U8 Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns: much and many / some and any

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

SOME / ANY

SOME en ANY betekenen beide:

• enkele
• wat 
• een paar

                                                                           Ik koop elke dag wat snoep in de kantine.

                                                                     Every day I buy some sweets in the canteen.

                                                           Mijn broer mag geen noten eten, hij is allergisch.

                                                                        My brother can't eat any nuts, he's allergic.

Some / Any

Wanneer some, wanneer any?

- in bevestigende zin: some

-in ontkennende zin: any

- in vragende zin any, maar some als je het antwoord ja verwacht

''Can you give me some more ice cream?''

We need some tomatoes.

Do we need any tomatoes?

Daffy has some money.

Patrick doesn't have any money.

Lesson objective

By the end of the lesson you will be able to use much, many & a lot of in a sentence.

Vul de gaten in met much, many of a lot of

1. There isn't __________ traffic in the park.
2. How __________ books are on the table?
3. She doesn't drink __________ water.
4. We see __________ trees in the garden.
5. Is there __________ milk in the cup?
6. There are __________ kids in the room.
7. He doesn't have __________ time today.
8. They buy __________ apples.
9. How __________ money is in your bag?
10. There isn't __________ noise here.

Answers

1. much (niet-telbaar: traffic)
2. many (telbaar: books)
3. much (niet-telbaar: water)
4. a lot of (positief, telbaar: trees)
5. much (niet-telbaar: milk, vraag)
6. a lot of (positief, telbaar: kids) – of many kan ook informeel
7. much (niet-telbaar: time, ontkenning)
8. a lot of (positief, telbaar: apples)
9. much (niet-telbaar: money, vraag)
10. much (niet-telbaar: noise, ontkenning)

Grammar

Many en Much betekenen veel.

Many gebruik je bij meervoud en telbare dingen. Je kan het tellen.

Much gebruik je bij enkelvoud en ontelbare dingen. Je kan het niet tellen.

a lot of

In bevestigende zinnen wordt veel meestal vertaald met
a lot of

Example: There are a lot of eggs. +
In vragende en ontkennende zinnen gebruik je altijd
much of many

Example: How many eggs are there? 

There isn't much cheese there. -

de regel 

Much gebruik je voor "uncountable" nouns = znw die geen meervoud hebben bv money

Many gebruik je voor "countable"nouns = znw die een meervoud hebben bv coins

The rule

Much is used for uncountable nouns : nouns that do not have a 

plural - money - water- air

Many is used for countable nouns - nouns that have a plural form such as coins - bottles - apples - tables- people

Grammar

My brother doesn't eat many apples.

How many balls are there?

Grammar

How many people were there?

Grammar

How much coffee did he drink?

There wasn't much snow left.

Lesson objective

By the end of the lesson you will be able to use much, many & a lot of in a sentence.

1. How __________ apples do you eat every day?
2. There are __________ cars on the highway.
3. She doesn't have __________ friends in this city.
4. Is there __________ rain in summer?
5. We need __________ water for the plants.
6. There aren't __________ birds in the tree.
7. How __________ homework do you have tonight?
8. They have __________ fun at the party.
9. There is __________ sugar in this cake.
10. I see __________ stars on a clear night.

Lesson objective

By the end of the lesson you will be able to use much, many & a lot of in a sentence.

1. many (telbaar: apples, vraag)
2. a lot of (positief, telbaar: cars)
3. many (telbaar: friends, ontkenning)
4. much (niet-telbaar: rain, vraag)
5. much (niet-telbaar: water, maar in positieve context; a lot of kan ook)
6. many (telbaar: birds, ontkenning)
7. much (niet-telbaar: homework, vraag)
8. a lot of (positief, niet-telbaar: fun)
9. a lot of (positief, niet-telbaar: sugar) – of much in informele context
10. many (telbaar: stars, positief) – of a lot of is natuurlijker

Uncountable nouns 

(niet-telbaar)

Important!: Uncountable nouns are singular, they don't have a plural form.

-Milk

-Cheese

- Water

- Butter

Countable nouns (telbaar) 

Refer to items we can count -> telbare woorden

1 egg --> 2 eggs

1 banana --> 2 bananas

1 apple --> 2 apples

Important ! Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form

I have got ...................................sisters.

1. MANY
2. MUCH

There is .........................wind today.

1. MANY
2. MUCH

This city has ... beautiful buildings.

1. much
2. many

7. Are there .... customers in the shop?

1. much
2. many

We haven't got ... work to do.

1. much
2. many

5. There wasn't ..... sun.

1. much
2. many

6. How .... sugar do you need?

1. much
2. many

There are............................people in New York.

1. many
2. much

I don't have ....... friends.

1. much
2. many

3. There isn't .... space left.

1. much
2. many

Do you have ....... cars?

1. much
2. many