7.Количественные местоимения many ['menɪ], much [mʌʧ], little ['lɪtl], few [fjuː]

	Исчисляемые существительные	Неисчисляемые существительные
Много, множество	many – more – (the) most эквиваленты: , a lot of, lots of, plenty of (разговорные формы), a large number of	much – more – (the) most эквиваленты: a lot of, lots of, plenty of (разговорные формы), a great deal of, a good deal of
	I’ve lived here for many years. Я живу здесь уже много лет. There are a lot of apples in the garden. В саду много яблок.	There is much milk in the jug. В кувшине много молока. Не has a lot of free time. У него много свободного времени.
мало	few – fewer – (the) fewest	little – less – (the) least
	There are few apples on the plate. На тарелке мало яблок.	We have little milk in the bottle. У нас в бутылке мало молока.
немного, несколько	a few, several ['sevrl]	a little, several ['sevrl]
	There are a few books on the shelf. На полке немного книг.	There is little jam on the plate. На тарелке немного варенья (но достаточно для нас).

Упражнения

I.Переведите.

1.few mistakes, mani passengers, much time, a lot of rain, little money, several places, few libraries, a lot of languages, many dresses, a few watches, many countries, many eyes, a large number of busses, few parties, several companies, a lot of Negroes, a few leaves, few glasses, many keys, a few foxes, few days, a few plays, many factories, a lot of cities, a little money, much music, a few apples, a little milk

2.Много тетрадей, мало молока, немного воды, много дней, немного газет, много мела, мало снега, много лет, мало картин, много музыки, немного сахара, немного чая, несколько лимонов, много мяса, несколько комнат, много учителей, мало работы, немного воздуха, много птиц, несколько машин.

II.Переведите.

1.There are plenty of vacant seats here. 2.England imports a great deal of oil. 3.It will take less than an hour. 4.She spends a lot of money for clothes. 5.There were fewer visitors today than yesterday. 6.Not many towns have such a splendid theatre. 7.Much of what he says is true. 8.He studies much more than I do. 9.There are few roses in my garden. 10.We have very little money left. 11.Please make less noise. 12.He has a brilliant mind and he helps me a lot with my business. 13. He earned less money this month. 14.I have so little information about him. 15.Ann made the fewest mistakes. 16.Little is known about his past life. 17.There is much work to do. I’ll need several more people. 18.Most of the houses in this street are new. 19.Let’s walk a little! 20.A few of the boys were in the park. 21.That costs less than five pounds.