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Mind Map by Karolinny Ramos Borges, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Karolinny Ramos Borges
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Quantifiers
- Quantifiers are expressions used to
indicate the number of objects, people or
animals in a sentence.
- The quantifiers most used
in English language
communication are: much,
many, a lot, some, any, a
few and a little.
- The quantifiers most used
in English language
communication are: much,
many, a lot, some, any, a
few and a little.
- Much:
- It can mean a lot/large/portion of
something. Much is generally used
as uncountable nouns in negative
sentences and questions.
- Examples:
- How much milk do you drink every day?
(Quanto leite você bebe todo dia?)
- There is not much sugar in the bowl.
(Não há muito açúcar na tigela)
- Our company didn’t earn much money last
semester. (Nossa empresa não ganhou
tanto dinheiro semestre passado)
- How much milk do you drink every day?
(Quanto leite você bebe todo dia?)
- Examples:
- It can mean a lot/large/portion of
something. Much is generally used
as uncountable nouns in negative
sentences and questions.
- Many:
- It means many/many. Many are used to
indicate countable nouns.
- Examples:
- Louis took his brother to the zoo many times.
(Louis levou seu irmão ao zoológico muitas
vezes)
- Sarah takes care of many dogs in her apartment.
(Sarah cuida de muitos cachorros em seu
apartamento)
- Many men wish to marry her. She is so beautiful!
(Muitos homens desejam sem casar com ela. Ela é tão
bonita!)
- Louis took his brother to the zoo many times.
(Louis levou seu irmão ao zoológico muitas
vezes)
- Examples:
- It means many/many. Many are used to
indicate countable nouns.
- A lot of:
- The a lot of is a quantifier used to
describe large (but unspecified)
amounts of something.
- Examples:
- I used to have a lot of money in the past.
Now not so much. (Eu costumava ter muito
dinheiro no passado. Agora nem tanto)
- Susan ate a lot of candies last week.
(Susan comeu muitos doces semana
passada)
- Mark has a lot of friends. He is not lonesome.
(Mark tem muitos amigos. Ele não é solitário)
- I used to have a lot of money in the past.
Now not so much. (Eu costumava ter muito
dinheiro no passado. Agora nem tanto)
- Examples:
- The a lot of is a quantifier used to
describe large (but unspecified)
amounts of something.
- Some:
- It can mean some or a little bit
of . Some are used with
uncountable nouns.
- Examples:
- I have some money in my bank account.
(Eu tenho algum dinheiro na minha conta
no banco)
- Can I have some wine, please?
(Pode me dar um pouco de
vinho, por favor?)
- Would you like some food?
(Você gostaria de um pouco
de comida?)
- I have some money in my bank account.
(Eu tenho algum dinheiro na minha conta
no banco)
- Examples:
- It can mean some or a little bit
of . Some are used with
uncountable nouns.
- Any:
- In positive sentences, any has the
meaning of any. In negative
sentences, it takes on the meaning
of none/none. In interrogatives, it
takes on the meaning of someone.
- Examples:
- I don’t have any cats.
(Eu não tenho nenhum
gato)
- You can have any videogame you like.
(Você pode ter qualquer videogame que
quiser)
- Can you speak any other language?
(Você consegue falar algum outro
idioma?)
- I don’t have any cats.
(Eu não tenho nenhum
gato)
- Examples:
- In positive sentences, any has the
meaning of any. In negative
sentences, it takes on the meaning
of none/none. In interrogatives, it
takes on the meaning of someone.
- A few:
- It can mean some/some or little/few.
A few is used with countable nouns in
the plural.
- Examples:
- I stayed at my aunt’s house for a few days.
(Eu fiquei na casa da minha tia por alguns
dias)
- A few boys wanted to talk to the police about the robbery.
(Alguns meninos queriam falar com a polícia sobre o roubo)
- I like a few songs by Guns and Roses.
(Eu gosto de algumas músicas do Guns
and Roses)
- I stayed at my aunt’s house for a few days.
(Eu fiquei na casa da minha tia por alguns
dias)
- Examples:
- It can mean some/some or little/few.
A few is used with countable nouns in
the plural.
- A little:
- It means a little. A little is used for countless nouns.
- Examples:
- I love a little cream in my coffee. (Eu
amo um pouco de creme no meu café)
- Have a little tea with me. It’s delicious!
(Beba um pouco de chá comigo. Está
delicioso!)
- I would love a little peace and quite around here.
(Eu iria amar um pouco de paz e silêncio por aqui)
- I love a little cream in my coffee. (Eu
amo um pouco de creme no meu café)
- Examples:
- It means a little. A little is used for countless nouns.
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