7 de março de 2026

(CETREDE 2026) - QUESTÃO

Which option uses quantifiers in a way that is fully appropriate to the nouns that follow?
Ⓐ There is too much noise and very few learners concentrating.
Ⓑ We have too many homework and too few time to check it.
Ⓒ There are too much students and very little chairs.
Ⓓ We have a little books and a few information about them.
Ⓔ There are too much exercises and very many pressure on the class.

Let’s carefully analyze each option and the way quantifiers are used, because this question is all about matching countable vs. uncountable nouns correctly.

Step 1: Recall the rules

  • Countable nouns → use: many, few, a few, several, a number of

  • Uncountable nouns → use: much, little, a little, a large amount of


Step 2: Examine each option

A) There is too much noise and very few learners concentrating.

  • Noise → uncountable  → “too much noise” is correct

  • Learners → countable  → “very few learners” is correct
    - This is fully appropriate.


B) We have too many homework and too few time to check it.

  • Homework → uncountable , should be “too much homework”

  • Time → uncountable , should be “too little time”
    - Incorrect.


C) There are too much students and very little chairs.

  • Students → countable , should be “too many students”

  • Chairs → countable , should be “very few chairs”
    - Incorrect.


D) We have a little books and a few information about them.

  • Books → countable, should be “a few books”

  • Information → uncountable, should be “a little information”
    - Incorrect.


E) There are too much exercises and very many pressure on the class.

  • Exercises → countable, should be “too many exercises”

  • Pressure → uncountable, should be “much pressure”
    - Incorrect.

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