Quantifiers

1. QUANTIFIERS
MICHELL DAYANA CARRILLO
PAULA CAMILA SANCHEZ

2. MEANING
 Quantifiers help us indicate the quantity of
objects, names, or things, so always use
them to express the idea of ​​quantity or
number.

4. MANY- MUCHO
 It is used in positive sentences, negative
and interrogative for names that can be
counted
 For words which can be plural and have an
ending in "s".

5. MANY FOR POSITIVE SENTENCES:
 We have many dollars in the bank
(Nosotros tenemos muchos dolares en el banco)
MANY FOR NEGATIVE SENTENCES:
 There are not many books in the school
(No hay muchos libros en la escuela)
MANY FOR INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES:
 How many books Do you have?
(¿Cuantos libros tienes?)

6. MUCH - MUCHO
 It is used in positive sentences, negative
and interrogative
 But unlike "many", "much" is only used
when a word is uncountable or singular.

7. MUCH FOR POSITIVE SENTENCES:
 He has much money to lend
(El tiene mucho dinero para dar)
MUCH FOR NEGATIVE SENTENCES:
 She does not have much energy to this work
(Ella no tiene mucha energia para trabajar)
MUCH FOR INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES:
 How much money Do you have?
(¿Cuanto dinero tienes?)

8. SOME – ALGUNOS/NAS
 It is used when we have an idea of ​​how
much of an object, but do not believe it is
necessary to give the exact number
 It is used both for uncountable nouns to
plural countable
 It is used in affirmative and interrogative
sentences.

9. SOME FOR POSITIVE SENTENCES:
 There is some sugar in the basket
(Hay algo de azucar en la canasta)
SOME FOR INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES:
 Do you want some potatoes?
(¿Quieres algunas patatas?)

10. ANY – ALGUNOS/NAS
 We use it when we ask about something or
numbers of things we do not know the exact
quantity
 Any is also used in negative sentences.

11. ANY FOR NEGATIVE SENTENCES:
 There don't have any eggs
(Ellos no tienen ningún huevo)
ANY FOR INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES:
 Are there any dogs in the park?
(¿Hay algunos perros en el parque?)

12. A FEW OR FEW – POCO/POCOS
 Is used with names or objects countable
EXAMPLES:
• There are few apples on the tree
(Hay pocas manzanas en el arbol)
• He has a few minutes to start
(El tiene unos pocos minutos para empezar )

13.  We may also use the words "only a few" (solamente
unos pocos) and "quite a few" (buen numero) to
emphasize a small number of objects
EXAMPLES:
• There are only a few houses in this town
(Hay solo unas pocas casas en este pueblo)
• There are quite a few cars in the city
(Hay un buen número de carros en la ciudad)

14. A LITLE – POCO/POCOS
 It is used for names or objects that can not
be counted
EXAMPLES:
• There is little water in the lake
(Hay poca agua en el lago)
• You need a little joy in your life
(Tu necesitas un poco de alegria en tu vida)