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8-6 Quantifiers
This document discusses quantifiers - words that express quantity or amount. It explains that different quantifiers are used with different types of nouns, such as singular count nouns, plural count nouns, and noncount nouns. Some quantifiers, like many, few, and much, are used only with certain types of nouns. Other quantifiers, like all, some, and any, can be used with multiple types of nouns. The document also discusses using quantifiers as determiners or pronouns, and correcting common errors involving quantifier usage.
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- 2. We use agroup of determiners called quantifiers to identify the quantity or amount of something. We use some quantifiers with singular count nouns. quantifiers singular count nouns plural count nouns noncount nouns - - - - - - - - each every either neither student teacher day answer We use certain quantifiers with certain types of nouns (singular, plural, or noncount).
- 3. We use somequantifiers with plural count nouns. quantifiers singular count nouns plural count nouns noncount nouns - - - - - - - - - - - - many several both a few fewer few books problems people dollars words days
- 4. We use somequantifiers with noncount nouns. quantifiers singular count nouns plural count nouns noncount nouns - - - - - - - - much a little little less fun money time food
- 5. We use somequantifiers with plural count nouns or noncount nouns. quantifiers singular count nouns plural count nouns noncount nouns - - - - - - all a lot/ lots of plenty of some more most teachers trucks glasses people problems days information equipment water noise fun food
- 6. We use somequantifiers with all types of nouns. quantifiers singular count nouns plural count nouns noncount nouns any no Any + singular noun usually means “it doesn’t matter which.” You can open the lock with any key. key child pens men paper rice
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- 8. Other is adeterminer that means “a different one/ different ones” or “one, two, or several more.” We can use other alone or after determiners like most, any, the, or an. We can use other before plural nouns. Thomas has moved on to other things. This would be easy for most other people.
- 9. We can alsouse other before noncount nouns. What other advice do you have for me? Do you need any other information?
- 10. We can alsouse other before singular nouns. The other afternoon class is also studying grammar. I’ll leave message on her desk. What’s word for expensive? Notice: An + other is spelled as one word: another. another another
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- 12. We can usea quantifier as a determiner or as a pronoun. I have many friends here, but only a few in Canada. (a few = a few friends)
- 13. When we usequantifiers as pronouns, we use a lot or plenty without of. I don’t need any help. I have plenty. (plenty = plenty of help) When we use quantifiers as pronouns, we use none instead of no. I have many friends in Canada, but none here. (none = no friends)
- 14. We also useothers or the others instead of other or the other in place of a plural noun. Nancy is a hard worker, but the others don’t do anything. (the others = the other workers)
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- 16. FIND THE ERRORCORRECTION He has to worry about another things. He has to worry about other things. You can get many informations on the Internet. You can get much information on the Internet. A lot people ride bicycles there. A lot of people ride bicycles there. Few months after I moved home, I quit school. A few months after I moved home, I quit school. CORRECT THE COMMON ERRORS