Lecture4 Quantifiers Pel130

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COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE

QUANTIFIERS
QUANTIFIERS
ARE USED TO GIVE A NUMBER OR AMOUNT OF
SOMETHING
 COUNTABLE: APPLES  UNCOUNTABLE:

A/AN (=1) –> AN MUCH –> MUCH WATER


APPLE
(a) LITTLE –> A LITTLE WATER
MANY –> MANY
APPLES

(a) FEW –> A FEW


QUANTIFIERS
FOR
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

PLURAL COUNTABLES + UNCOUNTABLES:

SOME: I need some help! / There are some problems.

ANY: They haven’t got any money. / Are there any people in the room?

A lot of / lots of: The kids had lots of questions. / She drank a lot of water after the run.

Plenty of: I searched plenty of websites. / We need plenty of time to do it.


SOME WORDS CAN BE COUNTABLE AND
UNCOUNTABLE
Uncountable Countable
Light light(s)
Time time(s)
Wood woods

Some words are uncountable in English (but not in Polish)


Furniture
Bread
Information
any lots
o f
little
much
no
few
a(n) milk
so m e ma n y
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

There an
is ____ empty water bottle.
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

There isn’t much


_______ cake left.
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

few onions.
There are only a ______
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

many
How _______ eggs are there?
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

Thereno
is ____ butter in the fridge.
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

any mushrooms.
There aren’t _____
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

There is only a little


______ orange juice.
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

Therelots of
is _______ milk in the fridge.
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

any ham?
Is there _____
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

some ham?
Would you like ______
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

a
There is ____ small sausage.
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

any beef.
There isn’t _____
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

much
How_______ fish is there?
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

lots________
There are of food containers.
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

little
There is a _______ cheese.
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

some
There are ______ apples and bananas.
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

many carrots.
There aren’t _______
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

few strawberries.
There are only a ______
click the right word to complete the sentence

lots of many
much some
any no
little few
milk
a(n)

There is a____ roast chicken.

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