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Rappel concernant les dénombrableset indénombrablesE Les dénombrables sont des noms qui désignent des choses, des êtresque l’on peut compter. Ces noms peuvent être employés au singulier etau pluriel.Exemples : a car, two cars…a horse, three horses…People est dénombrable, mais toujours pluriel (sans S !) lorsqu’il signifiedes gens ; il peut donc être précédé de 2, 3, etc. il signifie dans ce cas2, 3… personnes.Exemple : Five people attended yesterday’s meeting.E Les indénombrables désignent des choses, des activités, des notions(sentiments, qualités…) que l’on considère de façon globale. On ne peutpas les «compter». Ils sont toujours au singulier.Exemples :ALIMENTS, MATÉRIAUX : wood (le bois), bread (le pain)…NOTIONS (abstraites) : advice (des conseils), news (des nouvelles), information(des renseignements), evidence (des preuves), work (l’emploi, letravail).ÉLÉMENTS CONCRETS : furniture (des meubles), luggage (des bagages),hair (des cheveux).ACTIVITÉS : reading (<strong>la</strong> lecture), dancing (<strong>la</strong> danse) : ce sont des gérondifs,dérivés de verbes. Laughter (des rires), football…Certains noms peuvent être dénombrables ou indénombrables selon lescas. Voici quelques exemples :INDÉNOMBRABLEBeer (<strong>la</strong> bière)Choco<strong>la</strong>te (le choco<strong>la</strong>t)Work (le travail)DÉNOMBRABLE“two beers, please”They gave me three choco<strong>la</strong>tesA work (un œuvre : il y achangement de sens). Untravail se dira : a job (il y achangement de nom)Vous trouverez, dans <strong>la</strong> plupart des dictionnaires, des symboles ou abbréviationsvous indiquant si le nom est dénombrable ou indénombrable.Ainsi, <strong>la</strong> lettre C vous signale que le nom fonctionne en tant que dénombrable(Countable en ang<strong>la</strong>is).La lettre U signale que le nom fonctionne en tant qu’indénombrable(Uncountable en ang<strong>la</strong>is).Fiche 4 - <strong>Exprimer</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>quantité</strong> – AN113


Exercice 3Vous connaissez un peu l’Inde ? Choisissez <strong>la</strong> réponse qui convient.1. ...... Indian cities have more than 7 million inhabitants.a) many b) a few b) a little2. If we consider the total popu<strong>la</strong>tion of India, ...... Hindus belong to thehigher-ranking castes.a) little b) lot of c) few3. Although the caste system was officially abolished...... years ago, it isstill a feature of Indian society.a) much b) many c) a few4. ...... Indian girls are illiterate.a) the most b) a lot of c) few5. ...... the untouchables do demeaning jobs.a) many b) all c) few6. ...... Hindu can change castes in his or her lifetime.a) all b) few c) no7. However, ...... Hindus are said to be “reborn” into a higher caste.a) most b) some c) no8. Once they have paid their daughters’ dowries, lower-caste familieshave very ...... money left.a) much c) little c) few→ Vérifiez vos réponsesExercice 4Complétez le texte ci-dessous en choisissant parmi les éléments de<strong>la</strong> liste suivante celui qui convient. Tous les éléments ne sont pas àemployer et ils peuvent être employés plusieurs fois.A LITTLE / A FEW / FEW / ANY / LITTLE / MANY / MUCH / MOSTThere are not as ......................... hitchhikers* today as there used to be 20years ago. I hitchhiked ......................... times -maybe 3 or 4 times- when Ifirst arrived in the USA, but I quickly realized there was too .........................danger. I have read so ......................... articles in the local press about hitchhikersbeing murdered that now I have very ......................... confidence inthis way of travelling. Moreover, ......................... motorists don’t stop to pickpeople up nowadays.*autostoppeur→ Vérifiez vos réponsesFiche 4 - <strong>Exprimer</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>quantité</strong> – AN116


Exercice 5Complétez avec un quantificateur (many/some etc.)1. I was quite dark : there was ......................... moon and couldn’t see......................... stars.2. They didn’t say ......................... as they crossed the estate.3. As it was almost midnight, there were ......................... people and hardly......................... traffic on the streets.→ Vérifiez vos réponsesExercice 6Remp<strong>la</strong>cez les b<strong>la</strong>ncs par des mots exprimant <strong>la</strong> <strong>quantité</strong> : le même motpeut servir plusieurs fois et les énoncés doivent être p<strong>la</strong>usibles :MUCH / MANY / FEW / LITTLE / A FEW / A LITTLE1. This restaurant is not a success. They have very ......................... customers.2. We can’t see a thing. There is ......................... light in here.3. They came to this c<strong>la</strong>ss ......................... times but not often enough to learnanything.4. The performance was cancelled. There were too ......................... people.5. We’ll have to take a bus. There’s too ......................... time left too walk.→ Vérifiez vos réponsesExercice 7Complétez avec :SOME - ANY - NO - ∅ - EVERY1. ......................... alcohol is a problem with a number of people.2. ......................... drugs are more dangerous than others.3. He hasn’t done ......................... work since yesterday.4. Though they have searched everywhere, they have found .........................trace of the missing child.5. The Smiths are very hospitable people : you can go and visit them......................... day.→ Vérifiez vos réponsesExercice 8Traduisez les phrases suivantes en ang<strong>la</strong>is : (certaines phrases admettentplus d'un quantificateur ; dans ces cas-là, essayez de donner lesdifférentes possibilités).1. Ils n’ont pas beaucoup d’amis.......................................................................................................................................................Fiche 4 - <strong>Exprimer</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>quantité</strong> – AN117


2. Peu d’Européens sont allés en Inde........................................................................................................................................................3. J’ai quelques amis Ang<strong>la</strong>is.......................................................................................................................................................4. Il y a beaucoup de circu<strong>la</strong>tion dans cette grande ville..........................................................................................................................................................5. Il y a peu d’eau à cause de <strong>la</strong> sécheresse (drought)........................................................................................................................................................6. Ils m’ont donné très peu de conseils........................................................................................................................................................→ Vérifiez vos réponsesFiche 4 - <strong>Exprimer</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>quantité</strong> – AN118


Fiche4Réponses<strong>Exprimer</strong> <strong>la</strong> <strong>quantité</strong>ALes quantificateurs1. RepérageWhen I walked into the room, there were many people who were chattingand drinking. A few of them were dancing but most of the boys were sittingnext to the kitchen door. My Facebook best friend had written thatthere was going to be a lot of guests at his birthday party. I had cometo the party although I had very little time to spend in the city. Everyonewas wearing the same yellow tee-shirt. This party apparently lookedmuch more exciting than I had expected. So I decided to stay all night.2. Testez vos connaissances1b – 2d – 3c – 4b – 5d – 6a – 7c – 8d – 9c – 10cBExercicesExercice 1Women honey advice shopping mice freedom cattle newsC / U C U U U C U U Umany X Xa few X Xlittle X X X X X Xevery*much X X X X X XAdvice (des conseils), cattle (du bétail), news (des nouvelles) sont indénombrablesen ang<strong>la</strong>is.* Every s’emploi avec des noms comptables au singulier. Dans le tableau, il n’y en a pas (ilfaudrait woman ou mouse).Réponses Fiche 4 – AN119


Exercice 2A B CQuelques renseignements A little information Not much informationPeu de temps Little time Not much timeQuelques touristes A few tourists ∅ (not many)Quelques conseils A little advice Not much adviceUn peu d’espoir A little hope Not much hopePeu d’espoir Little hope Not much hopePeu de gens Few people ∅ (not many)Les cases vides correspondent aux noms dénombrables.Exercice 31/a – 2/c – 3/b – 4/b – 5/b – 6/c – 7/a – 8/cExercice 4Many – a few – much – many – little – mostExercice 51.no / any – 2. anything – 3. few / anyExercice 61. few – 2. little – 3. a few – 4. few – 5. littleExercice 71. ∅ – 2. Some – 3. Any – 4. No – 5. Every ou any qui veut dire “n’importelequel”Exercice 81. They don’t have a lot of / lots of / many friends.2. Few not many Europeans have been to India.3. I have a few / some English friends.4. There is much / a lot of traffic in this big city.5. There is little water because of the drought.6. They gave me very little advice. Réponses Fiche 4 – AN1110

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