QUANTIFIERS GRAMMAR

A LOT (OF) / QUITE A LOT (OF) NOT…MUCH / NOT…MANY / NOT…ANY

 Use a lot (of) with Countable and Uncountable Nouns for  Use not…much with Uncountable Nouns for a small
a big quantity. quantity.

EXAMPLE: I drink a lot of water. EXAMPLE: I don’t drink much water

 Use quite a lot (of) for quite a big quantity.  Use not...many with Countable Nouns for a small quantity.

EXAMPLE: I drink quite a lot of water. EXAMPLE: I don’t eat many sweets.

 Use not…any for a zero quantity.

EXAMPLE: I don’t drink any water / I don’t eat any sweets.

TOO, TOO MUCH, TOO MANY ENOUGH / A LITTLE / A FEW

 Use too, too much, too many to say “more than is good”.  Use enough before a noun to mean “all that is necessary”.

EXAMPLE: I’m stressed. I have too much work. EXAMPLE: I ate enough food.

 Use too + an adjective. NOT I’m too much tired.  You can use enough after an adjective.

EXAMPLE: I’m too tired. EXAMPLE: This dress isn’t big enough.

 Use too much + Uncountable Nouns.  Use a little / very little and a few / very few to talk about
small quantities.
EXAMPLE: I drank too much water.  Use a little / very little with Uncountable Nouns and a
few / very few with Countable Nouns.
 Use too many + Countable Nouns.
EXAMPLE: I eat a little meat / He has very few friends.
EXAMPLE: I ate too many sweets.

You can use these expressions to answer How much (Uncountable / Singular) or How many (Countable / Plural).

EXAMPLES:
A: How much water do you drink? B: A lot. / Quite a lot. / Not much. / None.
A: How many sweets did you eat? B: A lot. / Quite a lot. / Not many. / None.

TASK 1. Cross out the wrong words.
EXAMPLE:
I don’t eat much / many apples.
1. I eat a lot of / a lot fruit.
2. Do you drink much / many water?
3. We don’t buy much / many
vegetables.
4. A: How much meat do you eat?
B: None / Any. I’m a vegetarian.
5. I eat quite a lot of / quite fish.
6. A: How much exercise do you do?
B: No much / Not much.
TASK 2. Complete the sentences with
too, too much, too many, or enough.
EXAMPLE:
My father’s not very fit. He doesn’t do
enough exercise.
1. I can’t walk to work. It’s __________
far.
2. There are __________ cars on the
roads today.
3. I don’t sleep __________ - only five or
six hours, but I need eight.
4. I was __________ tired to go out last
night.
5. There were __________ people at the
party. It was impossible to dance.
TASK 3. Choose the correct option.
EXAMPLE:
How much / many meat do you eat?
1. I drink too much / too coffee.
2. I don’t drink enough water / water
enough.
3. I can’t go. I am too / too much busy.
4. You work too much / too many.
5. I only drink a few / a little juice.
6. I don’t have enough time / time
enough.
7. He has a few / a little good friends.