REPHRASE THE SENTENCE
We’ve only got one apple and two oranges (very little/hardly any)
We’ve got very little fruit/ we’ve got hardly any fruit.
I’d like some advices
False. I’d like some advice.
Money/ on you
How much money have you got on you?
I’m afraid we have very little/ a little money left
Very little
journey/ travel
Journey (countable) / travel (uncountable)
My journey to the mountains was long but exciting.
Travel broadens your perspective and helps you understand different cultures
There aren’t any tomatoes(no/ not a single)
There are no tomatoes/ that isn’t a single tomato.
I know little people in this town
False. I know a few people in this town.
Exercise/ every week
How much exercise do you do every week?
We only spent not much time/ a short time in Paris
A short time
work/job
job (countable) / work (uncountable)
She got a new job as a software engineer last month.
I have so much work to finish before the weekend
There isn’t one of my friends who is married (none/ not one)
None of my friends is/ are married.
Not one of my friends is married.
I haven’t got enough of money
False. I haven’t got enough money
Salt/ on your food
How much salt do you put on your food?
I read far less/ fewer books than I used to
fewer
suitcase/ baggage
suitcase (countable) / baggage (uncountable)
I packed my clothes in a large suitcase for the trip.
The airline lost my baggage, and now I have nothing to wear
Chris works 100% of the time (all/ the whole
Chris works all the time/ Chris works the whole time.
There is some broken glass on the road
True
Pairs of jeans/ own
How many pairs of jeans do you own?
All people/ everybody enjoyed the meal
Everybody
trouble /problem
problem (countable) / trouble (uncountable)
There's a problem with the computer; it's not turning on.
He's in trouble for missing the meeting without informing anyone
I’ve put on 20 kilos!(A huge amount of/ far too much/ loads of)
I’ve put on a huge amount of weight
I’ve put on far too much weight
I’ve put on loads of weight
Several my friends like music
False. Several of my friends like music
Times/ been abroad
How many times have you been abroad?
We’ve had plenty of/ a lot sunshine this winter
Plenty of
lorry/ traffic
lorry (countable) / traffic (uncountable)
A huge lorry blocked the entrance to the street.
The morning traffic was terrible, so I arrived late to work.