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QUANTIFIERS
We use How Many for questions with countable nouns.
How many days are there in January?
How many countries are there in the world?
How many students are there in your class?
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We use How Much for questions with uncountable nouns.
How much money do you have?
How much milk is in the fridge?
How much sugar would you like in your coffee?
How many eggs do you need to prepare a cake?
How much coffee do you drink a day?
I bought many apples today.
I bought a lot of apples today.
I bought lots of apples today.
I like much sugar in my tea.
I like a lot of sugar in my tea.
I like lots of sugar in my tea.
FEW / A FEW
(countable)
A FEW represents a positive
quantity. It means “some or “a
small amount”.
FEW expresses a negative quantity
or shortage. It means “not many” or
“not enough”
LITTLE / A LITTLE
(uncountable)
A LITTLE is used with positive
quantity. It means “a small amount”
or “some”.
LITTLE expresses a negative
quantity. It means “almost nothing”
or “not much”.
I have a few friends but I’m happy.
I have few minutes. I’m late.
I have a little money. I will buy a hot dog.
I can’t go to the cinema. I have little money.
quantifiers many/much//a lot/a few/few/little/a little
quantifiers many/much//a lot/a few/few/little/a little
quantifiers many/much//a lot/a few/few/little/a little