Indefinite Pronouns (Неопределенные местоимения) (a) few, (a) little
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ЗАПОМНИТЕ: (a )few, (a) little не употребляются в отрицательных предложениях not many, not much используются в этих типах предложений:
He didn’t make many mistakes in his paper.
Not many people know about it.
I don’t have much free time now.
There isn’t much snow in the forest.
Упражнение
Вместо точек вставьте одно из местоимений little, a little, few, a few:
1. It’s no use asking him about it. He has … knowledge of the subject.
2. He had very … friends (hardly any friends).
3. He had … friends (some friends).
4. He drunk … water and felt much better.
5. There was very … water in the glass; so he poured in some more.
6. … people understood what he said (hardly any people).
7. The chairman said … words (some words).
8. May I have … wine, please?
9. Hurry up! We have very … time.
10. I’ve … money, so we can go to a pub.
Исчисляемые существительные | Неисчисляемые существительные |
a few (= some, several) «несколько» |
a little (=some) «немного, но достаточно» |
He made a few mistakes in his speech. Let’s discuss them. – Он допустил несколько ошибок в своей речи. Давайте их обсудим. Tell us a few words about your trip. – Скажите нам несколько слов о своей поездке. |
I’ve got a little free time now. I can speak to you. – У меня есть немного свободного времени. Я могу поговорить с вами. There is a little money left. We can go shopping. – Осталось немного денег. Мы можем отправиться за покупками. |
few (not many) «мало» |
little ( not much) «мало, недостаточно» |
He made few mistakes in his paper and got a good mark.. – Он допустил мало ошибок в тесте и получил хорошую оценку. Few people know about it.- Мало кто знает об этом. |
I’ve got little free time now. I can’t speak to you. – Уменя мало свободного времени. Я не могу поговорить с тобой. There is little money left. We can’t go shopping. – Осталось мало денег. Мы не пойдем за покупками. |
ЗАПОМНИТЕ: (a )few, (a) little не употребляются в отрицательных предложениях not many, not much используются в этих типах предложений:
He didn’t make many mistakes in his paper.
Not many people know about it.
I don’t have much free time now.
There isn’t much snow in the forest.
Упражнение
Вместо точек вставьте одно из местоимений little, a little, few, a few:
1. It’s no use asking him about it. He has … knowledge of the subject.
2. He had very … friends (hardly any friends).
3. He had … friends (some friends).
4. He drunk … water and felt much better.
5. There was very … water in the glass; so he poured in some more.
6. … people understood what he said (hardly any people).
7. The chairman said … words (some words).
8. May I have … wine, please?
9. Hurry up! We have very … time.
10. I’ve … money, so we can go to a pub.