QUANTIFIERS

QUANTIFIERS

1. COUTABLE

   • are for the things that we can't count with numbers. (Too small, to amorphous to be counted.)
   • LARGE QUANTITY
     • -Many -A number (of ) -Several -A large number -A great number -A majority of
       • -I have many reasons for thinking that this man is innocent
         • -There are not many people who know the answer to this.
           • -This menu has several options
   • SMALL QUANTITY
     • -A small number of
       • -He and a small number of his followers
     • -Few -Very few
       • Mean that there is not enough of something
       • -Few people can speak more than three languages
     • A few
       • Mean that there is not a lot of something, but there is enough
       • -A few (of the) paintings in this gallery are really good.
   • OTHER
     • -A couple of
       • -But I've learned a couple of things from all this.

2. UNCOUNTABLE

   • are for things we can count using number
   • LARGE QUANTITY
     • -A large amount -Much -A large quantity -A great deal
       • -We don't have much time to finish this.
         • -Much whisky is of very good quality.
           • -Rome is a city with a large amount of restaurants.
             • -Japan imports a large quantity of oil.
   • SMALL QUANTITY
     • -Little -Very little
       • Mean that there is not enough of something
       • -There's little point in trying to mend it. You'll never succeed!
     • -A little
       • Mean that there is not a lot of something, but there is enough
       • - I've got a little money left; let's go and have a drink.
   • OTHER
     • -A bit (of)
       • -Nothing like a bit of activity to pass the time.

3. BOTH

   • -All -Enough -More/Most -Less/Least -No/None -Some -Any -Lots of -A lot of -Plenty of
     • -I've done ENOUGH work for one day.
     • -Always keep copies of ALL written documents
     • -That is what bothers me the LEAST
     • -Your dog runs faster than Jim's dog.
     • -How much milk have we got?”.-NONE
     • -There are A LOT OF students in my class
     • -There are LOTS OF good people in the world
     • -You have PLENTY OF time to play chess with me

4. WHAT ARE QUANTIFIERS

   • Is a word or phrase which is used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity

5. POSITION OF QUANTIFIERS

   • 1) Quantifier + noun
     • SOME PEOPLE
   • 2) Quantifier + adjective + noun
     • MANY OLD BOOKS
   • 3) Quantifier + adverb + adjective + noun
     • A LOT OF VERY CRAZY DRIVERS
   • We can also use quantifiers without a noun, like a pronoun
     • THESE BOOKS ARE OLD BUT SOME ARE STILL IN GOOD CONDITION

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