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1. Define
Hai
2. AQ use (with countable noun,
uncountable noun, both of them).
3. Practice
many, a large number much, a great deal of, some, any, most of, no
of, few, a few, a larger little, a little, a large plenty of, a lot of, lots
number of, hundreds of, amount of. of, all.
thousands of, a couple
of, several.
(A) Few (A) Little
Only a few can also be used to emphasize Only can be added before a little to emphasize
quantity, but it has a negative connotation. quantity, but has a negative connotation.
Ex: She brought only a few things with her when • Ex: There is a little hope of his recovery.
travelling abroad.
• Ex: Few men are free from faults. • Ex: He has little appreciation of hard work.
Some Any
Do not use some with when used for units of Depending on the semantics and context of the
time. sentence, any has different meanings.
Ex: He saw some strangers in his Ex: I couldn't finish any of these
house. homework.
Much Many
Used in affirmative sentences if the sentence contains In affirmative sentences, many is not used much,
the following words: very, too, so, as, how. we use a lot of instead.
Ex: : He drank so much wine at the Ex: : Many people came to the meeting.
party.
A large number
Lots of, a
of, great
lot of
number of,...
Another + singular countable noun means Others means other people/things, keeping the
another person/thing. subject function in the sentence. Do not use
Example: Another woman is holding a bag. others + noun count multiple / mass noun.
For example: Some students like sport, others
don't/other students don't.
The other + singular countable noun means the The others is equivalent to the other + plural
remaining person/thing. countable noun, referring to the remaining
Example: The other man is learning on a people/things.
keyboard. Example: I have three close friends, one of
them is a lawyer, the others/the other
friends are teacher.
Practice
Chose the correct
answer
I don't have ............... paper.
any some
many much
I buy ...............fruit, but I don't have
...............vegetables.
many want?
Fill in the
blanks
Listen carefully. I'm going to
with little, give you ....
a little
advice.
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