Quantifiers are words that are used to state quantity or amount of something without stating the actually number. Quantifiers answer the questions "How many?" and "How much?" quantifiers must agree with the noun.
Quantifiers are words that are used to state quantity or amount of something without stating the actually number. Quantifiers answer the questions "How many?" and "How much?" quantifiers must agree with the noun.
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Quantifiers are words that are used to state quantity or amount of something without stating the actually number. Quantifiers answer the questions "How many?" and "How much?" quantifiers must agree with the noun.
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• Quantifiers are words that are used to state quantity or amount of something without stating the actually number. Quantifiers can be Quantifiers used with answer the countable questions nouns and "How many?“ uncountable and nouns. "How much?" • Quantifiers must agree with the noun. • There are 3 main types of quantifiers.
4) Quantifiers that are used with countable
nouns. 5) Quantifiers that are used with uncountable nouns. 6) Quantifiers that are used with either countable or uncountable nouns. Countable Uncountable Nouns Nouns MANY MUCH FEW LITTLE A FEW A LITTLE PLENTY** PLENTY** ENOUGH** ENOUGH**
** PLENTY/ENOUGH – Used either Countable
or Uncountable Nouns EXAMPLES (Countable Nouns)
• I don't have many apples.
2) We know few people in the area. I would
like to get to know more.
3) We know a few people in the area. I
know enough people to keep me happy. EXAMPLES (Uncountable Nouns)
1) I don't have much money.
2) I know little English. I am going to have a
problem getting around England.
3) I know a little English, at least enough to
get England. EXAMPLES (Countable Nouns and Uncountable Nouns)
1) I have enough money.
2) I have plenty of money.
A few / A little means that there is enough.
• There are a few apples.
There are enough apples
2) There are a few people at the meeting.
There are enough people to hold a meeting. 3)I know a little English. I know enough English to manage.
4) I have a little money.
I have enough Money Few / Little means that there is Not enough.
1) There are few apples.
There are not enough apples
2) There are few people at the meeting.
There are not enough people to hold a meeting. 3) There is little money. There is not enough money.
4) They know little English. They can't get
around very well. They do not know enough English to manage.