lesson 4

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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY ( resumo)

A FEW: countable

There are a few problems with the apartment

A LITTLE: uncountable

I take a little sugar in my cofee.

FEWER : countable

I have fewer projects to work on, than you have.

LESS: uncountable

There was less rain this week than last.

MANY : countable

Hou many books did you read last month ?

MUCH : uncountable

How much work did you get done yesterday ?

SOME,MORE, A LOT OF, NO : countable and uncountable

There are a lot of passengers waiting

I still have some time left. Lets take another cup of cofee.

There is no meat in that dish. It's vegetarian.

ANY :

1- questions - positive Do you have any sugar ?

- negative Don't yo want any milk in your cofee ?

2- negative statements

No, i don't want any sugar.

3- replaces no when the verb is made negative

They want no help

they don't want any help

4-questions using some, a lot of, a little, a few,, are usually answered with any ( absolutely negative )

Do you want some sugar in your cofee ?

No, i don't want any