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LARGE QUANTITIES
 Difference between:
Lots of a lot of a lot
I have lots of friends.
I have a lot of friends.
He speaks a lot.
No difference!!
There must be
a noun after
them
There is no noun
after it
LARGE QUANTITIES
What is the difference between…
?
MANY / MUCH A LOT OF / LOTS OF PLENTY OF -
ENOUGH
I don’t have many
friends
I don’t spend much
money
I have a lot of friends
I spend lots of money
There is plenty
of/enough sugar in
the cellar
We have plenty of
money
We use them in
negative
sentences
(normally)
We use them in
affirmative
sentences
(normally)
In positive
sentences, it means
“as much as we
need (enough) or
even more (plenty
of)”
LARGE QUANTITIES
(more than you need – negative connotations)
T
TOO MUCH /TOO MANY TOO
There is too much noise
There are too many people in this
room
This dress is too big for me.
They are followed
by uncountable
(much) or plural
countable nouns
(many)
They are followed
by adjectives
SMALL QUANTITIES
 What is the difference between…?
(VERY) LITTLE A LITTLE (VERY) FEW A FEW
We have little
time to rest
Could you give
me a little
sugar?
There are very
few students in
this class.
Few people can
afford that car.
I found a few
coins in my
pocket.
Used with
uncountable
nouns:
NOT MUCH
Used with
uncountable
nouns:
A SMALL
AMOUNT
Used with
countable
nouns:
NOT MANY
Used with
countable
nouns:
A SMALL
NUMBER
LESS THAN YOU NEED
NOT ENOUGH /i`nVf /
He is not brave enough to do bungee
jumping.
I have told you this clearly enough.
There isn’t enough wine for everyone.
There aren’t enough glasses for
everyone.
Used AFTER
adjectives and
adverbs
Used before
nouns
ZERO QUANTITY
THERE ISN’T ANY.. THERE IS NO… NONE /NONE
OF
There isn’t any cheese
in the fridge.
There aren’t any bike
lanes in this city
There is no cheese in
the fridge.
There are no bike lanes
in this city
How much free
time do you
have? – NONE
None of your
friends will miss
your birthday
No difference.
You can either use
:
There isn’t any…
or There is no…
Short
answer.
It means
“NOTHING
AT ALL”
Not one of a
group
Mª Elena Tapia Carrillo
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
NOVEMBER 2010

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Quantifiers

  • 1.
  • 2. LARGE QUANTITIES  Difference between: Lots of a lot of a lot I have lots of friends. I have a lot of friends. He speaks a lot. No difference!! There must be a noun after them There is no noun after it
  • 3. LARGE QUANTITIES What is the difference between… ? MANY / MUCH A LOT OF / LOTS OF PLENTY OF - ENOUGH I don’t have many friends I don’t spend much money I have a lot of friends I spend lots of money There is plenty of/enough sugar in the cellar We have plenty of money We use them in negative sentences (normally) We use them in affirmative sentences (normally) In positive sentences, it means “as much as we need (enough) or even more (plenty of)”
  • 4. LARGE QUANTITIES (more than you need – negative connotations) T TOO MUCH /TOO MANY TOO There is too much noise There are too many people in this room This dress is too big for me. They are followed by uncountable (much) or plural countable nouns (many) They are followed by adjectives
  • 5. SMALL QUANTITIES  What is the difference between…? (VERY) LITTLE A LITTLE (VERY) FEW A FEW We have little time to rest Could you give me a little sugar? There are very few students in this class. Few people can afford that car. I found a few coins in my pocket. Used with uncountable nouns: NOT MUCH Used with uncountable nouns: A SMALL AMOUNT Used with countable nouns: NOT MANY Used with countable nouns: A SMALL NUMBER
  • 6. LESS THAN YOU NEED NOT ENOUGH /i`nVf / He is not brave enough to do bungee jumping. I have told you this clearly enough. There isn’t enough wine for everyone. There aren’t enough glasses for everyone. Used AFTER adjectives and adverbs Used before nouns
  • 7. ZERO QUANTITY THERE ISN’T ANY.. THERE IS NO… NONE /NONE OF There isn’t any cheese in the fridge. There aren’t any bike lanes in this city There is no cheese in the fridge. There are no bike lanes in this city How much free time do you have? – NONE None of your friends will miss your birthday No difference. You can either use : There isn’t any… or There is no… Short answer. It means “NOTHING AT ALL” Not one of a group
  • 8. Mª Elena Tapia Carrillo INTERMEDIATE LEVEL NOVEMBER 2010