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Understanding Quantifiers in English

The document discusses quantifiers, which indicate amounts or quantities. It defines common quantifiers like much, many, a lot of, lots of, few, a few, little, and a little. It explains that quantifiers must be used properly with countable and uncountable nouns. The document provides examples of how each quantifier can be used with different types of nouns. It concludes by stating it is now time for exercises.

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Understanding Quantifiers in English

The document discusses quantifiers, which indicate amounts or quantities. It defines common quantifiers like much, many, a lot of, lots of, few, a few, little, and a little. It explains that quantifiers must be used properly with countable and uncountable nouns. The document provides examples of how each quantifier can be used with different types of nouns. It concludes by stating it is now time for exercises.

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Good Morning Class!

How are you today?

Date: 18.11.2020
QUANTIFIERS
What are quantifiers?

• Quantifiers indicates amounts or


quantities of things
What are quantifiers?
• much many
• lots of a lots of
• few a few
• a little little
• some any
Countable and uncountable nouns

• To determine which quantifier to use, you


have to know if the noun that you are
describing is a countable noun or
uncountable noun
Countable and uncountable nouns
Countable nouns:
Apple 1) There is an apple on the tree.
2) There are apples on the tree.

Uncountable nouns:
Sand 1) There is sand on the beach.
2) There are sands on the beach.
×
much
• Used with uncountable nouns
• Usually used in questions and negative
sentences
• 1) How much ice cream do you want?
• 2) You don’t have a much time before the bus
leaves.
many
• Used with plural countable nouns
• Mainly used in questions and negative
sentences

• 1) How many cookies do you want?


• 2) There aren't many cars on the highway
today.
a lot of - lots of
• Used with uncountable and plural countable
nouns
• Usually used in positive sentences
• 1) There is a lot of bread on the table
• 2) There is lots of bread on the table.
• 3) There are a lot of windows in that house.
• 4) There are lots of windows in that house
few - a few
• Used with plural countable nouns
• Usually means a small amount or quantity
• 1) Few students walk to school in the country.
(*a small amount of students)
• 2) A few students walk to school in the
country. (*a small amount of students = at least some students)
little- a little
• Used with uncountable nouns
• means a small amount or quantity
• 1) We had little time to prepare for the test.
• (*not any time at all (very small amount of time or no time)
• 2) We had a little time too prepare for the test.
• (*a small amount of time (still some time)
Now it is time for exercises

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