Вставьте much, many, few, little, a few, a little, a lot of: 1. I have ... questions to ask. 2. Is there ... furniture in your cottage? 3. Has he ... or ... free time? 4. There were so ... people in the room that we couldn’t move. 5. She is a quiet person. She doesn’t say .... 6. Pat has got ... work today. 7. Don’t put ... salt into his soup. 8. Is there ... space in your room? - No, not very .... 9. I know ... English traditions. 10. She is so lonely. She has ... friends.

1. I have a few questions to ask.

2. Is there much furniture in your cottage?

3. Has he much or little free time?

4. There were so many people in the room that we couldn’t move.

5. She is a quiet person. She doesn’t say much.

6. Pat has got a lot of work today.

7. Don’t put much salt into his soup.

8. Is there much space in your room? — No, not very much.

9. I know a few English traditions.

10. She is so lonely. She has few friends.

Краткое пояснение:

• many / few / a few употребляются с исчисляемыми существительными во множественном числе: questions, people, traditions, friends.

• much / little / a little — с неисчисляемыми существительными: furniture, time, salt, space, work.

• a few = несколько, немного, но достаточно: a few questions.

• few = мало, почти нет; имеет отрицательный оттенок: She has few friends.

• a little = немного, но достаточно.

• little = мало, почти нет.

• a lot of = много; употребляется как с исчисляемыми, так и с неисчисляемыми существительными.