much trouble/time/information/money.
Note: Словоmuchтакже употребляется как наречие и существительное, например: to read/to speak/to walkmuch.
23-1. Read and translate the sentences.
1. It's never a good idea to make too many changes at one time.
2. There aren't as many opportunities as they thought.
3. There have been so many changes since our last trip together.
4. I don't know many of your friends.
5. Too much time is wasted on planning projects which never actually happen.
6. They're very helpful. Nothing is too much trouble for them.
7. How much money has he got?
8. I haven't eaten much.
9. He didn't say much.
10. How much did he lose?
23-2. Use the right word (many or much), and translate the sentences.
1. I haven't got… time.
2. How… people were present?
3. There aren't… large glasses here.
4. There wasn't… food in the refrigerator.
5… people think it's time for a change.
6…. has been written about unemployment.
7… stories have been told about various adventures.
8. I know that… economists doubt this figure.
9. Do you work… at weekends?
10. She made too… mistakes in the test.
23-3. Translate into English.
1) много людей
2) много времени
3) много ошибок
4) много денег
5) много сведений
6) многие экономисты
7) многие художники
8) многие артисты
9) сказать многое
10) написать многое
24. Few – little
Местоимение fewмало употребляется с исчисляемыми существительными, littleмало – с неисчисляемыми существительными или самостоятельно:
few books/cities/countries/people
little trouble/time/information/money
Note: Словоlittleтакже употребляется как наречие и существительное, например: to read/to speak/to walklittle.
24-1. Read and translate the sentences.
1. At that time very few people realized the true significance of the discovery.
2. Few names remained in his memory.
3. He has a large library, but very few books on the subject that interests you.
4. There was little soup left.
5. I must say there is little to be added.
6. There is very little sense in what he is saying.
7. She has very little time for reading.
8. I know little of this man. Practically nothing.
9. It's very strange that the writer is little known in this country.