Unit 3

Some / Any / No /
Every / Much / Many /
A lot of / A few / A
little / How much? /
How many?
Some / Any / No / Every and their compounds
a. Some, any, and no are used with uncountable
nouns or with plural countable nouns.

• Some is used in affirmative sentences and in

questions when we offer something or when
we ask for something politely.
There’s some coffee on the table. Would you like
some milk? Can I have some water?
Any is used in questions and in negative
sentences.

• Are there any books on the desk?

• There aren’t any books on the desk.

No is used in affirmative sentences, but it has
a negative meaning (= not any)

•There is no milk in the glass. = There isn’t

any milk in the glass.
Every is used with singular countable nouns.

•Every student has got a bag.

Compounds SOME ANY NO EVERY
of:
People Someone Anyone No one Everyone
somebody anybody nobody everybody
Things something anything nothing everything
Places somewhere anywhere nowhere everywhere
b. Much / Many / A lot of / A little / A few
Much and a little are used before
uncountable nouns.

• There isn’t much sugar in the bowl.

• There’s a little sugar in the bowl.
Many and a few are used before plural
countable nouns.

• Are there many chairs in the room?

• There are a few chairs in the room.

A lot of is used before uncountable
nouns and plural countable nouns.

• There’s a lot of sugar in the bowl.

• There are a lot of chairs in the room.

 We use:

• Much only in questions and in negative sentences.

• Many usually in questions and in negative
sentences.
• A lot of, a little, a few in affirmative sentences.
c. How much? / How many?

• How much + uncountable noun: we ask about

quantity.
How much milk is there in the fridge?
•How many + countable noun: we ask
about number.

How many books have we got?

• How much is … ? : to ask about the price of
something.

How much is this shirt?