HA2 Quantifiers

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Much & Many

Wat betekenen de woorden
much & many?

Much or many?

Veel

• much
• many

Much and many - What's the difference?

Which one should you use?

Many --> voor telbare woorden

Much --> voor ontelbare woorden

Een woord is telbaar wanneer:

1. je het kunt tellen (duh!),
2. je er a of an voor kunt zetten,
3. het een meervoud heeft.

Bevestigende zinnen 

                                Lots of / a lot of

Much          niet tellen           wel tellen (can count) Many

Ontkennende of vraagzinnen EN na so, how, as, too

Much         niet tellen             wel tellen (can count) Many

(dus dan nooit a lot of / lots)

Telbaar

Ontelbaar

Euros

A loaf of bread

Money

Bread

People

a cup of coffee

book

sand

Telephone

information

hour

egg

milk

Time

food

dog

air

coffee

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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?
tomatoes

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
secrets

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
sugar

1. much
2. many

Much or many?
fun

1. much
2. many

Little & few = weinig (van iets)

little        dingen die je niet kunt tellen

few          dingen die je wel kunt tellen

They only have little water left.

Few people know my real name.

A little        dingen die je niet kunt tellen

NL: een beetje

A few          dingen die je wel kunt tellen

NL: een paar

He only wants a little milk in his coffee.

My cat is a few years old.

People

Behoort tot 

'can' count = many people

dus ook 'wel' tellen = few people

UITZONDERING

Multiple choice exercise

6 questions

20 seconds per question

I only want ... sugar in my coffee.

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

Aunt Beatrice did ... shopping this weekend.

1. few
2. lots of
3. a few
4. many

Camels only need ... water to cross the desert.

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

My brother always eats too ... sweets.

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

How ... pets have you got?

1. lots of
2. many
3. few
4. much

... people know I play baseball.

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

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