Контрольные задания > Choose the correct words. Explain your answers, then make sentences using the other words.
1 Were there any/some aftershocks after the earthquake?
2 Rescue workers found very few/little survivors in the rubble.
3 A lot of/Much people lost loved ones in the earthquake.
4 There was only a little/a few water left.
5 Most/Too much people in the town didn't have some/any electricity after the earthquake.
6 There wasn't much/many hope of finding any/some survivors in the burning building.
Вопрос:
Choose the correct words. Explain your answers, then make sentences using the other words.
1 Were there any/some aftershocks after the earthquake?
2 Rescue workers found very few/little survivors in the rubble.
3 A lot of/Much people lost loved ones in the earthquake.
4 There was only a little/a few water left.
5 Most/Too much people in the town didn't have some/any electricity after the earthquake.
6 There wasn't much/many hope of finding any/some survivors in the burning building.
Ответ:
1. Were there any aftershocks after the earthquake?
* "Any" is used in questions. Some aftershocks were.
2. Rescue workers found very few survivors in the rubble.
* "Few" is used with countable nouns.
3. A lot of people lost loved ones in the earthquake.
* "A lot of" is used with both countable and uncountable nouns. Much people is incorrect.
4. There was only a little water left.
* "A little" is used with uncountable nouns. There were a few bottles of water.
5. Most people in the town didn't have any electricity after the earthquake.
* "Most" is a quantity. "Any" is used in negative sentences. Too many people in the town didn't have electricity after the earthquake.
6. There wasn't much hope of finding any survivors in the burning building.
* "Much" is used with uncountable nouns. There wasn't many people's hope of finding some survivors in the burning building.