QUANTIFIERS

QUANTIFIERS
WHAT ARE QUANTIFIERS?

quantifiers are words which

are used with nouns to show
the amount of something.
 SOME - ANY - NO

SOME + UNCOUNTABLE/ PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS

is used when we offer something or ask for something
politely

Would you like some apples?

Could I have some tea?
There is some juice in the glass
I’d like to ask some questions
ANY + PLURAL COUNTABLE/ UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
is used in questions and negative sentences

There aren’t any books on the desk

Is there any water in the fridge?
Are there any volunteers to answer?
NO = NOT ANY + UNCOUNTABLE / PLURAL
COUNTABLE NOUNS

is used in affirmative sentences to give a negative

meaning

There is no money in the bag =

There isn’t any money in the bag
MANY + PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS

is used mainly in questions and in negative sentences

How many people were there at the meeting

yesterday?

I didn’t see many people in the street

MUCH + UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

is used mainly in questions and in negative sentences

How much money do you need?

I didn’t manage to learn much information
from it
A LOT OF / LOTS OF / PLENTY OF
are always used with OF when they are followed by a
noun
They are used with:
- Plural nouns and a plural verb
There were a lot of students in the school hall
- Uncountable nouns and a singular verb
There is plenty of food left on the table
A FEW ( Not many but enough)
is used with plural nouns and a plural verb

There are a few trees in the garden. All of them

are old and tall

FEW ( Not many and not enough)

is used with plural nouns and plural verb
Very few people disagree with him
A LITTLE ( not much but enough)
Is used with uncountable nouns and a singular verb

There is a little butter in the fridge

LITTLE ( not much and not enough)

Is used uncountable nouns and a singular verb

There was little time, so we had to hurry up

Nouns can be countable and uncountable. Some nouns are used
as both countable and uncountable in different context

Countable Uncountable

A pupil milk
A city money
An apple snow
A computer love
A glass glass
 USED WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS

many — багато
several /some— декілька
a few — декілька
few — мало
a couple of — пара
hundreds of — сотні
thousands of — тысячі
a (large/great) number of — велика кількість
a majority of — більшість
no –ніякий, ніякі
A large quantity of / a large amount of
Some - деяка кількість
No - ніякий, ніякі
USED BOTH WITH COUNTABLE AND
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

All a lot of / lots of

Some plenty of
No, none any
Most
e.g. All the pupils should know foreign languages
Most time I spent reading books
 COUNTABLE
SINGULAR PLURAL

Each all
Every some
Either few/ a few
most/many
both
UNCOUNTABLE
much/most
little/ a little
some, all, any, no
 COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE

MANY MUCH
A LOT OF /LOTS OF A LOT OF
PLENTY OF PLENTY OF
SOME SOME
A FEW A LITTLE
FEW LITTLE
ANY ANY
NO / NOT ANY NO / NOT ANY
 PRACTICE

1.There is ____ water in the bottle. You should go

and buy more.
2._____ were shocked when we heard the news
3.I got a few emails but I didn’t answer_____
4.He failed_____ exams he took
5._____ parents work in bank. ____ of them are
clerks
6.No, that’s impossible! I packed _____ my things
myself
7. I didn’t buy any milk. We’ve got ____
8. I will spend only ______ time in the pool
9.He’s got _____ money, so he has to go to the bank
and get some.
10. How ______ luggage can I carry on the plane? – Not
______
11.Paul can give you _______ advice on this matter
12. There were ______rainy days in September
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