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Date: 18.11.2020
QUANTIFIERS
 What are quantifiers?

• Quantifiers indicates amounts or

quantities of things
 What are quantifiers?
• much many
• lots of a lots of
• few a few
• a little little
• some any
 Countable and uncountable nouns

• To determine which quantifier to use, you

have to know if the noun that you are
describing is a countable noun or
uncountable noun
 Countable and uncountable nouns
Countable nouns:
Apple 1) There is an apple on the tree.
2) There are apples on the tree.

Uncountable nouns:
Sand 1) There is sand on the beach.
2) There are sands on the beach.
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 much
• Used with uncountable nouns
• Usually used in questions and negative
sentences
• 1) How much ice cream do you want?
• 2) You don’t have a much time before the bus
leaves.
 many
• Used with plural countable nouns
• Mainly used in questions and negative
sentences

• 1) How many cookies do you want?

• 2) There aren't many cars on the highway
today.
 a lot of - lots of
• Used with uncountable and plural countable
nouns
• Usually used in positive sentences
• 1) There is a lot of bread on the table
• 2) There is lots of bread on the table.
• 3) There are a lot of windows in that house.
• 4) There are lots of windows in that house
 few - a few
• Used with plural countable nouns
• Usually means a small amount or quantity
• 1) Few students walk to school in the country.
(*a small amount of students)
• 2) A few students walk to school in the
country. (*a small amount of students = at least some students)
 little- a little
• Used with uncountable nouns
• means a small amount or quantity
• 1) We had little time to prepare for the test.
• (*not any time at all (very small amount of time or no time)
• 2) We had a little time too prepare for the test.
• (*a small amount of time (still some time)
Now it is time for exercises