2. Fill in the gaps: much, many, few, little, a lot of, any, some. 1) How ___ apples do we need for the pie? 2) There isn’t ___ milk in the fridge. 3) We have very ___ time, so let’s hurry. 4) There are ___ books on the shelf—more than fifty! 5) Are there ___ eggs in the fridge? 6) He has ___ friends at school, so he often feels lonely. 7) I need ___ information about the course. 8) How ___ money did you spend? 9) There are ___ seats left, so we should book now. 10) John had ___ money with him so he couldn’t even buy a bus ticket.

С неисчисляемыми существительными употребляются much и little, с исчисляемыми во множественном числе — many и few. В вопросах часто используется any; a lot of подходит к обоим типам существительных.

1. How many apples do we need for the pie? Apples — исчисляемое существительное во множественном числе.
2. There isn’t much milk in the fridge. Milk — неисчисляемое существительное.
3. We have very little time, so let’s hurry. Very little означает «очень мало».
4. There are a lot of books on the shelf—more than fifty! Существительное исчисляемое, а количество большое.
5. Are there any eggs in the fridge? В общем вопросе подходит any.
6. He has few friends at school, so he often feels lonely. Few подчёркивает, что друзей мало.
7. I need some information about the course. В утвердительном предложении some обозначает неопределённое количество.
8. How much money did you spend? Money — неисчисляемое существительное.
9. There are few seats left, so we should book now. Осталось мало мест.
10. John had little money with him so he couldn’t even buy a bus ticket. Денег было недостаточно.