| Element | FORM: MODIFIED |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | PRONOUNS |
| SubCat | quantity |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | C1 |
| Cando | Can modify 'few' and 'many' with 'very', 'too', 'so' as intensifiers. |
| Corrected Learner Example | It was on Thursday that I realized how many children were in the centre. There were too many and the day was extremely tiring. (Greece; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2009; Greek; Pass) Almost 5000 Greeks died that night, and very few managed to survive. (Greece; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2000; Greek; Pass) In recent years, the Internet, which used to be a luxury only used by the very few who had access to it, has become a means of exchanging information. (Greece; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2008; Greek; Pass) Sure, some of the motorists changed to bicycles or to public transport - but far too few. (Germany; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 1998; German; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | It was on Thursday that I realized how many children are in the centre, There were too many and the day was extremely tiring. (Greece; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2009; Greek; Pass) Almost 5.000 Greeks died this night, and very few managed to survive. (Greece; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2000; Greek; Pass) In the recent years, Internet, which used to be a luxury only used by the very few who had access to it, has become a means of exchanging information. (Greece; C1 EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY; 2008; Greek; Pass) |
| Comments | Note, 'too many', with 'many' as a pronoun exist at B2 in small numbers and many are not quite correct e.g. 'It is true that many accidents happen every day and the victims are too many.' (Greece; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Greek; Pass) |
