2006-09-24 01:01:50 · 4 answers · asked by gmsu 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
these deal with count and non-count nouns eg few=countable, i have a few glasses of water, or little=non-countable, i have a little water. a lot of can be used with either countable or non-countable nouns eg i have a lot of water, i have a lot of glasses of water. many, or how many=countable eg how many chairs, much or how much=non-countable eg how much furniture do you have.
2006-09-24 01:10:44 · answer #1 · answered by Sam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A little" and "a lot" can be used interchangeably to apply to anything.
I have a little money. I have a lot of friends.
"A few" and "how many" are used with items you can count.
I have a few friends. How many gallons will your gas tank hold?
"How much" is used with things that can't be counted.
How much traffic is there on Route 128? How much gas will your tank hold?
2006-09-24 08:10:34 · answer #2 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea what you're asking about. A little of, a few, a lot of, how many and how much of what and what for?
2006-09-24 08:11:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an english teacher in France, I 'm always glad to read grammar points from anglophones !
Merci pour les réponses !
2006-09-24 09:21:36 · answer #4 · answered by possibly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋