Quantifiers

Expressions of quantity (Quantifiers) We use words like some, few, little, much, many, a lot of, plenty of (called quantifiers) to indicate the amount or quantity of something. Look at the examples: a few tomatoes ... some pizzas resembled We choose a quantifier according to amount or quantity and the noun that follows. The following chart shows how we can use quantifiers. a few (+) many few (-) She has a few good friends. (positive) plural count a lot (of) / lots (of) several He reads few books. (negative) nouns plenty (of) some There are several children outside enough a little (+) There’s a little milk left. much Non-count little (-) (positive meaning: we don’t need more) a lot (of) / lots (of) nouns some We had little money to spend. plenty (of) enough (negative meaning: not enough) Note: We use any instead of some in negative sentences and in questions where we are not sure of the answer. Do you have any science fiction books at home? No, I don’t have any. Would you like some coffee? (an offer - expecting a positive answer) Is there some post for me? (expecting a positive answer, looking forward to getting some post) Exercise: Fill in the blanks with a suitable quantifier from the list above. There may be more than one possible answer. 1. This restaurant serves _____different kinds of pizza. This makes it really hard to choose. 2. There are _____restaurants in this part of town; only two or three. 3. Add _____ginger to the melon. It really improves the flavour. 4. There are _____excellent dishes in this restaurant, for instance, the lasagne and the cannelloni. 5. You look hungry. Do you want _____more meat? 6. I don’t have _____ice-cream. We finished it last night. 7. Just buy _____apples and bananas ... enough for a small fruit salad. 8. We have very _____time. The bus leaves in ten minutes. 9. _____people visit this part of Spain because it’s so isolated. 10. I’m not planning to take _____money on this trip. 11. Shelly didn’t like the curry so she ate very _____. 12. There is _____bread in the cupboard in the kitchen.

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