This document discusses various English quantifiers - many, much, some, any, a few, few, and a little. It provides examples of how each quantifier can be used in positive, negative, and interrogative sentences. Many and much are used to indicate quantity and are differentiated based on countable vs. uncountable nouns. Some, any, a few/few indicate undefined or unknown quantities. A little is used for uncountable nouns or objects that cannot be counted.

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)