Grammar in a Nutshell 5

Unit 5 Veel  a lot of  much  many Weinig  a little  little  a few  few

Veel There are three words that can describe the word ‘veel’. A lot of Much Many Check out this video: https://youtu.be/KZflhZkD2kE

Veel (2) For affirmative (bevestigende) sentences you use the words: a lot of *both with countable and uncountable words*

much or many But when do you use which one??? Veel (3) For interrogative (vragende) and negative (ontkennende) sentences you use the word(s): much or many Also: there is such a thing as too much or too many (teveel = negatief)! But when do you use which one???

Veel (4) Much: uncountable (ontelbaar) Do you drink much tea? Tea 

Veel (5) Many: countable (telbaar) How many cups of tea do you need?

Exercise many Were there ............... people at the party? Sue has got ............... of clothes. Bald means that you haven’t got ............... hair. How............... cars cause a traffic jam? I drink tea with ............... milk. Too ............... coffee can cause insomnia. Are there ............... students in your class? They have given me ............... information. a lot of much many a lot of much many a lot of

Weinig There are four words that can describe the word ‘weinig’. A few A little Little Check out this video: https://youtu.be/cNZLPPhXoHw If it says ‘very’, you cannot use ‘a’ in front of few or little…

Weinig (2) A few: countable (telbaar) positive: ‘een paar’

Weinig (3) Few: countable (telbaar) negative: ‘weinig, bijna geen’

Weinig (4) A little: countable (ontelbaar) positive: ‘een beetje’

Weinig (5) Little: countable (ontelbaar) negative: ‘weinig, bijna niets’

Exercise I’ll be ready in ............... minutes. All we need is ............... luck. He isn’t popular at all. He has ............... friends. There are only ............... sandwiches left. ............... friends are coming over tonight. My parents give me ............... pocket money each week. I’ll be ready in ............... minutes. This is a great recipe but we do need ............... bananas. We have ............... money left, so we probably shouldn’t buy that. a little few a few A few a little a few a few little

So… For ‘veel’, you’ve got to remember the following: Is it an affirmative (bevestigende) sentence? Yes?  a lot of No? It must be an interrogative (vragende) or negative (ontkennende) sentence! Is it countable (telbaar)?  many Is it uncountable (ontelbaar)?  much

And… For ‘weinig’, you’ve got to remember the following: Is it countable (telbaar)?  few a few Is in uncountable (telbaar)?  little a little negative positive ‘weinig’ ‘een paar’ negative positive ‘weinig’ ‘een beetje’

Mind! If you talk about ‘ik’ in English, always write ‘I’ with a capital letter. So, no ‘i’ but ‘I’! The words ‘je’, ‘jij’ or ‘jullie’ are always spelled you. Three letters. Don’t turn a word into one letter!!! Please, please, please, don’t write ‘wanna’ (= want to) or ‘gonna’ (= going to) or something like that. You can say it, but not write it. It is grammatically incorrect. Good luck studying!

Grammar in a Nutshell 5