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We Use Much Whith Things (Nouns) We Can't Count and To Talk About A Large Number
We Use Much Whith Things (Nouns) We Can't Count and To Talk About A Large Number
MANY,
MUCH
We use
many to
talk about
things we
can count
and to
talk about
large
number
many
mexican
are over
weight
FEW/FEW
We Use
Few/Few only
with things we
can Count and
to talk about
and to talk
about a small
l havenumber
a few Cucumber
I can Prepare a salad
LITTLE/A LITTLE
WE USE LITTLE/A LITTLE
ONLY WITH THINGS WE
CANT COUNT AND TO
TALK ABOUT A SMALL
MUMBER.
TOO/ENOUGH
TOO SHOWS THAT SUMMETHING IS MORE THAN YOU
NEEED OR WANT:
HAMBURGERS HAVE TOO MANY COLORIES.l/ CHILDREN
EAT TOO MUCH SUGAR WE CAN COUNT CALORIES.
CHILDREN EAT TOO MUCH SUGAR.
(CE CAN COUNT CALORIES)/ (WE CANTCOUNT SUGAR)
ENOUGTH SHOWS SOMETHING IS SUFFICIENT. YOU
HAVE EXACTLY THEAMOUNT YOU NED (NO MORE; NO
LESS):
I HAVE ENOUGH APPLES TO MAKE THE CAKE
(I DONT NEED MORE APPLES)
YOU CAN ALSO SAY IT IN NEGATIVE: MEXICANS DONT
DO ENOUGH EXERCISE.
(THEY NEED TO DO MORE EXERCISE)
EJEMPLOS:
They havemore
children thanwe do.
We havemore
customers thanthey
do.
Tom hasfewer books
thanJane
There arefewer
houses in his village
thanin mine.
You knowmore
people thanI do.
I have visited the
Statesmore times
thanhe has.
I have three brothers.
That'smore thanyou
VERY/ REALLY
VERY AND REALLY ARE USED WHEN YOU
WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE MEANING OF AND
OF AN ADJETIVEVE:
SHES VERY NERVOUS.
HES REALLY NERVOUS.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VERY AND
REALLY IS THAT REALLY MEANS
EXTREMELY
ITALIAN FOOD IS VERY GOOD BUT
AMERICAN FOOD IS REALLY DELICIOUS!
WOULD YOU
LIKE..?
WE USE WOULD YOU
LIKE..TO MAKE
OFFERS:
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
DANCE WITH ME?
YES, OF COURSE
IF THE ANSWER IS
NEGATIVE OR YOU
WANT TO DO
SOMETHING ELSE,
ESE YOU CAN
ANSWER
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
PLAY WITH ME?
I(WOULD) PREFER TO
GO OUSIDE.
ID (WOULD) RATHER
TALK TO YOU.
SHOULD/ COULD
Here are some examples of
usingshouldandshouldntto ask for and give
advice and suggestions:
Ive had a really bad headache for the past week.
Thats not good youshouldgo to the doctor.
Couldandcouldntare the past forms
ofcanandcant:
When I was younger, Icouldrun a mile in 7
minutes. Now it takes me 20 minutes!
Yesterday, Icouldntfind my wallet anywhere but
this morning I found it.
Last year, hecouldntspeak English very well, but
now hecan.