QUANTIERS

QUANTIERS

1. quantifiers define a name and are always located in front of the name. Some can be used only with countable names, others with only countless names, and others with both.

   • MANY
     • It means a lot and is used in positive, negative and interrogative phrases for names that can be counted, that is to say for those English words that can be plural and have an ending in "s".
       • We have many dollars in the bank
         • There are not many books in the school
   • MUCH
     • It means a lot and is used in positive, negative and interrogative phrases but unlike "many", "much" is only used when a word is uncountable or singular.
       • He has much money to lend
       • We do not have much time for fun
   • SOME
     • It means some or some, it is used when we have an idea of the quantity of an object, but we do not believe that it is necessary to give the exact number. It is used for both uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns. It is used in affirmative and interrogative sentences.
       • There is some sugar in the basket
       • Do you want some money?
   • ANY
     • It means some or some, we use it when we ask about something or numbers of things for which we do not know the exact amount, Any is also used in negative sentences.
       • There don't have any eggs
         • Is there any bread?
   • A FEW OR FEW
     • It means little / few, it is used with countable names or objects.
       • There are few apples on the tree
         • There are only a few houses in this town