This document provides an overview of quantifiers in English. It discusses the differences between countable and uncountable nouns and how quantifiers like "a/an", "some", "much/many", "little/few" modify nouns. It provides examples of positive and negative usage and questions. Activities for practice are also included.

1. ENGLISH
QUANTIFIERS
MAYTE GARRIDO
ESL COACH

2. INDEX
0. COUNTABLE VS. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
1.A/AN (UN/A)
2.SOME (ALGUNOS/AS—UN POCO DE)
3.NEGATION/QUESTIONS(ALGUNOS/AS—NINGUNOS/AS)
4.MUCH/MANY (MUCHO/MUCHOS/AS)
5.LITTLE/ FEW (POCO/ POCOS/AS)
6.A LOT OF/ LOTS OF/PLENTY OF (UN MONTÓN DE)
7.OTHERS TO SPECIFY UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
8.ONLY UNCOUNTABLE…(SOLO PARA INCONTABLES)
9.ONLY COUNTABLE…(SOLO PARA CONTABLES)
10. ACTIVITIES (ACTIVIDADES)

3. COUNTABLE VS. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
 Some uncountable nouns are countable in other languages.
Advice (uncountable) Consejo (contable en español)
Damage (uncountable) Daño (contable en español)
 Some words means, series and species look like plural nouns but they are usually countable and
singular.
 Spaghetti looks like a plural noun, but it is actually uncountable.
 People is often countable. 1 person, 2 people, 3 people and so on.
 Team is usually singular when it refers to ‘organization’ or ‘club’, but it is plural when it refers to
a number of players.
 Some good examples (or prototypes) of uncountable nouns are: money, information, work, age,
baggage, fun, ice, love, electricity or training.
 Some good examples of countable nouns in English are: dollars, newspapers, hours, years,
suitcases, parties, bottles and people.

4. A/ AN SOME
• UN /A (COUNTABLE) ALGUNOS/AS (COUNTABLE)
UN POCO DE (UNCOUTABLE)
Positive sentences
Examples:
There’s an apple in the basket. There are some cars in the garage.
There isn’t a red apple in the basket. I’ve got some problems in my life.
Is there a new computer in your room? There’s some whisky left.
*Some is used with requests or questions when we expect a positive questions from the addressee.
*Some lo podemos usar con peticiones y preguntas si esperamos una respuesta positiva de nuestro
interlocutor. Nunca con la negativa.

5. NO/NONE ANY
NEGATIVE (COUNTABLE+ UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS)
Nada-Ninguno/a (s) Algunos/as (Questions)
Verb doesn’t attach the particle not Ningunos/as (Negative)
EXAMPLES OF NEGATION:
I’ve got no experience. I haven’t got any experience.
There are none here. There aren’t any students here.
Be careful!Be careful! Double negation is not permitted:
*My sister hasn’t got no bank account. (ungrammatical)
EXAMPLES OF QUESTIONS (ANY means ALGUNOS/AS or “Un poco de” for uncountable)
Is there any water left? No, there isn’t
Have they got any problem? Yes, they have got some problems.

6. MUCH MANY
• MUCHO (UNCOUNTABLE) MUCHOS/AS (COUNTABLE)
Amy has got much water. My teacher’s got many students.
There’s much money in this bag. There are many books in the library.
How much? (¿Cuánto?) How many? (¿Cuántos/as?)
How much (money) is that? How many hours do you work a day?
How much wine IS there? How many days ARE there in a week?

7. (A) LITTLE (A) FEW
• POCO (UNCOUNTABLE) POCOS/AS (COUNTABLE)
I have (a) little time. She’s got few friends here.
There’s little money left. There are few people there.
QUANTIFIERS COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
MUCHO(S) MANY MUCH
POCO (S) (A) FEW (A) LITTLE

8. A LOT OF LOTS OF
PLENTY OF
UN MONTÓN DE
COUNTABLE + UNCOUNTABLE
EXAMPLES:
THERE’S A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
THERE ARE LOTS OF PAINTINGS IN THIS PLACE.
MY GIRLFRIEND HAS GOT PLENTY OF BISCUITS IN HER ROOM.

9. OTHERS (UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS)
A BIT OF HAM (UN POCO DE JAMÓN)
A BLOB OF PAINT (UNA MANCHA DE PINTURA)
A BUNCH OF FLOWERS (UN RAMO DE FLORES)
A CUP OF TEA (UNA TAZA DE TE)
A DROP OF WATER (UNA GOTA DE AGUA)
A GLASS OF WINE (UN VASO DE VINO)
A LOAF OF BREAD (UNA HOGAZA DE PAN)
A LUMP OF SUGAR (UN TERRÓN DE AZÚCAR)
A PIECE OF PAPER (UNA HOJA DE PAPEL)
A PILE OF RUBBISH (UN MONTÓN DE BASURA)
A POOL OF BLOOD (UN CHARCO DE SANGRE)
A SLICE OF BREAD (UNA REBANADA DE PAN)
A SPOT OF RAIN (UN FOCO DE LLUVIA)
A TOUCH OF FLU (UNA PIZCA DE FIEBRE)

10. ONLY UNCOUNTABLE
A BIT OF TIME (UN POCO DE TIEMPO)
A GREAT DEAL OF COURAGE (UN MONTÓN DE
VALENTÍA)
A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY (UNA GRAN
CANTIDAD DE DINERO)
QUANTIFIERS UNCOUNTABLE
UN POCO DE SOME
MUCHO MUCH
POCO (A) LITTLE

11. ONLY COUNTABLE
A NUMBER OF BUSINESSMEN (NUMEROSOS
HOMBRES DE NEGOCIOS)
A LARGE NUMBER OF POLITICIANS (UN GRAN
NÚMERO DE POLÍTICOS)
A GREAT NUMBER OF WORKERS (UN GRAN
NÚMERO DE TRABAJADORES
SEVERAL DOCTORS (VARIOS MÉDICOS)
QUANTIFIERS COUNTABLE
UN/A A/AN
ALGUNOS/AS SOME
MUCHOS/AS MANY
POCOS/AS A FEW

12. ACTIVITIES
GRADED
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