LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

5.4 'Much', 'many', 'a lot of, '(a) few', '(a) little', 'fewer', 'less'Write:Supply few, a few, little or a little in these sentences.1 There are very scholarships for students in this university.2 I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you for more time to pay this bill.3 If you don't hurry we'll miss our train. There's time to spare.4 It's a difficult text. I've had to look up quite words in the dictionary.5 I can't spare any of these catalogues. There are only left.6 I can't let you use much of this perfume. There's only in the bottle.7 There are who know about this, so keep it to yourself.8 If what you say is true, there is we can do about it.5.4D 'Fewer' and 'less' [> LEG 5.16]Study:1 Fewer is the comparative of few (few, fewer, the fewest).Less is the comparative of little (little, less, the least [> 6.5C]).2 Fewer goes with plural countables: Fewer videos have been imported this year than last.3 Less goes with uncountables: Less oil has been produced this year than last.4 Informally, we often use less with uncountables. Some native speakers think it's wrong:Less people are travelling abroad this year.People are buying less newspapers than they used to.Write:Supply fewer or less in these sentences.1 The you pay, thefßiitt/r'services you get. 4 New cars need servicing than old ones.2 We've had complaints this year. 5 People have money to spend this year.3 I've had lessons than you. 6 Sue's got homework than Tom.5.4E ContextWrite:IS arPut in a little, a lot of, a few, few, fewer, many or much.А . ьDON'T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU!Two years ago I moved to a new neighbourhood. There seem to bevery 1 f.bfM. people in this area who are without telephones, soI expected to get a new phone quickly. I applied for one as soon as Imoved into my new house. 'We aren't supplying 2newphones in your area,' an engineer told me. 13people wantnew phones at the moment and the company is employing4engineers than last year so as to save money. A newphone won't cost you 5money, but it will take6time. We can't do anything for you before December.'You need 7patience if you're waiting for a new phoneand you need 8friends whose phones you can use aswell. Fortunately, I had both. December came and went, but therewas no sign of a phone. I went to the company's local office toprotest. 'They told me I'd have a phone by December,' I protested.'Which year?' the assistant asked.Which year?73