Question

Much / many Вставьте пожалуйста. Даю 20 баллов! 1. Did you buy food yesterday? 2. There aren’t oranges left in the fridge. 3. Nick hasn’t got money. 4. We haven’t got olive oil. 5. How tomatoes do you want in your salad? 6. How chocolate bars are there on the table? 7. How bread did you buy?

Answer 1

Much - нельзя посчитать

Many - можно посчитать

1. Did you buy much food yesterday? - food неисчислимое (одна еда,две еды,три еды - как считать?)

2. There aren’t many oranges left in the fridge. - oranges можно посчитать (один апельсин,два апельсина)

3. Nick hasn’t got much money. - деньги посчитать нельзя (одна деньга,две деньги).Можно посчитать купюры,монеты,но не слово деньги.

4. We haven’t got much olive oil. - Все жидкости неисчислимы,оливковое масло в том числе.

5. How many tomatoes do you want in your salad? - tomatoes посчитать можно (один помидор,семь помидоров)

6. How many chocolate bars are there on the table? - шоколад посчитать нельзя,но плитки (bars) можно.

7. How much bread did you buy? - bread (хлеб),в английском неисчислимое.Вообще,всё что связано с бутербродом неисчислимое (хлеб,масло,сыр,колбаса,веренье,всякие пасты,мёд и т.д.)

Answer 2

1. Did you buy much food yesterday?
2. There aren't any oranges left in the fridge.
3. Nick hasn't got much money.
4. We haven't got any olive oil.
5. How many tomatoes do you want in your salad?
6. How many chocolate bars are there on the table?
7. How much bread did you buy?

(Note: In sentences 2, 4, and 6, "any" is used instead of "much" or "many" because they are negative statements or questions with a negative connotation.)