Articles and Quantifiers

Articles and Quantifiers

1. Articles

   • Articles are the words that accompany nouns.
     • Article + Subject + Verb + Article + Noun
       • The: It fulfills in English the function of the, the, the and the, which implies that it accompanies feminine, masculine and neuter nouns, without making a difference if they are in the singular or plural. For example: The boy is in the park.
       • A and An: Estos artículos en español los conocemos como un y una. Son artículos indefinidos porque aunque están hablando de una sola cosa, no nos específica cuál. Es diferente decir a ball/una pelota, que the ball/la pelota. A diferencia de the, este artículo sólo se usa para hablar de una cosa en singular y que se pueda contar. A boy walks on the park.

2. Quantifiers

   • Quantifiers in English are words that speak about quantities, they are a type of words that serve to speak in general of the quantity or volume of nouns
     • Many: Contable
       • Much: Incontable
         • Some: Both
           • Any: both
             • No, None: Both
               • A lot, Lots of: Both
                 • Little: Incontable
       • How many dogs do you have?