GRAMMAR

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Much & Many

uncountable & countable nouns

Examples 

How much/many time do you need?

Many/much customers did not receive our new magazine.

How many/much boxes will be dispatched?

Could - Would - Should

Could is used to talk about something that can happen

Would is used to talk about something that will happen in an imagined situation

Should is used to talk about something that ought to happen or must happen

Examples

Adam could visit us on Monday, but he would rather hang out with his friends. (He is able to, but he chooses not to.)

Adam would visit us on Monday if he had a car. (Adam wants to visit but he is not able to. We can imagine a situation where he has a car and he will visit.)

Adam should visit us on Monday because we haven’t seen him in a long time. (It is best/a good idea for Adam to visit us if he can.)

Difference between where/were

Where = Waar?

Were = waren (zij waren)

Difference between to/too

to (preposition/voorzetsel) = naar

too (adverb/bijwoord) = ook

"too" is also used when you want to express something.

Example: I love my nephew too much

Difference their/there/they're

their = van hun

there = daar

they're (they are) = zij zijn

Examples

a/an hourglass

a/an car

a/an honour

a/an university

a/an one-eye