1 MUCH, MANY, LITTLE, FEW

Se utiliza "much" (mucho) y "little" (poco) con sustantivos que no se pueden contar: Did he drink much water? No, he drank little water. Do you have much time? No, I have little time. Bebi l mucha agua ? No, l bebi poca agua Tienes mucho tiempo ? No, tengo poco tiempo

Mientras que "many " (mucho) y "few" (poco) se utilizan con sustantivos que se pueden contar: Do you have many books? No, I have few books. Does he have many brothers? No, he has few brothers. Tienes muchos libros ? No, tengo pocos libros Tiene l muchos hermanos ? No, l tiene pocos hermanos

"Much" y "many" se utilizan principalmente en oraciones negativas e interrogativas, ya que en oraciones afirmativas se suelen sustituir ambos por "a lot of" (muchos, un montn): Do you have many friends? Tienes muchos amigos ? Yes, I have a lot of friends. S, tengo muchos amigos No, I don't have many friends. No, no tengo muchos amigos Did you spend much money? Gastaste mucho dinero ? Yes, I spent a lot of money. S, gast mucho dinero No, I didn't spend much money. No, no gast mucho dinero No obstante, "much" y "many" s se utilizan en oraciones afirmativas cuando van precedidos por algunas partculas, como "so" (tanto), "too" (demasiado), etc.: He has so many friends.... You have too many doubts. We drank too much alcohol. We spent so much money.... El tiene tantos amigos ... T tienes demasiadas dudas Bebimos demasiado alcohol Gastamos tanto dinero ...

Ejercicio: Elija la opcin ms adecuada para responder a las siguientes preguntas.

Is there any milk? Yes, there is. Yes, there are. How many people are there in the cinema? There are two hundred people. There is two hundred people. How much bread is there? No, there is not. There is a kilo. How much sugar do you need? Yes, I do. One kilo. How many students are there in your French class? There are eleven students. Yes, there are.

How many tomatoes are there? Two. Yes, there are. How much money do you have? I have one dollar. Yes, there is. How many cups are there? No, there aren't. There is only one. Are there any kids here? Yes, there are some. Yes, you are. Is there any milk in the fridge? Yes, there are. Yes, there are two litres.

Ejercicio: Traducir: 1. Hace solo dos semanas que est aqu, pero ya ha hecho unos cuantos amigos. 2. Lo siento por ella, tiene pocos amigos. 3. Estoy muy contenta, he podido ahorrar algo de dinero. 4. Conoces a mucha gente? No, solo a unas cuantas personas. 5. Nos hemos de dar prisa, tenemos poco tiempo. 6. Tiene suerte, tiene pocos problemas y no tiene muchos hijos. 7. Hiciste muchas fotos cuando fuiste al extranjero? 8. No deberas fumar tanto. 9. Tengo un montn de dinero pero poco tiempo para gastarlo. 10. Jack no tiene muchos deberes. El tiene que hacer pocos ejercicios.

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Clasifica los siguientes nombres segn sean incontables o contables: apple, gold, butter, lemon, oil, wine, water, pencil, bread, tomato, news, cat, work, oxygen, egg, book, hamburguer, mushrooms, peace, onion

Completa: 1. Do you have 2. Yes, I have 3. I have 5. I have

questions? Tienes muchas preguntas? questions. S, tengo muchas preguntas

questions. Tengo demasiadas preguntas questions. No, no tengo muchas preguntas milk? Bebes mucha leche? milk. S, bebo mucha leche

4. No, I don't have

questions. Yo tengo unas pocas preguntas

6. Do you drink 7. Yes, I drink 8. I drink

milk. Bebo demasiada leche milk. No, no bebo mucha leche

9. No, I don't drink 10. I drink

milk. Yo bebo poca leche

Complete the sentences with much or many and the singular or plural form of the noun. Choose the correct word in parentheses as necessary. 1. (land) There is not __________ available for a new football field. a. much land b. many land c. much lands d. many lands 2. (clothing) How __________ are you going to pack for your trip? a. many clothing b. much clothings c. much clothing d. many clothings 3. (deaf teacher) Are there __________ at Gallaudet University? a. much deaf teacher b. much deaf teachers c. many deaf teacher d. many deaf teachers

4. (handout) Did our teacher provide __________ for us? a. much handout b. many handouts c. many handout d. much handouts 5. (textbook) Do you know if there are still __________ available in the bookstore? a. many textbooks b. many textbook c. much textbooks d. much textbook 6.(news) Have you heard __________ from home? a. many news b. many new c. much news d. much new 7. (violence) I think there is too __________ on television. a. many violences b. much violences c. many violence d. much violence 8. (traffic) Was there __________ on the beltway this morning? a. much traffic b. much traffics c. many traffic d. many traffics 9. (research) Have you done __________ for your project? a. much researches b. much research c. many research d. many researches 10. (essay) Do you have to write __________ for your class? a. much essay b. many essay c. much essays d. many essays 11. (time) I have too ________________ on my hands. I am bored. a. much time b. many times c. much times d. many time 12. (time) I had to ask her _______________ before she agreed to go with me. a. much time b. many times c. much times d. many time