Monday, February 15, 2016
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Grammar a few, a lot of, lots of
A LOT OF, LOTS OF, MANY, MUCH,
(A) FEW AND (A) LITTLE
I. Correct the following sentences:
- Mark was only spending one night away. He quickly
put a little things into a bag.
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- Rachel is learning to drive. She hasn’t had much
lessons yet.
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- I’m making soup for twenty people. I’ll have to
make a lot of.
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- I feel really tired. I haven’t got many energy.
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- The mixture looks rather dry. Maybe you should add
a few water.
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- We’re having a big party. We’ve invited a lots of
friends.
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II. Put in a few, few, a little or little.
- I don’t think I can lift this box on my own. I
need ______ help.
- ______ tourists visited Northern Ireland in the
1980s because of the terrorism there.
- The postman doesn’t often come here. We receive
_____________ letters.
- The snow was quite deep. There seemed __________
hope of completing our journey.
- Trevor isn’t finding it easy to fix the shelves.
He’s having _________ trouble.
- Sarah is exhausted. She’s having _________ days’
holiday next week.
- David quite likes golf, but unfortunately he has
________ ability.
- I can speak ________ words of Swedish, but I’m not
very fluent.
III. Complete this paragraph from a travel book. Put in many, few,
much or little.
The main town on the island is very small and does not have _______
important buildings. The islanders do not have _____ money. And they have _________
contact with the outside world. There is not _______ chance of the place
attracting large numbers of tourists. The roads are not very good. There are
lots of bicycles but not _______ cars. In addition, there are hardly any of the
modern facilities which visitors expect. There are _____ shops, and there is
_____ entertainment.
Monday, February 8, 2016
Grammar about Much and Many
How to use much and many in the correct way in English speaking and writing well.
Much / many
The words much and many mean a lot of.- If a noun
is in singular, we use much
Example:
much money
- If a noun
is in plural, we use many
Example:
many friends
Use
of much / many
In everyday English, we normally use much / many only
in questions and negative clauses.
Example:
How much money have you got?
Carla does not have many friends.
In positive clauses with so, as or too,
we also use much / many.
Example:
Carla has so
many friends.
She has as
many friends as Sue.
Kevin has too
much money.
In all other positive clauses, however, we prefer expressions
like a lot of / lots of.
Example:
Carla has a
lot of / lots of friends.
Kevin has a
lot of / lots of money.
In formal texts, however, much / many are
also common in positive clauses. This you will notice for example when you read English news.
Countable
/ Uncountable Nouns
In connection with much / many people often
speak of countable nouns and uncountable nouns.Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form. In plural, these nouns can be used with a number (that's why they are called 'countable nouns'). Countable nouns take many.
Example:
100 friends – many
friends
Uncountable nouns can
only be used in singular. These nouns cannot be used with a number (that's why
they are called 'uncountable nouns'). Uncountable nouns take much.
Example:
100
money
– much money
Note: Of course you can
count money – but then you would name the currency and say that you have got
5 euro (but not „5 money“).
Exercise on much and many
Exercise on much and many
Grammar Article ( a, an, and the)
How to use (a, an, and the)
1. We use (a) for ganeral thing which is not specifict noun.
Eample: I am a teacher at my school.
2. We use (a) before singular noun and before the consonant sounds.
Example: It is a book.
3. We use an before vowel sounds.
Eample: It is an apple.
It is an elephant.
it is an armchair.
4. We use the for the specifict thing.
Example: It is a red book. The red book is yours.
5. We use the for only one thing in the world.
Example: the sun.
the moon
the sea
6. We use the befor supperlative adjective.
easy easier the easiest
bigg bigger the biggest
7. We sue the with part of the day.
Example:
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
Grammar About Some and Any
Negative
In negative clauses, we use any. Note, however, that any alone is not a negative - it must be not ... any
- Example:
- I have not bought any bread.
- I have not bought any apples.
Questions
In questions, we usually use any.
- Example:
- Have you bought any bread?
- Have you bought any apples?
Compound Words with some & any
Some & any can also be part of compound words such as:
- something / anything
- someone / anyone
- somewhere / anywhere
Note that some & any have to be used with a noun while compound words with some & any can stand on their own.
- Example:
- I have bought some bread.
- I have bought something.
However, some and any need not stand directly before the noun. Sometimes, the noun appears somewhere before some or any and is not repeated. So if you are not sure whether to use some or something for example, check if there is a noun in the sentence that you can place after some.
- Example:
- I do not have to buy bread. Rachel has already bought some [bread].
Exceptions
Positive Clauses with Any
We usually use some in positive clauses. But after never, without, hardly, we use any.
- Example:
- We never go anywhere.
- She did her homework without any help.
- There’s hardly anyone here.
Also in if clauses, we usually use any.
- Example:
- If there is anything to do, just call me.
Questions with Some
We usually use any in questions. But if we expect or want the other to answer ‚yes‘, we use some.
- Example:
- Have you got any brothers and sisters?→ some people have brothers or sisters, others don't - we cannot expect the answer to be ‚yes‘
- Would you like some biscuits?
Fill in the correct word (some or any).
- Sue went to the cinema with of her friends!
- Jane doesn't have friends.
- Have you got brothers or sisters?
- Here is food for the cat.
- I think you should put flowers on the table.
- Could you check if there are calls on the answering machine?
- I don't want presents for my birthday.
- Did they have news for you?
- I'm hungry - I'll have sandwiches.
- There aren't apples left.
grammar about there is and there are
1. We use there is with singular noun or uncount nouns
Example: there + is+ singular noun.
There is a red book on the table.
There is a dog in my the car. He is cute, I love him.
There is a window in the my room.
There is a cat on the bed.
There is a bat against the bed.
2. We use there are with plural nouns
Example: There + are + plural noun.
There are two pictures in the wall.
Thare are some books on the floor.
There are two red cars infront of the library.
There are two trees in the garden.
There are three cats on the roof.
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