The document discusses the quantifiers "much", "many", "a lot of", "little", and "a few". It explains that "much" is used with uncountable nouns in questions and negatives, while "many" is used with plural countable nouns. "A lot of" and "lots of" are used in affirmative sentences with both uncountable and plural countable nouns. "A little" and "a few" express a positive small amount, while "little" and "few" without "a" have a more negative connotation meaning not much or not many. The document concludes with examples exercises to practice using these quantifiers.

1. QUANTIFIERS

2. MUCH, MANY,
A LOT OF
A quantifier is a word that expresses a
quantity.
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3. We use much and many mostly in question and
negative. Much is used with uncountable nouns, and
many is used with countable plural nouns.
Ex: - Is there much rice left?
- We haven’t got much rice left.
- Has he got many books?
- He hasn’t got many books.
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4. In affirmative sentences, we normally use a lot
(of) and lots (of). We use a lot (of), lots (of) with
both uncountable nouns and plural nouns.
Ex: - We’ve got a lot of milk.
× (Not: We’ve got much milk.)
- He’s got a lot of / plenty of books.
× (Not normally: He’s got many books.)
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5. LET’S
PRACTICE
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6. Fill in the blanks with
much, many, and
a lot of.
EXERCISE 1
1. John doesn’t have __________ money.
2. There is __________ gold in the bag
3. I don’t have ________ birds in the sky!
4. There aren’t ________ cars in the street.
5. Are there __________ apples on the tree?
6. Jane spends __________ money at the shops.
7. Do you have__________ bread in the cupboard?
8. Are there __________ children on the beach?
9. We are early. We have __________ time.
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7. Little, a
little
In many situations, we can choose to use 'a little' or 'little' (when using
an uncountable noun) or 'a few' or 'few' (when using a plural countable
noun). They have slightly different meanings.
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8. A Little
A few
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9. We use a little to
express a positive idea
with singular uncountable
nouns. It means ‘a small
amount but some’
Example:
They had little money to
spend. = not much/almost
nothing
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10. We use a few to express
a positive idea with
plural countable nouns.
It means ‘a small
number but some’
Example:
All she wanted was a
few moments on her
own. = some, a small
number
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11. Little
few
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12. Little and few without ‘a’ are more a negative idea.
Little means ‘not much’ , ‘almost no’.
Few means ‘not many’, ‘almost no’.
We use little with uncountable nouns and few
with plural countable nouns.
Examples:
× They had little money to spend.= not
much/almost nothing
× She had few moments on her own.= not
many/almost none
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13. Let’s practice
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14. Fill in: a
little/little
or a
few/few
EXERCISE 2
1. Spending ___________ hours in the sun every day is
pleasant.
2. We have been to the Greek islands ________ times.
3. There were very __________ people in the taverna
last night.
4. Would you like ___________ milk in your coffee?
5. I’d like to spend _________ more time on the beach
today.
6. He has _________ patience for rude customers.
7. Let’s see if there’s ___________ coffee left in the pot.
8. Oh no! There’s so ________ coffee, we’ll have to make
more.
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15. 15

16. THANKS!
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