[CCH S DNG LITTLE, A LITTLE, FEW, A FEW, MANY, MUCH]

- Little + danh t khng m c: rt t, khng (c khuynh hng ph nh)

I have little money, not enough to buy groceries.

- A little + danh t khng m c: c mt cht,
I have a little money, enough to buy groceries

- Few + danh t m c s nhiu: c rt t, khng (c tnh ph nh)
I have few books, not enough for reference reading

- A few + danh t m c s nhiu: c mt cht,
I have a few records, enough for listening.

- Trong mt s trng hp khi danh t trn c nhc n th pha di ch cn dng little hoc
few nh mt i t l (cng ging nh i vi other/another; this/that).
Are you ready in money. Yes, a little.

- Quite a few + danh t m c = Quite a bit + danh t khng m c = Quite a lot of + noun =
rt nhiu ci g .

- Many v Much thng ng trc danh t. Many i vi danh t m c v Much i vi danh t
khng m c:
She didnt eat much breakfast.
(C ta khng n sng nhiu)

There arent many large glasses left.
(Khng cn li nhiu cc ln)

- Tuy nhin much of c th i vi tn ngi v tn a danh:
I have seen too much of Howard recently.
(Gn y ti hay gp Howard)

Not much of Denmark is hilly.
(an mch khng c my i ni)

- Many/much of + t hn nh (a, the, this, my... ) + noun.
You cant see much of a country in a week.
(Anh khng th bit nhiu v mt nc trong vng mt tun u.)

I wont pass the exam. I have missed many of my lessons.
(Ti s khng thot c k thi ny mt, ti b qu nhiu bi.)

- Many v much dng nhiu trong cu ph nh v cu nghi vn, trong cu khng nh c th dng cc
loi t khc nh plenty of, a lot, lots of... thay th.
How much money have you got? Ive got plenty.

He got lots of men friends, but he doesnt know many women.

- Tuy vy trong ting Anh, much v many vn c dng bnh thng trong cu khng nh.
Much has been written about the causes of unemployment in the opinion of many economists.

Much dng nh mt ph t (much ng trc ng t nhng ng sau very v sau cu trc ph nh
ca cu):
I dont travel much these days. (much = very often)

I much appreciate your help. (much=highly)

We very much prefer the country to the town.

Janet much enjoyed her stay with your family.

[PHN M RNG 1 CHT V MANY V MUCH]

- Much too much / many so many ( nhn mnh) dng c lp sau mnh chnh, trc danh t m
n b ng.

The cost of a thirty-second commercial advertisement on a television show is $300,000, much too much
for most business.

- Many a + singular noun + singular verb: Bit bao nhiu

V d: Many a strong man has disheartened before such a challenge.
(Bit bao chng trai trng kin nn lng trc mt th thch nh vy)

I have been to the top of the Effeil tower many a time.

- Manys the + {smt that / sbody who} + singular verb

V d: Manys the student who couldnt follow the post-graduate courses at universities and colleges
under the pressure of money.
(Bit bao nhiu sinh vin khng th theo hc cc trng H v C do thiu tin)

Manys the promise that has been broken.
(Bit bao nhiu li ha b phn bi)

-Robin-