Santa Monica Aulas 13 e 14 - DETERMINANTES
1. Sublinhe nos parênteses as respostas corretas. a) The old man knows a lot of stories full of adventure or wisdom. (much a lot of a great deal of) b) You can use the Net to e-mail your friends, but you can do much more than that. (much - many -few)
c) Dr. Simon Driver has a theory that many of the stars out there have planets.(many - little -much) d) Some scientists feel that cloning people is an extremely helpful possibility for the human race, while many others feel that it can be very dangerous. (Some; much - Some; many- Many; little) e) There are a lot of sites in the Internet attacking the Harry Potter series. (much - little - a lot of)
f) The man was picking something up and throwing it out into the water. He did that many times. (many-much -little) g) Some people are good at math, others don't know about it. (many- much - little ) much
2. Resolva estas questões de exames vestibulares: a) Reescreva preenchendo as lacunas com "pouco(a)(s)": I always have little coffee; just few cups a day. b) In spite of being so bossy, he still has friends. a. few b. a few c. little d. a little few
c) She slept a little and felt better. a. little - best b. a few - better c. a little - better d. most - best d) A car takes fewer passengers than a bus. a. more b. less c. fewer d. little
e) Reescreva dando o contrário das palavras destacadas: More children would make more noise. Fewer children would make less noise. f) She bought potatoes for dinner. a. little b. much a few c. a lot d. a few e. few
3. Resolva estas questões de exames vestibulares: a) That boat is so small that we can t all get in. a. very b. so c. much d. many b) They have received many prizes for their work. a. much b. so c. many d. very
c) Reescreva inserindo "enough" no lugar correto: d) I agree that American food is bad, but English food is worse. a. very b. more c. much d. most
e) He spends only money on clothes. a) a lot b) many c) a little d) a few e) few f) Reescreva as frases usando many, few, much, little ou very: I don't have much time to spend with you. I can only dedicate a few minutes to you.
g) " money was spent on dresses." The wrong alternative is. a) much b) a lot of c) plenty of d) many e) a great deal of h) There are people in the city a) lot's of b) a lot c) much d) a lot's e) many i) Do you have much work to do? No. I have work to do. a) little b) very c) a lot d) fewer e) a fewer
j) I see you are drinking beer Please, give me from your cup. a) many b) few c) a little d) fewer e) a fewer k) Do you meet nice people in your job? a) a lot b) many c) much d) Iots e) less l) don t believe he li marry her. a) Much b) Many c) Very d) Little e) "a" and "b" are correct.
m) I am very thirsty so I beg you. "give me cold tea". a) much b) many c)fewer d) less e)few n) There s not milk in the bottle. a) a lot b) lots c) a few d) much e) many
o) Complete com many, much, few, little ou very. Preste muita atenção ao sentido das frases. I am very thirsty but even so I ll try not to drink much water now. Many students attended his class yesterday: the classroom was full. p) She has made mistakes in her translation because she didn t have time to study. a) few; much b)much; many c) much; much d) many; much e) many; many.
q) Would you like some candy? There's more of it. a. plenty b. enough c. many d. many a e. lots of. r) Please mother give me water. I'm terribly thirsty. a. little of b. any more c. few d. a little e. many
4. Fill in the blanks with few, little, a few, a little, fewer or less. a) I waited for a few minutes and then tried to call him again. b) We have very little chance of reaching London before lunchtime; it's still another 100 miles away. c) Unfortunately, he has little money to live on, as his salary is quite low. d) Unfortunately, few of the companies which we sent offers to showed interest in our products. e) There wouldn't be so many accidents if there was less traffic on the roads.
f) Last month was a good month for the company. We found a few new customers and also increased our profit. g) The taxi driver spoke very little English. I couldn't understand him. h) We have to speed up - there is very little time to finish the project. The deadline is next Friday. i) There were fewer people than usual in the supermarket. j) I have less money but more time than I did ten years ago. k) It will take me a little time, but I'm sure everyone will learn how to use the new software eventually. l) There were too many applicants for too few jobs.
5. Are these sentences Right or Wrong? Correct the wrong ones. a) Let s go and have some coffee. We have little time before the train leaves. (Wrong) = a little time b) He spoke a little English, so it was difficult to communicate with him. (Wrong) = little English c) She s lucky. She has few problems. (Right) d) Things are not going so well for her. She has few problems. (Wrong) = a few problems
e) Can you lend me few dollars? (Wrong) = a few dollars f) There was little traffic, so the journey didn t take very long. (Right) g) I can t give you a decision yet. I need little time to think. (Wrong) a little time h) Have you ever been to Paris? Yes, I ve been there a few times. (Right)
6. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers: much, many, a lot of, most, a little, little, a few, few a) It seems to me that we haven't had many assignments in English this term. b) How much material can we be expected to read in one week? c) I've unfortunately had a lot of headaches already because of stress. d) Our yard looks awful this summer. There are too many weeds. e) I didn't use much fertilizer last spring, and that has made a difference.
f) Also, I've paid very little attention to how much rain we've had. g) I'm afraid it's rained few times this summer, and that is why the grass is turning brown and dying. Farmers are very upset. h) How much good would it do if we watered the plants ourselves? i) Most of the advice I have ever received from so-called "experts" has been useless. j) They said that just a little help could make a big difference.