So, such, (a) few, (a) little Nominal Subject Clauses

1. So, such, (a) few, (a) little Nominal Subject Clauses Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Romana Petrová.Dostupné z Metodického portálu www.rvp.cz, ISSN: 1802-4785.Provozuje Národní ústav pro vzdělávání, školské poradenské zařízení a zařízení pro další vzdělávání pedogických pracovníků (NÚV).

2. So + přídavné jméno/příslovce Such + (a/an) + přídavné jméno s podstatným jménem It's so cold. They all ran soquickly.She'ssucha nice person. so, such - tak/takový

3. 1) His exam was ... disappointment that I couldn´t believe it. 2) We really liked his first girlfriend. She was … nice. 3) They spent … nice day on bike. 4) Who could have written … impolite letter? 5) That´s a bad boy. .... rude! Fill in - so, such (a/ an)

4. 1) His exam was such a disappointment that I couldn´t believe it. 2) We really liked his first girlfriend. She was so nice. 3) They spent such a nice day on bike. 4) Who could have written such an impolite letter? 5) That´s a bad boy. So rude! Solution:

5. Jaký je rozdíl mezi a few/ a little a few/ little? I´ve seen the film a few times. He has few friends because he is so mean. I like a little sugar in my coffee. She has very little patience with other people. A few/ few, a little/ little

6. A few/ few – pár, málo, stává před podstatným jménem počitatelným. A little/ little – trochu, málo, stává před nepočitatelným podstatným jménem. Zatímco a few/ a little mají pozitivní nebo neutrální význam, few/ little mají význam negativní. A few/ few, a little/ little

7. 1) Because we had … time, we could take a nap. 2) She couldn´t buy lunch because she had … money. 3) His computer needs cleaning, he takes … care of it. 4) Put there some milk and … eggs. 5) … people vere interested in her exhibition. It was rather sad. 6) Unfortunatelly we have … knowledge of this matter. 7) I´ve had … drinks but I´m not drunk. 8) I can speak … words in French so I can´t make myself understood. Fill in a few/ few, a little/ little

8. 1) Because we had a little time, we could take a nap. 2) She couldn´t buy lunch because she had little money. 3) His computer needs cleaning, he takes little care of it. 4) Put there some milk and a few eggs. 5) Few people vere interested in her exhibition. It was rather sad. 6) Unfortunatelly we have little knowledge of this matter. 7) I´ve had a few drinks but I´m not drunk. 8) I can speak few words in French so I can´t make myself understood. Solution:

9. Nominal subject clauses • Chceme-li zdůraznit určitou informaci ve větě, můžeme na začátek věty vložit “what“. • I really want a cup of coffee. • What I really want is a cup of coffee. • He needs to go to bed. • What he really needs is to go to bed.

10. 1. He owned ________ many books that his walls were lined with bookcases.2. The boys were _______ excited to sit still.3. They have ________ few enemies, they are accepted wherever they go.4. The snow was ________ deep for us to walk across the field.5. Yesterday I walked ________ far that I fell asleep immediately after supper.6. I had ________ a good time at the party, I did not want to leave.7. I see her ________ often that I feel I know her quite well.8. This is ________ an interesting book, I stayed up all night to read it.9. This puzzle is ________ easy that a child could do it.10. There was ________ much traffic, I could not cross the street.11. She was ________ tired to watch the video. so, such - tak/takový