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English quantifiers

Used with countable nouns

Many: we use many with countable nouns to talk about large quantities.

We dont have many friends who live nearby.


There are many people at the beach today.
Few: we use few with countable nouns to talk about small quantities.

There are a few things I dont like about the house.


Very few animals survived the fire.

Used with uncountable nouns

Much: we use much with uncountable nouns to talk about large


quantities in negative sentences or questions.
We wont cause you much trouble, I promise.
Did you manage to get much sleep?

Little: we use little with uncountable nouns to talk about small


quantities.
After a little rain, the sun came out.
There was little time to be lost.

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