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Quantifiers
Lunch&Learn
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Quantifiers
A review of nouns:
• What are countable nouns?
• What are uncountable nouns?
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Countable & Uncountable Nouns
Countable nouns:
can be counted!
Uncountable nouns are things that can’t be counted.
Liquids, sand, air, concepts and ideas are uncountable.
Examples: creativity, courage, intelligence, anger, love.
Uncountable nouns are always singular – they take a singular verb.
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Which nouns are uncountable?
salt laughter giggle ice
humour thought music science
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salt laughter giggle ice
humour thought music science
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drink water meal dinner
juice cake cookie
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Some nouns can be countable or uncountable, depending on the
context:
Here are some:
light hair room art
science conversation feeling
beauty beer coffee
paper cheese
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Light:
Examples:
The lights are very bright here. (countable)
The light at this time of day is beautiful. (uncountable)
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Room:
Examples:
The rooms in this house are quite small. (countable)
There is a lot of room in the garage. (uncountable)
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Quantifiers
What are quantifiers…?
Quantifiers are words (adjectives) that come before nouns that tell us
“how much” (uncountable) or “how many” (countable) of a noun there
is or there are.
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Quantifiers
We use the quantifier “many” with countable nouns.
We use the quantifier “much” with uncountable nouns.
There are too many pages of homework. (pages are countable)
There is too much homework to finish.(homework is uncountable)
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Partitives
Partitives are words or phrases (such as “boxes of" or "a slice of") that
indicates a measure of or quantity of something.
Most partitives refer to a quantity or amount.
Some examples are:
A cup of a handful of a tube of
a piece of a part of slice of
pound of litre of
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Quantifiers & Partitives
Listen for the quantifiers and partitives in the following video. Write
them down as you hear them.
Also note any vocabulary words that you don’t know.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xdw8AFxyC0k&ab_channel=EasyEn
glish
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Quantifiers & Countable Nouns
Some quantifiers can be used only with countable nouns.
• many
• few
• a number of
• numerous
• several
• a few
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Quantifiers & Uncountable Nouns
Some quantifiers can be used only with uncountable nouns.
• much
• little
• a bit of
• a great deal of
• a large amount of
• a little
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Quantifiers
Some quantifiers can be used with both countable and uncountable
nouns.
• No
• none (of)
• Some (of)
• Any
• A lot / lots of
• Plenty of
• Enough
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Notes on: a few/few and a little/little
A few and few (for countable nouns) as well as a little and
little (for uncountable nouns) may seem very similar, but
they actually mean very different things.
Source: https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Quantifiers_1.pdf:
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A few and a little indicate that the speaker feels positively about
the quantity he/she is describing:
(There is ENOUGH).
Examples:
• I have a little money for lunch. ⇒ I have enough money for
lunch.
• I have a few dollars for lunch. ⇒ I have enough money for lunch.
Source: https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Quantifiers_1.pdf:
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Few and little indicates the speaker feels negatively about the
quantity: (there is NOT ENOUGH).
Example:
I have little money for lunch. ⇒ I do not have enough money for
lunch.
I have few dollars for lunch. ⇒ I do not have enough money for
lunch.
Source: https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Quantifiers_1.pdf
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Quantifiers
Many or much? Complete the sentences:
1. He doesn’t drink __________ coffee.
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Quantifiers
1. He doesn’t drink much coffee.
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Quantifiers
2. She doesn’t eat _________ meat.
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Quantifiers
2. She doesn’t eat much meat.
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Quantifiers
3. There are too ______ rules in grammar.
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Quantifiers
3. There are too many rules in grammar.
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Quantifiers
4. Is there ________ hope for winter to be over?
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Quantifiers
4. Is there much hope for winter to be over?
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Quantifiers
4. How ________ loaves of bread do we need?
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Quantifiers
4. How many loaves of bread do we need?
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Quantifiers
5. How much bread do we need?
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Quantifiers
6. Do you have ________ ideas for dinner?
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Quantifiers
6. Do you have many ideas for dinner?
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Quantifiers & Countable Nouns
Think of a countable noun. Use it with one of these quantifiers in a
sentence.
• many
• some
• several
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Quantifiers & Uncountable Nouns
Think of an uncountable noun. Use it with one of these quantifiers
in a sentence:
• a bit of
• much
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Quantifiers
Think of a countable or uncountable noun. Try it with one of these
quantifiers:
• No
• none (of)
• some (of)
• any
• plenty of
• enough
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Quantifiers and “of”
Quantifiers using “of” need a determiner (his, their, my) or an
article (the, an, a) before the noun.
all of
(a) little of
none of
some of/several of
a few of
a lot of
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Complete the sentences use: plenty, some, all
1. I think you should take ______ of my advice.
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Complete the sentences: use plenty, some, all
2. There are ___________ of the leftovers in the fridge.
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Practice:
In a busy city, Maria, who is learning English, went to the store for
________groceries. She needed ________different things to cook for her dinner
party. With her list, she walked around the store, looking for ________things to
buy. There were _________choices. She found ___________vegetables, but no fruit.
She picked up _________chocolate for dessert, _________cans of tomatoes, and
_______ pasta for spaghetti. Although there wasn’t ______ cheese there, Maria
was able to buy ________ of the things she needed.
After paying at the checkout, Maria went home with her bags full of groceries.
She was excited to cook for her friends and make them happy with _______
delicious food.
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Practice:
In a busy city, Maria, who is learning English, went to the store for
_some_groceries. She needed _a few/many/some__different things to cook
for her dinner party. With her list, she walked around the store, looking for
_some__things to buy. There were _many/a lot of _choices. She found
__some___vegetables, but no fruit. She picked up __some__chocolate for
dessert, __some/a few__cans of tomatoes, and _some_ pasta for spaghetti.
Although there wasn’t _much__ cheese there, Maria was able to buy _some_
of the things she needed.
After paying at the checkout, Maria went home with her bags full of groceries.
She was excited to cook for her friends and make them happy with _some_
delicious food.
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Practice:
In a small village, there was a farmer named John. He had ________ land where
he grew _________ crops. Every morning, John took care of his fields with
__________ of attention.
One day, _________travelers came to the village and asked John for a place to
stay. Without _______ thought, John welcomed them into his home, offering
them _________ food and a place to sleep. Even though he didn't have
_________space, John shared what he had with his guests.
As they sat around the fire in the evening, John's guests thanked him by
sharing stories and laughter. John realized that despite not having ________
things, he had _______ to be thankful for. Sometimes, having __________ can
mean a lot.
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Practice:
In a small village, there was a farmer named John. He had _much__ land
where he grew __many__ crops. Every morning, John took care of his fields
with _a lot /plenty ________ of attention.
One day, __some____travelers came to the village and asked John for a place
to stay. Without _much__ thought, John welcomed them into his home,
offering them __some__ food and a place to sleep. Even though he didn't have
_much_space, John shared what he had with his guests.
As they sat around the fire in the evening, John's guests thanked him by
sharing stories and laughter. John realized that despite not having _many__
things, he had __much/a lot_ to be thankful for. Sometimes, having _little__
can mean a lot.
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Practice:
In a busy city, there was a small cafe owned by a friendly woman named
Maria. Maria had __________regular customers who visited her cafe every day.
She served them with a smile and ________ kind words, making them feel
welcome.
One day, Maria decided to try something new and added ________ unique
dishes to her menu. She had __________experience in cooking these dishes, but
she was excited to experiment. With _________help from her employees, she
prepared the new items and put them on display.
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Practice:
In a busy city, there was a small cafe owned by a friendly woman named
Maria. Maria had _some__regular customers who visited her cafe every day.
She served them with a smile and _some__ kind words, making them feel
welcome.
One day, Maria decided to try something new and added _many/a few__
unique dishes to her menu. She had _no/little__experience in cooking these
dishes, but she was excited to experiment. With __some__help from her
employees, she prepared the new items and put them on display.
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Practice:
To her surprise, __________ of the new dishes became a hit among her
customers. _________ people started coming to her cafe to try ________ delicious
food. Maria was thrilled to see her little cafe bustling with __________
customers.
As the days went by, Maria's cafe became known for its tasty food and warm
atmosphere. Even though she didn’t have ________ money, Maria’s warmth and
friendly café made her place a beloved spot in the city, where people could
enjoy _________taste of home.
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Practice:
To her surprise, _most/many/some___ of the new dishes became a hit among
her customers. _Many__ people started coming to her cafe to try __some__
delicious food. Maria was thrilled to see her little cafe bustling with
__many________ customers.
As the days went by, Maria's cafe became known for its tasty food and warm
atmosphere. Even though she didn’t have _much___ money, Maria’s warmth
and friendly café made her place a beloved spot in the city, where people
could enjoy __a little__taste of home.
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Let’s practice:
Choose a quantifier to complete the sentences:
many much a few a little
1. She only had _________ time to spend with me.
2. There are ____________ apples left in the fridge.
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Let’s practice:
1. She only had _a little__ time to spend with me.
2. There are _a few__ apples left in the fridge.
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Let’s practice:
3. I have _________ hopes for the future.
4. I have ________ hope for the future.
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Let’s practice:
3. I have __many/a few_ hopes for the future.
4. I have __much/a little__ hope for the future.
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Let’s practice:
many much few little
5. Unfortunately,_________ of my friends came to the party.
6. There was ___________ cake left on the table.
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Let’s practice:
many much few little
5. Unfortunately,__few__ of my friends came to the party.
6. There was __little__ cake left on the table.
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Let’s practice:
much, many, some, few, a few, little, a little.
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Let’s practice:
much, many, some, few, a few, little, a little.
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Let’s practice:
Choose: little, a little (uncount), few, a few (count)
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Let’s practice:
Choose: little, a little (uncount), few, a few (count)
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More practice:
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/much-many-little-
few-some-any/
https://www.grammarbank.com/quantifiers-exercise-3.html
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Questions?
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Your Homework is…
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Complete the sentences: Use few/a few or little/a little
1. Olha had _________ good friends and believed this was all she needed.
2. If you have ________ time, could you call me please?
3. If you have _________ minutes, could you call me please?
4. Mira has very ________ money in her wallet. She can’t come for lunch with
us today.
5. The café offers _______ choices of baked goods each day.
6. We have ________ hope and _________ wishes that today will be a good
day.

HOMEWORK…The Details
1. Submit your homework to Lori on Skype. Live: loramoren
2. After class, you have until the 11:59 pm the next day to complete the assignment.
3. I will correct your homework and provide feedback!

Sources
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https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-
reference/quantifiers
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/
https://poorvucenter.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Quantifiers_1.pdf
https://www.grammarbank.com/a-little-a-few-exercise.html
https://www.thoughtco.com/partitive-in-grammar-1691587

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