III. Much, many, few, little etc.
| before countable nouns | before uncountable nouns | before all nouns | |
| много | many a great number of (formal) | much a great deal of | a lot of
 lots of
plenty of informal
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| немного , но достаточно | a few; several | a little | some |
| м ало, недостаточно | few not many | little not much, a bit of informal | hardly any informal |
NOTES
1. We use muchи many
| where | examples | |
| 1 | in negative sentences | There isn’t much milk in this coffee. There aren’t many cars in the parking place. |
| 2 | in questions | Will there be many guests at the party? Do you have much money on you? |
| 3 | in formal statements | Many pensioners have problems with health. Much money was spent on defence. |
| 4 | in time references and with as …as | H e’s lived there for many years. Take as much as you like. |
| 5 | with so, too, very etc. | There are very many mistakes in his test. There was too much rain yesterday. |
2. We use few и little
| where | examples | |
| 1 | in formal style | We saw little on account of the fog. (Compare: We saw hardly anything) |
| 2 | with so, too, very etc. | I have very little time. |
3. L ittleand feware negative and mean ‘not enough’ (мало, недостаточно)
a littleand a feware positive and mean ‘not a lot but enough’ (немного, но достаточно)
We have little time. We can’t have a meal.
We have a little time. We can have a meal.
He isn’t very popular here. He has few friends.
He enjoys his life here. He has a few friends and they meet quite often.
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Fill in the correct form of the verb to be.
1. There .............. a lot of money on his bank account. 2. There ............... a lot of people in the yard. 3. There .................. plenty of sheep on the meadow. 4. There .................... lots of useful information in that file. 5. There ................. a cow, two goats, some hens and chicks on the farm. 6. There .................. a table and four chairs round it. 7. There .................... some students and a teacher in the hall. 8. There ............... a fire there. Look at this smoke. 9. There ................ very little room here. 10. There ............. a fridge and a cupboard on the left. 11. There .............. no rule without exception. 12. There ............... some deer in here, but we haven’t seen them yet. 13. There ................... police all over the place. What’s up? 14. There ............... some news about new releases in this magazine. 15. There ............. some apples on the plate. Help yourself.
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Ex. 2. Make negative if necessary.
Model: There are two windows in the room you are sitting in.
There are not two windows in the room; there is only one.
1. There are thirty days in December. 2. There is a sofa in the classroom. 3. There are seven rooms in your flat. 4. There is a zoo in your street. 5. There are only boys in your group. 6. There are some sport prizes on the walls of the classroom. 7. There is a desert between Egypt and Greece. 8. There is a president in the UK. 9. There are very many mistakes in your tests. 10. There is some beer on the menu in our canteen. 11. There are palms in the streets of Chelyabinsk. 12. There are many love scenes in The Lord of the Rings. 13. There is a lift in our university. 14. There is a ring in your nose. 15. There are two teeth in your mouth.
Ex. 3. Ask questions.
1. There is a party next door tonight. (What kind of?) 2. There are students in the library. (How many?) 3. There are some people inside the house. (Who?) 4. There are police in the club. (Why?) 5. There are tattoos on Anthony’s body. (What?) 6. There are hardly any skaters in the park. (tag) 7. There is a lot of feeling in this song. (What kind of?) 8. There are friends at the concert. (Whose?) 9. There is news for you. (choice) 10. There is a vacation in January. (yes/no)
Ex. 4. Fill in there or it.
1. ............ is warm in the room. 2. ............... is a new supermarket in our street. 3. .............. is not easy to understand his motives. 4. ............. is four o’clock in the afternoon. 5. .............. is so nice to see you again. 6. ............... is nothing to be done about it. 7. ................. is often a rainbow after rain. 8. .................. is too late to go there now. 9. .................. is a lot of snow this year. 10. ........... is a mistake in your dictation. 11. ..................... doesn’t matter which way to go. 12. ................ is far away from my home to the university. 13. ................... is difficult to say what’s wrong about it. 14. ................. is very strange that he hasn’t come. 15. ................. is still very early and ............... is nobody to be seen in the street. 16. Who is that boy? - ..................... is my friend. He’s come to pick me up. 17. .................. is so hot out-of-doors today. ........................ must be thirty-two degrees in the shade. 18. .................................. is no running water in their country house. 19. ...................... is a party at the university tonight. 20. ....................... is a lot of work to do about the house. 21. ......... is not any food left. 22. ................ is cold today; ....................... is a strong wind. 23. ................... is too early to leave yet. 24. ............. is 20 miles’ drive from here. 25. ...................is dark; .............. is no moon. 26. ................... are about a hundred students in the lecture room. 27. .......... is strange that she’s absent today. 28. ..................... is a hairdresser’s at the corner. 29. ................ is a pity you can’t come. 30. ............... is time to take a nap. 31. ...................... is no time to do it. 32. ................... is no next time, .................. is now or never.
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Ex. 5. Fill in there or it.
1. ..................... gets dark early in winter. 2. What is it? ................ looks like a birthday present. 3. ....................... was a lovely morning. 4. ..................... is Christmas today. .................... is snowing and everybody is celebrating. 5. I’m fond of Ben; ...................... is great charm about him. 6. ................... was Lucy who told his address. 7. ....................... is a lot of dirt outside. 8. Is .......................... anything interesting on TV tonight? 9. I think ..................... is going to rain. 10. ....................... is rainy today, isn’t ........? 11. ..................... was no necessity to do it yesterday. 12. ......................... wasn’t necessary to come so early. 13. While ................is life, ................ is hope. 14. ........................ is never too late to learn. 15. ...........................is hardly any time to do the packing now. 16. ......................... isn’t known where he spent his early childhood. 17. .......................... is time and place for everything. 18. ......................... was much to be said. 19. ........................ is not clear who is to be blamed for it. 20. ......................... is a long time since we saw him last. 21. ....................... is no place like home. 22. ................. is time to round off.
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