Expressions of quantity

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Quantity - Hoeveelheid

weinig

een beetje

veel

heel veel

etc

Veel

                                                               telbaar                niet-telbaar

bevestigende zinnen                   a lot of                 a lot of

ontkennende zinnen                    many                    much

vragende zinnen                            many                    much

There is still a lot of coffee in the pot.

The isn't much money in the piggy bank.

Do you know how many apples are left?

uitzonderingen:

Much en many worden wel in besvestigende zinnen gebruikt:

- soms in formele contexten

- altijd na so, as en too

There only so much time.

That's as many as apples as I have.

You have too many friends on Instagram.

Heel veel

telbare znw: a large number of/ a huge number of

niet-telbare znw: a large amount of/ an enormous amount of

zowel telbare als niet-telbare znw: plenty of/ loads of/ lots of

There were loads of bands playing at the festival.

A large number of people attended the concert.

There was a large amount of coffee left.

weinig

telbare znw: not many/ a small number of/ several/(a few)

niet-telbare znw: not much/ (a) little/ a bit of/ a small amount of

zowel telbare als niet-telbare znw: a lack of/ (almost) no/ (not/hardly) any.

Hardly any people attended the play.

A small number of apples were left in the bowl.

There's only a small amount of rice left

few/little vs a few/ a little

                                                telbaar          niet-telbaar

weinig/  bijna niets        few                 little

een paar/ een beetje     a few             a little

I have a few tests next week. 

Ik heb een paar toetsen volgende week

I have few tests next week.

Ik heb bijna geen toetsen volgende week

genoeg - enough

Als de hoeveelheid goed of voldoende is zeggen we: enough

Als de hoeveelheid minder is dan we willen of nodig hebben zeggen we: not enough.

There are enough sandwiches for all of us.

There aren't enough sandwiches for all of us.

en:

Als het duidelijk is waar we het over hebben gebruiken we a large amount/ enough/ plenty/ several/ not much/ not many zonder znw.

Is there enough coffee? No, we don't have much.

Are there supermarkets in Druten? Yes, we have several.

I really enjoyed that festival, I even did _____ dancing.

1. little
2. a little

There aren't ____ events like this in London.

1. much
2. enough

______ of tourists were robbed in this city last year.

1. a large number
2. a large amount

I didn't like this book, there were ____ strong elements in the story.

1. no
2. any

I visited the website but there was _____ clear information about the subject.

1. a little
2. a lack of

There will be a small ____ of actors in the play.

There were _____ amazing set pieces in the play.

This shop has _____ of designs to choose from: There must be hundreds!

Hardly ____ objects will be new to the public.

Not too much sugar please, I like my coffee with ____ sugar.