Title 4. EXPRESSION OF QUANTITY (Sự diễn tả về số lượng).pdf ✅

Ex: Most boys and girls have given thought to their future job. Most of the boys and girls in my class want to choose well-paid jobs. III. Much, Many, A great deal of, A large number of, A lot of, Lot of... (nhiều). With countable nouns (Với các danh từ đếm được) many (thuờng dùng trong câu phủ định hoộc nghi vãn) a large number of a great number of plenty of a lot of lots of With uncountable nouns (Với các danh từ không đếm được) much (thường dùng trong câu phủ định hoặc nghi vấn) a great deal of (thường dùng trong câu xác định) a large amount of plenty of a lot of lots of Ex: I don’t have much time for night clubs. There are so many people here that I feel tired. A large amount of air pollution comes from industry. She has got a great deal of homework today. Did you spend much money on the beautiful cars? -Yes, I spent a lot of money on them. I want to have a lot of cars. There’s plenty of milk in the fridge. There are plenty of eggs in the fridge. I saw lots of flowers in the garden yesterday. A large number of students in this school are good. Lưu ý: Khi trong câu xác định có các từ very, too, so, as thì phải dùng much hoặc many. Ex: There was so much traffic that it took me an hour to get home. There are too many mistakes in your writing. IV. Few, A Few, Little, A Little (ít, một ít, một vài) 1. Few/ A Few: dùng trước các danh từ đếm được số nhiều (plural countable nouns). Few: rất ít, hầu như không có (ít hơn những gì bạn muốn hoặc mong đợi) Ex: I don’t want to take the trip to Hue because I have few friends there. They hardly find a job because there are few jobs. A few: một vài (gần nghĩa với some) Ex: You can see a few houses on the hill. A few people left early. There are a few empty seats here. I recognized a few of the other guests. 2. Little/ A Little: dùng trước các danh từ không đếm được (uncountable nouns). Little: rất ít (ít hơn những gì bạn muốn hoặc mong đợi) Ex: There was little doubt in my mind. I have very little time for reading.