1. Grammar in a Nutshell 5

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

3. Veel There are three words that can describe the word ‘veel’. A lot of
Much
Many
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4. Veel (2)
For affirmative (bevestigende) sentences you use the words:
a lot of
*both with countable and uncountable words*

5. 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???

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

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

8. 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

9. Weinig There are four words that can describe the word ‘weinig’. A few
A little
Little
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If it says ‘very’, you cannot use ‘a’ in front of few or little…

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

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

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

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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’

17. 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!

18. Grammar in a Nutshell 5