GRAMMAR 7 - Quantifiers - much & many & a lot of

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Much, many & a lot of

Chapter 4 - Grammar 7

Today it's all about...

much

many

a lot of

At the end of this lesson you know how and when to use... much / many / a lot of

Plan

• Grammar explanation
• Exercise 9 in class (= klassikaal)

many watches

much time

many bottles of water

much water

What's the difference?

countable = telbaar

uncountable = niet telbaar

So... you need to know this difference to use today's grammar topic well!!!

In Dutch we only use one word = "VEEL" (veel informatie, veel boeken)

vs.

In English they use three words: many, much, a lot of

Let's watch this cartoon video...

Kun je het tellen?

MANY

Kun je het niet tellen?

MUCH

mnemonic = ezelsbruggetje...

'muts' klinkt als 'much'

Je bent een MUTS als je niet (tot 10) kan tellen.

=

Gebruik MUCH als je het niet kan tellen.

VEEL

many = telbaar

many children

many birds

many subjects

many stories

VEEL

much = ontelbaar

much sugar

much time

much homework

much coffee

VEEL

Bevestigende zinnen: a lot of

I have a lot of friends.

We paid a lot of money for this.

Na so, as, too NIET!

I sleep as many hours as I can.

We ate too much food today.

He has got so many friends.

A

Voorbeeldzinnen

• I have a lot of friends. (+)
• She has not got many friends. (-)
• Do we have much homework? (?)
• The school has a lot of pupils. (+)
• Our village has not got much snow. (-)
• Does the cat have many kittens? (?)

Much

Many

money

sand

girls

pens

cars

coffee

rain

water

doors

hair

tables

phones

Much

Many

love

noise

birds

boxes

apples

tea

juice

luck

coins

music

teens

bikes

Exercise 9 - use many, much and a lot of

I haven't got               time for an after-school job.    

              

My brother spends               money on magazines.

My uncle Frank doesn't have                hair.

How               20-cent coins make one dollar?

much

many

a lot of

Exercise 9 - use many, much and a lot of

It doesn't cost               money to buy an icecream.    

              

Do you know                teens who have a job?

My grandfather doesn't get                visitors.

               people have difficulty saving money.

much

many

a lot of

___ (veel) girls watched Frozen
in the cinema.

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

Forrest didn't have ___ (veel) chocolates in his box.

1. a few
2. many
3. much
4. a little

I know when to use:
much / many / a lot of?

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Homework

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