Indefinite Quantifiers — Umformung 1

Forme die Sätze um: ersetze den Quantifier durch eine gleichbedeutende Alternative oder wechsle zwischen „no + Nomen“ und „not any + Nomen“.

Aufgabe

1. There is no milk left.

   „no“ → „not any“:

   → There is not any milk left. (no → not any; beide gleichbedeutend)

2. There are not any students in the room.

   „not any“ → „no“:

   → There are no students in the room. (not any → no; beide gleichbedeutend)

3. I have a lot of time today.

   „a lot of“ → „much“ (formell, Verneinung hinzufügen geht hier nicht — formuliere als positiven formellen Satz):

   → I have much time today. (much allein in Aussagesätzen klingt formell — im Alltag bevorzugt man „a lot of“)

4. I do not have much time.

   „much“ → „a lot of“ (Satz umbauen):

   → I do not have a lot of time. (a lot of ist die umgangssprachliche Alternative zu much)

5. She has a few friends in the city.

   „a few“ → „some“:

   → She has some friends in the city. (a few und some sind oft austauschbar; some ist weniger präzise)

6. Both films were excellent.

   „both“ → „both … and …“ (zwei Nomen einsetzen):

   → Both the first film and the second film were excellent. (both … and … nennt beide explizit; oder: Both Film A and Film B were excellent.)

7. Neither answer was correct.

   „neither“ → „neither … nor …“:

   → Neither the first answer nor the second answer was correct. (neither … nor … = weder … noch …)

8. Each of the students received a certificate.

   „each of“ → „every“ (Satz umbauen, kein „of“):

   → Every student received a certificate. (every steht direkt vor dem Nomen ohne „of“)

9. All of the money was spent.

   „all of the“ → „all the“:

   → All the money was spent. (all the und all of the sind gleichbedeutend)

10. There was little hope of finding a solution.

    „little“ → „not much“:

    → There was not much hope of finding a solution. (little ≈ not much + nicht zählbar)