исчисляемых, но в контексте недостатка времени (негативный смысл).
We know many English and American songs.
- Many используется с исчисляемыми существительными во множественном числе.
There is not much milk in the fridge.
- Much используется с неисчисляемыми существительными (молоко).
There are few rooms in the house.
- Few указывает на недостаток с исчисляемыми существительными.
Does she read much?
- Much используется с неисчисляемыми существительными (чтение в общем).
Are there many bedrooms in your house?
- Many снова с исчисляемыми существительными.
Few people know Chinese.
- Few указывает на малое количество.
Many people learn English.
- Many подходит для исчисляемых существительных.
Nick has a few English books but very few Russian books.
- A few указывает на наличие, а few - на недостаток.
There is little light in that room, because there are few windows in it.
- Little для недостатка света и few для окон.
She talks little, but does not much.
- Первая часть указывает на малое количество разговора, вторая на то, что она не говорит много.
Is there much or little furniture in your new flat?
- Much и little уместно в этом контексте.
How much time does it take you to get there?
- Much для неисчисляемого времени.
He has little knowledge about it.
- Little указывает на недостаток знаний.
Упражнение 2. Используйте "few", "little", "a few", "a little".
There is little light in the bathroom. It is dark.
- Little указывает на малое количество света.
We have a few relatives, only a grandmother and an uncle.
- A few показывает, что хоть и немного, но есть.
I know few people who like to stay at home.
- Few указывает на недостаток людей, которые любят оставаться дома.
We have very little time.
- Little указывает на малое количество времени.
There are few rooms in their flat.
- Few указывает на недостаток комнат.
He speaks Chinese a little and knows a few words in Japanese.
- A little для небольшой степени владения языком, a few для количества слов.
Wait a little.
- A little используется для времени ожидания.
Has he got many English books? - No, only a few.
- A few показывает, что книги есть, хотя и немного.
Упражнение 3. Откройте скобки, заменив местоимения на правильные формы.
- Give them notebooks.
- She lives in Moscow with her family.
- He is a friend of mine.
- Our plant is very large.
- Let me know if anything happens.
- Mr. and Mrs. Brown have two children. Both their children are boys.
- Their students are German.
- Our friends are English.
- You are in Bristol but your family is in York.
- My cat is very funny.
- My daughter has a dog. Its nose is long.
- Their car is very nice.
- Her bag is very big.
Упражнение 4. Используйте "I", "he", "she", "it", "we", "you", "they".
- I am English.
- I have two books. They are good.
- The book is not yellow. It is gray.
- Are you a student?
- You and I are Russian, they are English.
- She is his aunt.
- He is a teacher.
- Are you from France?
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