Task 4. Choose the correct answer: 1. She puts … sugar in her tea. A. many B. few C. little. 2. You should add … oil to the potatoes. A. little B. many C. few. 3. We bought … oranges in the shop. A. much B. a little C. a few. 4. Everyone needs … luck. A. a little B. a few C. many. 5. Today we have … lessons. A. many B. few C. much. 6. John needs … sleep. A. many B. much C. a few. 7. How … did you pay for your car? A. many B. little C. much. 8. Isn’t there too … furniture in her room? A. few B. much C. many. 9. Please, give me … more minutes. A. a few B. a little C. many. 10. Jacob feels lonely as he has very … friends. A. much B. little C. few.

Перевод задания: Task 4. Выбери правильный ответ.

Исчисляемые существительные во множественном числе сочетаются с many и few; неисчисляемые — с much и little. A few и a little означают небольшое, но имеющееся количество.

1. C. little — She puts little sugar in her tea. (Она кладёт в чай мало сахара.)
2. A. little — You should add little oil to the potatoes. (Тебе следует добавить к картофелю немного масла.)
3. C. a few — We bought a few oranges in the shop. (Мы купили в магазине несколько апельсинов.)
4. A. a little — Everyone needs a little luck. (Каждому нужно немного удачи.)
5. A. many — Today we have many lessons. (Сегодня у нас много уроков.)
6. B. much — John needs much sleep. (Джону нужно много сна.)
7. C. much — How much did you pay for your car? (Сколько ты заплатил за машину?)
8. B. much — Isn’t there too much furniture in her room? (Разве в её комнате не слишком много мебели?)
9. A. a few — Please, give me a few more minutes. (Пожалуйста, дайте мне ещё несколько минут.)
10. C. few — Jacob feels lonely as he has very few friends. (Джейкобу одиноко, потому что у него очень мало друзей.)