Much / many Количественные местоимения

Местоимения Much, Many, a lot of

Much (много)

“ Much” употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными.

I don’t eat much butter – я не ем много масла

Do you have much time? – у вас много времени?

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Неисчисляемые существительные

Meat

Sugar

Water

Milk

Juice

Snow

Cheese

Time

Местоимения Much, Many, a lot of

Как правило, much не употребляется в утвердительных предложениях. Только в вопросе и отрицании.

We haven’t got much snow.

Do we have much rain in Autumn?

Местоимения Much, Many, a lot of

Many (много) употребляется с исчисляемыми существительными во всех видах предложений (отрицательных, вопросительных, утвердительных).

We don’t need many apples

Do you have many apples?

I have got many apples.

Исчисляемые существительные

Apples

Tomatoes

Potatoes

Loaf of bread

Slice of meat

A glass of water

A glass of juice

Местоимения Much, Many, a lot of

A lot of (много) – употребляется как с исчисляемыми, так и с неисчисляемыми существительными во всех видах предложений.

We don’t have a lot of juice

We don’t have a lot of tomatoes

I have got a lot of friends.

Вопрос:

Если “a lot of” употребляется и с исчисляемыми, и с неисчисляемыми существительными во всех видах предложений,

тогда зачем нужны местоимения “much” и “many”?

Ответ:

Much и many не всегда можно заменить местоимением a lot of. Они нужны еще и для того, чтобы задавать вопросы, начинающиеся со слов How much?/how many? – сколько? (как много?)

How many – исчисляемые

How much – неисчисляемые

How many books do you have?

How much butter do we have?

Write “how much”/ “how many”

Model: How much coffee do you drink?

• … … books about animals do you have?
• … … pens are there in your bag?
• … … chocolate can you eat in an hour?
• … … salt do you like in your soap?
• … … water is there in the mug?
• … … sugar do you want in your tea?

Write “how much”/ “how many”

• How many books about animals do you have?
• How many pens are there in your bag?
• How much chocolate can you eat in an hour?
• How much salt do you like in your soap?
• How much water is there in the mug?
• How much sugar do you want in your tea?

Fill in the gaps. Write “much” or “many”

• Your teacher always asks … questions.
• We don’t have … water.
• … children like ice-cream.
• There isn’t … jam in the jar.
• There aren’t … shops in this street.

Fill in the gaps. Write “much” or “many”

• Your teacher always asks many questions.
• We don’t have much water.
• Many children like ice-cream.
• There isn’t much jam in the jar.
• There aren’t many shops in this street.

Fill in the gaps. Write “much” or “many” and the words:

People

Sweets

Books

Museums

Food

Model: I have a lot of friends. I know a lot of people in this town.

• We’re not hungry. We don’t need … … (food)
• I’m allergic to sugar. I don’t eat … …
• I like to read. I have … … in my room.
• This town isn’t very interesting for tourists. There aren’t … … in it (museums).

• We’re not hungry. We don’t need much food.
• I’m allergic to sugar. I don’t eat much sugar
• I like to read. I have many books in my room.
• This town isn’t very interesting for tourists. There aren’t many museums in it.

ДЗ: Переп и шите предложения, используя “a lot of”.