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MANY, FEW, A FEW
A estrutura MANY/FEW/A FEW + OF + OBJECT PRONOUN:
Exemplo:
The money was given to many/few/a few of us.
MORE (mais) é a forma comparativa de MANY:
Exemplo:
She read more books than we did.
FEWER (menos) é a forma comparativa de FEW:
Exemplo:
She wrote fewer compositions than we did.
MUCH, LITTLE, A LITTLE
A estrutura MUCH/LITTLE/A LITTLE + OF + THE + SUBST. INCONTÁVEL:
Exemplo:
The little kid ate much/little/a little of the bread we offered him.
A estrutura MUCH/A LITTLE + FORMA COMPARATIVA:
Exemplo:
This table is much/a little heavier than that one.
That book is much/a little more interesting than this magazine.
MORE (mais) também é a forma comparativa de MUCH:
Exemplo:
Shirley always had more time to study than her schoolmates.
LESS (menos) é a forma comparativa de LITTLE:
Exemplo:
Shirley always had less time to study than her schoolmates.
Substantivos incontáveis se referindo a coisas individuais ou no plural nas seguintes estruturas
Exemplos:
information → a/one piece of information → two pieces of information
wheat → a/one grain of wheat → three grains of wheat
milk → a/one glass of milk → four glasses of milk
sunlight → a/one patch of sunlight → five patches of sunlight
Usados antes de substantivos contáveis:
SEVERAL, A COUPLE OF, NONE OF, A GREAT NUMBER OF, A LARGE NUMBER OF
Exemplo:
several trees, a couple of the, none of the trees
Usados antes de substantivos incontáveis:
A BIT OF, A GOOD DEAL OF, A GREAT DEAL OF, A LARGE AMOUNT OF
Exemplo:
a bit of dancing, a good deal of dancing, a great deal of dancing
Usados antes de substantivos contáveis e incontáveis:
ALL OF, SOME, MOST OF, ENOUGH, A LOT OF, LOTS OF, PLENTY OF
Exemplos:
He has a lot of food to eat.
He has a lot of friends in Belo Horizonte.
ESTRUTURAS ENFÁTICAS
- SO/TOO/VERY + MANY/FEW/MUCH/LITTLE + SUBSTANTIVO
Exemplos:
Too much noise means very little concentration in the classroom.
We know very few people with so many resources.
- SO/TOO/VERY+MANY/FEW/MUCH/LITTLE + OF + OBJECT PRONOUN
Exemplos:
The students heard the good news but so many of them did not like it.
They were offered a lot of food but they ate very little of it.
- Alguns substantivos incontáveis
