QUANTIFIERS

Quantifiers are words that come before nouns in order to indicate the amount or how much of a non-
count noun is being stated, or the number or how many of a count noun is being stated. Remember
that amount and how much refer to uncountable nouns while number and how many refer
to countable nouns. Let's look at a few examples.

1. Uncountable nouns
There are some quantifiers which are used only with uncountable nouns. Here are a few examples: a
little, not much, little, or too much.
E.x: "The students have a tremendous amount of work to complete before the end of the year."
"His fuel gauge was not working, so he didn't know how much gas was left."
2. Countable nouns
There are some quantifiers which are used only with countable nouns. Here are a few
examples: few, many, too many, several, or a couple of.
E.x:"Many people in the club exceeded the maximum occupancy."
"I don't remember how many times I have been to New York."
P.S: There are some quantifiers which are used with both uncountable and countable nouns. Here are
a few examples: a lot of, plenty of, some (+) and any (- and ?) or enough.

EXERCISE I have so _________ love to give.

1. Which of the underlined expression is used
correctly?
a) Much Brazilian children go to Disney World
b) People spend many time visiting one another
c) Many people travel during their vacations
d) Many money is spent during holidays
e) Much special fruit and vegetables are
prepared during thanksgiving
2. Complete the sentences using the right
alternative
a) “She drinks _______ coffee”
b) “How ______ cups of coffee do you drink
every day?”
c) “He says there was ______ milk in the pot. It
was almost empty”
d) “There are ________ bottles on that shelf”
e) “How _______ money do you have?”
3. Complete correctly the sentences:
“How________ potatoes do you need?”
“Do you need________ milk?
“How ________ cartoons of orange juice do you
want?”
4. Complete correctly the sentences:
There are ________ dogs and cats for adoption if
you want one.
I have _______ books.
Do you want _______ water?
5. Mark the incorrect option.
a) I need to buy many potatoes.
b) Don' t waste so much money with me.
c) They need many wine to the party.
d) I'll give you so much love.
e) Tell them I want many oranges.
6. Complete the sentences below:
a)There wasn't ___ traffic this morning.
b) There was ___ information given during the
class.
c) The ___ of advice he received was well worth
the cost.
d) How ___ people will be coming to the party
tonight?
e) Unfortunately, she doesn't have very ___
friends
f) I bought some milk, some apples, and a ___
bananas.
g) There are a lot of movies I like, but ___ that I
would see twice.
h) We just bought a new house with ___
furniture included.
i) The ___ of students at the school has
increased.
j)There is ___ water on the floor because of the
storm last night