Die Wahl der richtigen Mengenangaben
Als Antworten auf die Fragen How much? und How many? funktionieren manche Mengenangaben nur mit zählbaren Nomen (friends, cups, people), manche Mengenangaben nur mit unzählbaren Nomen (sugar, tea, money), und manche Mengenangaben funktionieren mit allen Nomen.
| Nur mit nicht-zählbaren Nomen | Mit allen Nomen | Nur mit zählbaren Nomen |
|---|---|---|
| a little | no, none, not any | a few |
| a bit of | some | a number of |
| any | several | |
| a great deal of | a lot of, lots of | a great number of |
| a large amount of | plenty of | a large number of |
Beispiele
- Would you like some tea and a few cookies?
- I always put a little milk and some carrots in my soup.
- He has several apples. I don't have any fruit at all.
- She has plenty of clothes for the winter.
- I recieved a large amount of feedback from my survey.
Die Verwendung von Much & Many
Much und many werden in negativen Sätzen und Fragesätzen benützt. Sie werden oft auch mit too & so sowohl in Aussagesätzen als auch in Fragesätzen benutzt. Beachten Sie, dass many in Aussagesätzen benutzt werden kann, much jedoch nicht. Much wird in Aussagesätzen ersetzt durch a lot of oder lots of (many kann ebenso ersetzt werden).
| Nicht zählbare Nomen | Zählbare Nomen |
|---|---|
| How much sugar do you have? | How many people came to the concert? |
| There's not much sugar at the store. | Not many people came to the concert. |
| I have too much sugar at home. | There were too many people at the concert. |
| I don't know what to do with so much sugar. | It's a problem when there are so many people. |
| I wish there was not so much sugar here. | There were not so many people last year. |
| There is a lot of sugar in candy. | There are many people who want to come. = There are a lot of people who want to come. |