Quantitative Determiners

Quantitative Determiners

1. WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS

   • FEW
     • Little amount of something
       • "Not many" (Negative idea)
         • Matias has few good friends
           • There are few honest politicians
       • "Some" (Positive idea)
         • Matias has A few friends that will help
           • She has won A few awards
   • MANY
     • Big amount of separated objects
       • There are many students dancing and singing

2. WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

   • MUCH
     • Big amount of a mass
       • We don't have much milk
         • There isn't much water
   • LITTLE
     • Small amount of something
       • "Not much" (Negative idea)
         • He has little patience with others
           • They have little money to spend
       • "Some" (Positive )
         • I have A little milk you can use
           • She has A little time to relax now

3. A LOT OF // LOTS OF QUESTIONS

   • There are a lot of dogs in the street
     • Lots of dogs
   • I have a lot of time to answer
     • Lots of time