The document discusses nouns and quantifiers. It defines nouns as words that refer to people, places, things, ideas or events. It lists the different functions of nouns, including subject, direct object, indirect object, and object of a preposition. It then discusses quantifiers, which are words used before nouns to express quantity, such as "many", "much", "a few", "some", and "enough". Examples are provided to illustrate the different types of quantifiers and how they are used with countable and uncountable nouns. Activities are included for students to identify nouns and evaluate the correct usage of quantifiers in sentences.
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WHAT ARE NOUNS?
➔ Nouns refer to persons, animals, places, things,
ideas, or events.
➔ It can be things that are touchable and untouchable.
For example, cat, cookies, sadness, spirit, James,
London.
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NOUN FUNCTIONS
SUBJECT - Subject is a noun that refers to a person or thing doing
the action.
Example:
1. Joey ate some sandwiches.
DIRECT OBJECT - A noun or pronoun answering “whom” or “what” after an
action verb. It “receives” or is the “object” of the
action.
1. Joey ate some sandwiches.
INDIRECT OBJECT - A noun or pronoun answering “to whom/what” or “for
whom/what” after an action verb.
1. Joey gave Rachel some sandwiches.
OBJECT OF PREPOSITION - A noun or pronoun answering “whom” or “what” after a
preposition in a prepositional phrase.
1. Joey ate some sandwiches with Rachel.
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ACTIVITIES #1
Underline sentences with the right common nouns.
1. I want to see a (Harry Potter/horror) movie.
2. Did you go to (school/Tokyo)?
3. (Mr. Smith/ The waiter) is very helpful.
4. Did you get (a new/ Gucci’s) dress?
5. I have an appointment with (Lia/ the doctor)
next week.
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DEFINITION
● Quantifiers is a word that goes before a noun
to express the quantity of the object.
➔ Large quantities: a lot, much, many
➔ Small quantities: a little, a bit, a few
➔ Undefined quantities: some, any
➔ Sufficient amount: enough, plenty
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MUCH, MANY, A
LOT (OF)
EXAMPLES:
1. She plays a lot of
games.
2. She had so much
topics to catch up
before the
semester ends.
3. Many students
struggles with
online learning.
- Refer to big/ large quantities.
- For countable nouns, use “many”.
- For uncountable nouns, use “much”
- For both, use “a lot of”
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A FEW, A LITTLE, A
BIT (OF)
EXAMPLES:
1. She went inside
the house for a
few moments.
2. Would you like a
little sugar in
your tea?
3. He felt a bit
offensive about
the statement.
- Refer to small quantities.
- For countable nouns, use “a few”.
- For uncountable nouns, use “a
little” and “a bit” (informal)
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SOME, ANY
EXAMPLE:
1. I don’t need any
help.
2. Will there be any
of your friends
at the party?
3. It’s going to
take some time.
- Refer to a plural/ uncountable noun,
without specific quantity.
- In affirmatives, use “some”.
- In questions & negatives sentence,
use “any”.
Affirmative Negative Question
There is some butter. There isn’t any butter. Is there any butter?
There are some fruits. There aren’t any fruits. Are there any fruits?
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ENOUGH, PLENTY
(OF)
EXAMPLE:
1. I still had
plenty of stuff
to do.
2. She had enough of
his attitude.
3. I think he have
enough money to
buy the
groceries.
- Refer to sufficient amount.
- Both can be used in countable and
uncountable nouns.
* ”Enough” can be used to express the idea of
having, or not having, a sufficient quantity.
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QUESTION
ABOUT
QUANTITY
EXAMPLES:
1. How many people
were in the room?
2. How much time do
we have to submit
the project?
3. How much does
this dress cost?
- When we want to ask the quantity or
cost of something, use “how much” or
“how many”
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TRUE OR FALSE
1. How many salts do we need? (T/F)
2. How many cars do you have? (T/F)
3. She picked a number of apples from the backyard.
(T/F)
4. Jim had been to that restaurant much times. (T/F)
5. We have several times before the class started.
(T/F)
6. She has some experience in writing essays. (T/F)