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Which job can be done by a computer?

Which job can’t be done by a computer?

TRANSLATOR DOCTOR
Pedro: There isn’t much time left. How
are we doing?
Santiago: We’re okay. The other team
doesn’t have many points left.
Pedro: Yeah, you’re right. We’re
scoring lots of points.
Santiago: We won a lot of matches so
far.
Pedro: But there are a few rounds left.
Santiago: With a little luck we will best
our score.
QUATIFIERS
Many
Much
A lot of
Lot of
A few
A little
LARGE QUANTITIES

Many (countable nouns)


How many apples do you want?.
NEGATIVE AND QUESTIONS
Much (uncountable nouns)
I don’t have much time. I need to do my homework.

A lot of/ lots of (uncountable and plural countable nouns)


They had a lot of fun in the party.
There are lots of carrots on the table.

AFFIRMATIVE
EXPRESSION FOR LARGE QUANTITIES
An awful lot of
«Too many» and «very much»(countable and unountable nouns)
There’s an awful lot of traffic today.

Quite a few/ a fair number/ a large number


«many» (before countable nouns)
A fair number of professions didn’t exit 50 years ago.

We add «of» to «quite a few» before pronouns.


This project has quite a few of her.

A great deal of/ a good deal of «A lot of»


A fair amount of/ a large amount of (uncountable nouns)
Plenty of
There’s a fair amount of information here.
There is plenty of time to finish the project.
SMALL QUANTITIES

A few «small number» (plural countable nouns)


She has a few close friends.

A little «small quantity» ( uncountable nouns)


Can you give me a little help with my resumé?
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SMALL QUANTITIES

Not many (plural countable nouns)


I don’t have many options.

Not much ( uncountable nouns)


She didn’t have much time to finish her exam.
OTHER EXPRESSIONS

Both (of) «Refering to two things» (countable nouns)


( I have two sisters)
Both are very noisy.

All (of) «full quantity of something» (contable and uncountable nouns)


All of my friends are creative.
All the information is important.
OTHER EXPRESSIONS

Neither (of) «When the quantity is zero» (countable nouns)


Neither of my brothers lives at home.

None (of) «When the quantity is zero» (contable and uncountable nouns)
None of my friends is creative.
None of the information is important.

Neither and None take a singular verb (be).


Neither and None take a plural verb (other verbs).

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