Упражнение 7. Вставьте much или many. 1. Please don't put ... pepper on the meat. 2. There were ... plates on the table. 3. I never eat... bread with soup. 4. Why did you eat so ... ice-cream? 5. She wrote us ... letters from the coun¬try. 6. ... of these students don't like to look up words in the dictionary. 7. ... in this work was too difficult for me. 8. ... of their answers were excel¬lent. 9. ... of their conversation was about the in-stitute. 10. There are ... new pictures in this room. 11. There are ... teachers at our school, and ... of them are women. 12. ... of these plays are quite ... new. 13. Thanks awfully for the books you sent me yesterday. - - Don't mention it, it wasn't ... both¬er. 14. ... of her advice was useful. 15. He had ... pairs of socks.

Вот подробный разбор задания с объяснением выбора между much и many в каждом из случаев. В английском языке much используется с неисчисляемыми существительными, тогда как many – с исчисляемыми.

1. Please don't put ... pepper on the meat.
   Ответ: much
   Объяснение: "Pepper" – это неисчисляемое существительное (перец в общем смысле), поэтому мы используем much.

2. There were ... plates on the table.
   Ответ: many
   Объяснение: "Plates" – исчисляемое существительное (тарелки), их можно посчитать, поэтому используем many.

3. I never eat... bread with soup.
   Ответ: much
   Объяснение: "Bread" – неисчисляемое существительное (хлеб), поэтому используем much.

4. Why did you eat so ... ice-cream?
   Ответ: much
   Объяснение: "Ice-cream" (мороженое) – неисчисляемое, поэтому здесь подходит much.

5. She wrote us ... letters from the country.
   Ответ: many
   Объяснение: "Letters" – исчисляемое (письма), используем many.

6. ... of these students don't like to look up words in the dictionary.
   Ответ: Many
   Объяснение: "Students" – исчисляемое (студенты), их можно посчитать, поэтому используем many.

7. ... in this work was too difficult for me.
   Ответ: Much
   Объяснение: Здесь "in this work" подразумевает трудности в работе в целом, поэтому используем much с неисчисляемым.

8. ... of their answers were excellent.
   Ответ: Many
   Объяснение: "Answers" (ответы) – исчисляемое, поэтому используется many.

9. ... of their conversation was about the institute.
   Ответ: Much
   Объяснение: "Conversation" – неисчисляемое (разговор), поэтому используем much.

10. There are ... new pictures in this room.
    Ответ: many
    Объяснение: "Pictures" (картины) – исчисляемое, поэтому используется many.

11. There are ... teachers at our school, and ... of them are women.
    Ответ: many, many
    Объяснение: "Teachers" и "them" – исчисляемые (учителя и они), поэтому в обоих случаях используется many.

12. ... of these plays are quite ... new.
    Ответ: Many
    Объяснение: "Plays" (пьесы) – исчисляемое, поэтому используется many.

13. Thanks awfully for the books you sent me yesterday. - - Don't mention it, it wasn't ... bother.
    Ответ: much
    Объяснение: "Bother" (хлопоты) – неисчисляемое, поэтому подходит much.

14. ... of her advice was useful.
    Ответ: Much
    Объяснение: "Advice" (совет) – неисчисляемое, поэтому используется much.

15. He had ... pairs of socks.
    Ответ: many
    Объяснение: "Pairs" (пары) – исчисляемое, поэтому используется many.

Таким образом, правильные ответы выглядят так:

1. much
2. many
3. much
4. much
5. many
6. many
7. much
8. many
9. much
10. many
11. many, many
12. many
13. much
14. much
15. many