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QUANTIFIERS BASIC 9

COUNT OR COUNTABLE
NOUNS THEY ARE NOUNS THAT WE CAN COUNT.
THEY HAVE A SINGULAR AND A PLURAL FORM.
NON-COUNT OR THEY ARE NOUNS THAT WE CANT COUNT.

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS THEY DONT HAVE A PLURAL FORM.


THEY ONLY HAVE A SINGULAR FORM.
TOO MANY / TOO TOO MANY AND TOO MUCH MEAN MORE THAN
YOU WANT.
MUCH TOO MANY IS USED WITH COUNT NOUNS.
TOO MUCH IS USED WITH NON-COUNT NOUNS.

THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE HERE. I CANT


WALK.
I DONT WANT TO EAT TOO MANY POPATO
CHIPS.

PLEASE DONT SPEND TOO MUCH WATER.


WHY ARE YOU DRINKING TOO MUCH WINE?
A FEW / A A FEW MEANS NOT VERY MANY SOMETHING.

LITTLE A FEW IS USED WITH COUNT NOUNS.

A LITTLE MEANS NOT VERY MUCH SOMETHING.


A LITTLE IS USED WITH NON-COUNT NOUNS.
I NEED A FEW BANANAS TO COMPLETE MY FRUIT
SALAD.
DO YOU WANT A FEW TOMATOES FOR LUNCH.

I WANT A LITTLE SUGAR ON MY TEA CUP.


A LITTLE WINE IS GOOD FOR US.
COMPARATIVE:
MORE IS THE
TOO MANY / TOO MUCH = COMPARATIVE OF TOO
MORE MANY AND TOO MUCH.
THERE ARE MORE SANDWICHES HERE.

I DONT WANT TO EAT MORE APPLES.

PLEASE DONT SPEND MORE WATER.

WHY ARE YOU DRINKING MORE BOURBON?


COMPARATIVE A FEWER IS THE
FEW = FEWER COMPARATIVE OF A FEW.

PEOPLE PREFER FEWER VEGETABLES


TODAY.
YOU SHOULD EAT FEWER SANDWICHES.
I WANT TO EAT FEWER POTATOES FOR
LUNCH.
COMPARATIVE A LESS IS THE COMPARATIVE
LITTLE = LESS OF A LITTLE.

PEOPLE PREFER LESS FRUIT TODAY.


YOU SHOULD EAT LESS JUNK FOOD.
I WANT TO DRINK LESS BEER THIS WEEKEND.
NOT ENOUGH IS USED WITH
NOT ENOUGH BOTH COUNT NOUNS AND
NON-COUNT NOUNS.

THIS FOOD HAS MANY CALORIES AND NOT


ENOUGH NUTRIENTS.
I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF JUNK FOOD BUT
NOT ENOUGH HEALTHY FOOD.

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