The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns and the quantifiers used with them. Countable nouns can be counted, like chairs or oranges, while uncountable nouns cannot be counted, like sugar, fruit, or milk. It explains that quantifiers like 'some', 'any', '(not) many/much', '(a) few/(a) little', and 'a lot (of)' are used with countable or uncountable nouns depending on whether they are affirmative, negative, or interrogative statements.

1. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

2. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS COUNTABLE NOUNS: THOSE THAT CAN BE COUNTED . EXAMPLES: CHAIR-CHAIR S ORANGE-ORANGE S

3. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS: THOSE THAT CANNOT BE COUNTED. EXAMPLES: SUGAR, FRUIT, FLOUR, MONEY, COFFEE, RICE, MILK, WATER, SALT

4. SOME IT IS USED WITH COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES. EXAMPLES: THERE IS SOME MILK. THERE ARE SOME RULERS.

5. ANY IT IS USED WITH COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES. EXAMPLES: THERE AREN’T ANY STUDENTS. THERE ISN’T ANY SUGAR. ARE THERE ANY PENCILS ON THE DESK? IS THERE ANY MILK IN THE FRIDGE?

6. (NOT) MANY / (NOT) MUCH (NOT) MANY: IT IS USED WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES: THERE AREN’T MANY BOYS IN THE CLASS ARE THERE MANY BOOKS ON THE SHELF? (NOT) MUCH: IT IS USED WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES: THERE ISN’T MUCH FOOD IN THE FRIDGE DO YOU GET MUCH RAIN IN SPAIN ? (THE USE OF MUCH / MANY IN AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES IS MORE FORMAL. WE USE “A LOT (OF)” )

7. (A) FEW/ (A) LITTLE (A) FEW: IT IS USED WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES: THERE ARE A FEW BOYS IN THE CLASS (A ) LITTLE: IT IS USED WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES EXAMPLES: THERE IS A LITTLE MILK IN THE GLASS (THE USE OF FEW / LITTLE WITHOUT “A” HAS A NEGATIVE MEANING. IT MEANS “NOT MANY / NOT MUCH”)

8. A LOT (OF) A LOT (OF) : IT IS USED WITH COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND IN AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES. (IN NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES IT IS INFORMAL) EXAMPLES: THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM

9. SUMMARY Countable Uncountable A / An (singular) Some(+) Any(- / ? ) A lot (of) (not) much (not) many (a) few (a) little