This document defines and provides examples of quantifiers. It explains that a quantifier is a word or phrase used before a noun to indicate an amount or quantity. It then lists and categorizes different types of quantifiers that can indicate small, large, or correct quantities for countable nouns, uncountable nouns, or both. It also provides additional examples of quantifiers used with specific uncountable nouns.

1. QUANTIFIERS

2. QUANTIFIERS
A quantifier is a word or
phrase which is normally
used before a noun to
indicate the amount or
quantity

3. QUANTIFIERS
Quantity
PLURAL COUNTABLE
NOUNS
UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
BOTH
nothing not any
no (=not a/not any)
A small quantity
not many
*a few /few
several
not much
*a little/little
a bit of
hardly any
*some
*any
A large quantity *many
A number of
A great/large number
of
*much
A great deal of
A large amount of
a lot/lots of
loads of
plenty of
More than we want
(negative in meaning)
too many too much
Less than we want not enough
The correct quantity enough

6. 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)

7. exercises
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