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МатематикаВопрос:
Read the sentences. Which phrase is not possible in each sentence? Which can be followed by: a countable, uncountable noun? Find more examples in the text in Ex. 2. 1 There was a large amount of/a great deal of/a number of/ plenty of rain in the days after the earthquake. 2 He heard quite a lot of/quite a few/a little/plenty of amazing survival stories after the disaster. 3 There were no/hardly any/any/few survivors. 4 Much/A large number of/Several/A couple of nuclear power plants were damaged during the earthquake. 5 All/Several/Every/Each of them had lost their homes.
Ответ:
1. A number of is not possible. It's followed by a countable noun. A large amount of and a great deal of are followed by uncountable nouns. Plenty of can be followed by both countable and uncountable nouns.
2. A little is not possible. It's followed by an uncountable noun. The others are followed by countable nouns.
3. Any is not possible. It's used in questions. The others are used in negative sentences.
4. Much is not possible. It's followed by an uncountable noun. The others are followed by countable nouns.
5. All is possible. However, the grammar is incorrect.
Похожие
- Read the text again. Five sentences are missing. Match each sentence (A-F) to a gap (1-5). There is one extra sentence.
- 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.
- Decide if the words are countable (C) or uncountable (U). 1 not any, few, many, a few, most 2 not many, some, a lot of, too many 3 little, too much, very little 4 not much, lots of, a little
- Read the sentences. Which phrase is not possible in each sentence? Which can be followed by: a countable, uncountable noun? Find more examples in the text in Ex. 2. 1 There was a large amount of/a great deal of/a number of/ plenty of rain in the days after the earthquake. 2 He heard quite a lot of/quite a few/a little/plenty of amazing survival stories after the disaster. 3 There were no/hardly any/any/few survivors. 4 Much/A large number of/Several/A couple of nuclear power plants were damaged during the earthquake. 5 All/Several/Every/Each of them had lost their homes.
- Complete: the whole of, both, neither, either, none. Check in the Grammar Reference section. 1 Anna nor Steve were in Japan when the earthquake struck. 2 Sadly, the tsunami and the earthquake caused terrible damage. 3 the world was shocked. 4 we leave now or wait until they come. 5 Lots of people were in the building when the fire broke out, but fortunately of them got hurt.
- Make sentences based on the text using: the whole of, a large amount of, hardly any, most people, little hope, a few.
