COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

EAR/AFA/EFOMM
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16-03-2015
INGLÊS
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
COUNTABLE: são os substantivos que podemos contar.
UNCOUNTABLE: são os substantivos que não podemos
contar: líquidos, pós, substâncias, comidas, coisas que são
medidas em quilos, gramas, sentimentos e coisas abstratas.
DETERMINANTES ESPECÍFICOS:
Contáveis
Incontáveis
Muitos/Muitas
Many
Much
Poucos/Poucas
Few, a few
Little, a little
Muitos/Muitas
A lot
A lot
Exercícios
60. (ITA-1998)
Assinale a opção cuja frase está gramaticalmente correta:
a) There is fewer people at the party than Mary expected.
b) There is less people at the party than Mary expected.
c) There are less people at the party than Mary expected.
d) There are fewer people at the party than Mary expected.
e) There was less people at the party than Mary expected.
61. (AFA-2007)
“Only a relatively small amount of heat is lost through the
windows”. The boldfaced expression in the sentence can
only be substituted for:
a) a great deal of.
b) plenty of.
c) a small number of.
d) a little.
62. (AFA-2007)
In the sentence “Two little mice and two little men live in a
labyrinth searching for some cheese”, the word little can
only be substituted for ______ and refers to the _______.
a) small – emphatic opinion given by the author to the
characters.
b) few – size of the men and mice.
c) brief – height of them
d) short – the lack of importance showed by the author
63. (AFA-2004)
“An elderly German decided to commit suicide. Took a lot of
pills, tied a briefcase full of stones around his neck, rowed out
into the middle of the Rhine and was found sound asleep in
his boat.” (Buffalo News)
In the sentence “Took a lot of pills”, which other expression
of quantity couldn’t be used in it?
a) a large number of
b) a couple of
c) a great deal of
d) plenty of
64. (EFOMM-1994)
Tom takes __________ luggage in his trips. He usually takes
__________ suitcase.
a) a few – no
b) little – one
c) very little – any
d) very few – one
e) a little – no
65. (EN-2010)
Analyse the sentences below. Which alternative is correct?
a) A little people passed the exam because it was too difficult.
b) Few people passed the exam because it was too difficult.
c) Much people passed the exam because it was too difficult.
d) Many people passed the exam because it was too difficult.
e) A lot of people passed the exam because it was too
difficult.
66. (EFOMM-2007)
We should use __________ time we have available to
discuss John’s proposal.
a) the much
b) the little
c) a few
d) a little
e) the little of
67. (EFOMM-2012)
Choose the option which completes the sentences below
correctly:
It is __________ use trying to change hermind.
Slowly, __________ children began coming to school.
Unfortunately, he had __________ friends.
Could you possibly giveme __________ help?
a) a little / a few / few / little
b) a little / a few / little / little
c) a little / few / few / a little
d) little / few / little / a little
e) little / a few / few / a little
68. (MACKENZIE-1998)
Indicate the alternative that best completes the following
sentences:
A: I don't like stroganoff. Would you like (I) pizza instead?
B: Oh no! Let's buy (II) loaves of bread and make sandwiches.
A: But we have (III) time to do that. We're late for school.
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B: Alright, but we've got (IV) ham and (V) hot dogs.
a) I. a little; II. a few; III. very little; IV. only a little; V. few
b) I. only a little; II. many; III. very little; IV. a few; V. any
c) I. few; II. very few; III. more; IV. little; V. some
d) I. very little; II. only a few; III. many; IV. a few; V. more
e) I. little; II. much; III. few; IV. a few; V. very little
69. (FUVEST-1979)
Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas:
Give me __________ tea with __________ sugar.
a) many – much
b) some – a lot of
c) short – many
d) bit – a lot of
e) some – many
70. (UFSM-2003)
__________ campaign __________ benefits children
education is worth doing.
a) Some – which
b) Any – whose
c) Any – which
d) None – that
e) Some – what
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