1b Look at these sentences. The words in bold all express quantity. Answer questions a–e about the words. 1 Some countries are almost invisible. 2 He needed some time to collect the data. 3 They couldn’t see any good explanations for this. 4 Did Fischer make any money from the maps? 5 There aren’t many different colours. 6 He didn’t need much time. 7 There are a lot of different ways to communicate. 8 It doesn’t take a lot of time. 9 There are a few areas where different languages co-exist. 10 They had a little knowledge of Tagalog, but not much. a Which words do we use with uncountable nouns? b Which words do we use with plural, countable nouns? c Which words usually appear in negative sentences and questions? d Which words do we use to talk about large quantities? e Which words do we use to talk about small quantities?

Перевод задания: Посмотрите на предложения. Выделенные слова выражают количество. Ответьте на вопросы a–e.

Answers in English:

1. a. Some, any, much, a lot of, a little.
2. b. Some, any, many, a lot of, a few.
3. c. Any; much and many are also common in negative sentences and questions.
4. d. Much, many, a lot of.
5. e. A little, a few.

Перевод ответов:

1. a. Some (немного/несколько), any (какое-либо/нисколько), much (много), a lot of (много), a little (немного).
2. b. Some (несколько), any (какие-либо/никаких), many (много), a lot of (много), a few (несколько).
3. c. Any; much и many также часто употребляются в отрицаниях и вопросах.
4. d. Much, many, a lot of — «много».
5. e. A little — «немного» с неисчисляемыми существительными; a few — «несколько» с исчисляемыми.