This document summarizes common English quantifiers and how they are used: 1) Some, a lot of/lots of/plenty of, each/every, any, no one/no+noun, none, nobody, much/many, little/few, and a little/a few are explained in terms of whether they are used with countable or uncountable nouns and in statements, questions, positives or negatives. 2) Both, either/neither, and both/either/neither are quantifiers that can be used in correlative structures and are followed by plural or singular nouns. 3) The meanings and uses of quantifiers like some, any,

1. QUANTIFIERS
SOME A LOT OF/LOTS OF/PLENTY OF
Statements Countable and uncountable in
I want some tea statements
Questions I’ve got a lot of cars
When you know that the answer is yes They ate a lot of rice
Would you like some tea? EACH/EVERY
ANY Countable single nouns
Questions and negatives Every car was new
Do you have any sugar? Each man has to work a lot
In statements
If the word IF appears BOTH
Tell me if you find any information Is followed by plural nouns
When it means: no matter which Both men did it
You can take any bus from here EITHER/NEITHER
Is followed by singular nouns
NO ONE/NO+ NOUN Neither you nor Peter made it
Statements Either you or me should go
There was no one BOTH/EITHER/NEITHER
I had no money Can be used in correlative structures
Negatives Both you and me are the
There wasn’t anyone winners Neither Mary nor Peter
I didn’t have any money arrived
NONE= NOBODY/NOTHING Either James or john will come
How much money did you get?
None
None came to the party
NOBODY
Is always plural
Nobody come to the party
MUCH/MANY
Uncountable/countable names in
negatives and interrogatives
There isn’t much to do
There aren’t many people here
LITTLE/FEW
Uncountable/countable names
There is little money left
There are few people here
A LITTLE/A FEW
Positive meaning
At least a few people came