QUANTIFIERS - creado desde un Mapa Mental

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MANY

MUCH

SOME

ANY

LITTLE/A LITTLE

A LOT OF / LOTS OF

FEW/A FEW

NO, NONE

Is used most often in negative and interrogative sentences with countable nouns in plural

use “much” only with uncountable nouns. “Much” can also be used in affirmative sentences, although it is more formal and not very common.

is used with both uncountable nouns as well as countable nouns in plural. It is used in affirmative sentences and occasionally with interrogative sentences (to affirm something)

is used in the same contexts as “some”, but only in negative and interrogative sentences.

used only with uncountable nouns. Use of “a little” implies a positive opinion of the quantity, while the use of “little” reflects a negative attitude.

can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns. As opposed to “much” or “many”, “a lot” is not generally used in interrogative sentences.

used with countable nouns. As we saw above, the use of one over the other reflects an opinion about the quantity. “Few” reflects a negative opinion, while “a few” a positive one.

As opposed to “no”, “none” can be used without a noun (countable or uncountable)