NDRC- Unit 4-Money-quantifiers

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Choisissez le quantifieur dans les phrases suivantes: "The employees don't have [...] work today"

• much

• many

• any

• some

Answer explanation

"The employees don't have much work today" = les employé-e-s n'ont pas beaucoup de travail aujourd'hui. On met MUCH car "work" est indénombable.

The company offers [...] jobs in the sales department:

• many

• much

• any

• some

Answer explanation

"jobs" est un nom dénombrable, seul MANY est possible (de nombreux, beaucoup de)

I think the company doesn't have [...] interesting jobs for the moment:

• many

• much

• a lot

• some

I have [...] friends who work at Amazon (choisir deux réponses)

• some

• many

• any

• much

Answer explanation

"some friends" =des amis: "many friends" = de nombreux, beaucoup d'amis

I don't have [...] books at home , I don't read

• many

• much

• lot

• some

Answer explanation

je n'ai pas beaucoup de livres

I need to have [...] time off, I am afraid of burnouts at work!

• any

• much

• many

• some

Answer explanation

"time"= nom indénombrable qui signifie "le temps, du temps". On doit mettre "some time off" pour dire "du temps libre"

The company needs [...] money to write off its debts

• some

• much

• any

• many

Answer explanation

l'entreprise a besoin d'argent (=d'une certaine quantité d'argent) pour effacer ses dettes. MUCH est moins pertinent même si c'est correct.

Stephen has learnt [...] interesting things during his internship

• many

• much

• some

• any

Answer explanation

"many interesting things" = de nombreuses choses intéressantes / "some interesting things" = des choses intéressantes, certaines choses intéressantes

[...] firms are looking for new talents.

• many

• much

• any

• some

Answer explanation

many = de nombreuses; some= des, certaines