Quantifiers: much many a lot of

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Hoe vertaal je 'veel' naar het Engels?

Much of many?

Much en many betekenen allebei ‘veel’.

• Bij dingen die je kunt tellen, gebruik je many.
• Bij dingen die je niet kunt tellen, zoals vloeistoffen, geld etc. gebruik je much:

For example: I haven't got many shoes.

                            There is much money in his bag.

A lot of / lots of

In plaats van much / many wordt ook a lot of / lots of gebruikt. Maar dan wel in bevestigende zinnen, dus niet in vragen of ontkenningen:

• There are lots of/ a lot of sweets in the bowl. 
• A lot of/ lots of people came to the concert.

MAAR: 

There aren't many sweets left.

En ook:

Na woorden als so, too en how moet je, ook in bevestigende zinnen, much / many gebruiken:

I know how much work you have done.

There are only so many hours in a day.

Much or many?
coffee

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
children

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
food

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
potatoes

1. much
2. many

I'm sorry, I don't have.........time.

1. many
2. a lot of
3. lots of
4. much

How .... water do we have left?

1. much
2. many
3. a lot of

Today I have.... work to do.

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of

There is ........... sand on the beach

1. a lot of
2. much
3. many

I went shopping and spent _____ money.

1. many
2. a lot of
3. much

I haven't drunk too ______ water.

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of
4. lots of

David has ... computer games, but Tyler doesn't have ... .

1. many, much
2. much, many
3. lots of/ a lot of, many
4. much, a lot of

I don't know how ............ dinosaurs were in Jurassic World.

1. a lot of
2. much
3. many

How _____eggs are in this cake?

1. many
2. a lot of
3. much

9. How...............money do you need?

1. a lot of
2. much
3. many
4. few

We don't have ... bananas, and we don't have ... fruit juice.

1. many, much
2. a lot of, lots of
3. much, many
4. A en B

There are _____ things that I still want to do this summer

1. many
2. much
3. a lot of
4. lots of