2. WITH COUNTABLE
NOUNS
WITH UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
a large/great number of
(not) many
a few
few
very few
several
a couple of
a number of*
a great deal of
a large amount of
a large quantity of
(not) much*
a little
little
very little
a bit
* “much” is usually used in questions and negatives.
*REMINDER: The number of people who are educated in Turkey is very few.
A number of (Some) people in Turkey are unemployed.
BOTH
plenty of
a lot of
lots of (INFORMAL)
most
all
no
none
some
(not) any
*too
*enough
3.
4. QUANTIFIERS USED WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS
A large number of people died in the earthquake.
Natural disasters might kill a great number of people if necessary action is not taken.
A: How many girls are there in your class?
B: Not many.
I have many friends in Istanbul.
Many students hope to pass the EPE.
She does not have many books in her school bag.
Too many people went out during the lockdown.
Not many people like going out early in the morning.
5. She has a few bottles of milk in the fridge.
She has (very) few bottles of milk in the fridge.
When I was ill, only several people came for a visit.
A couple of people attended the meeting yesterday.
6. QUANTIFIERS USEDWITHUNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
A great deal of money was stolen in the robbery.
A large amount/quantity of money was stolen in the robbery.
A: How much sugar do you need for the cake?
B: Not much.
He has so much time that he can finish his homework on time.
Too much money is spent on unnecessary things.
They usually do not have much time to go to the cinema after work.
Not much work needs to be done for the decoration of the house.
There is a little cheese left in the fridge.
There is (very) little cheese left in the fridge.
7.
8. QUANTIFIERS USEDWITH BOTHCOUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
She bought some nice books from Dost Bookstore.
(countable)
I need some information about the students.
(uncountable)
Would you like some nuts with your drink?
(countable)
Do you need some help?
(uncountable)
Some of her friends visited her after the accident.
Some of the bread is eaten. We may need to buy one for dinner.
in positive sentences
in questions when we offer smt
9. Have you got any sisters or brothers?
(countable)
Is there any new evidence for the murder?
(uncountable)
I haven’t got any friends in Istanbul.
(countable)
There wasn’t any noise outside last night.
(uncountable)
I don’t like some pop music. I like some pop music.
I don’t like some pop music I like some pop music.
I like any pop music = I like all kinds of pop music; it doesn’t matter.
Therefore, we can use “some” in negatives and “any” in positives with countable and uncountable nouns.
in questions
in negative sentences
10.
11.
12. There will be plenty of people at the party.
(countable)
There will be plenty of food at the party.
(uncountable)
We’ve got lots of / a lot of friends in Ankara.
(countable)
I lost lots of / a lot of money in poker.
(uncountable)
All people are born equal.
(countable)
All information about the new product is confidential.
(uncountable)
Have you drunk all (of) the milk? (uncountable)
All (of) my friends are coming tonight. (countable)
You eat all (of) the time.(uncountable)
Before a noun with a determiner
(my, this, the, etc.), both all and all
of are possible.
When all refers to a whole class
of people or things, we don’t
use the.
13.
14. She has got no money in her bank account = She hasn’t got/doesn’t have any money in her account.
(uncountable)
There are no cars in the street = There aren’t any cars in the street.
(countable)
No pedestrians are allowed on the motorway.
(countable)
No charity work is organized for refugees this year.
(uncountable)
None of the information was reliable.
None of my friends smoke.
None of my friends smokes.
When we use “none” with a plural noun or pronoun,
the verb can be singular or plural.
“Information” is an uncountable noun; therefore, the
verb is singular.
NO + NOUN = NOT ANY + NOUN
16. • too + adverb: He is a reckless driver. He really drives too fast. / You’re talking too loudly. Calm down.
• adverb + enough: Thank you. You are working hard enough. / He doesn’t listen to me carefully enough.
17. TOO + ADJECTIVE
more than enough; more than needed or wanted
e. g. The rent is too high.
It’s too cold outside.
cannot be used instead of “very”
e.g. Karen’s roommate is very friendly.
→ She’s a nice person.
Karen’s roommate is too friendly.
→ She’s more friendly than I want her to be.
(This doesn’t make me happy. I’m saying something negative about her.)
18. Examples:
I can’t explain the solution. It’s too hard for me.
These abs exercises are too difficult for me. I can’t do them.
The shelf is too high. I can’t reach it.
It is also possible to say:
The solution is too hard for me to explain.
These abs exercises are too difficult for me to do.
The shelf is too high for me to reach.
19. ADJECTIVE + ENOUGH
It is also possible to use “enough”:
The solution is not simple enough for me to explain. (too hard)
These abs exercises are not easy enough for me to do. (too difficult)
The shelf is not low enough for me to reach. (too high)
20. TOO + ADJECTIVE + (FOR SOMEONE) + TO DO SOMETHING
ADJECTIVE + ENOUGH + (FOR SOMEONE) + TO DO SOMETHING
Join the sentences given using “too” or “enough”. Do not change the meaning.
e. g. Tim can’t win the race. He isn’t fast enough. (enough / too)
Tim isn’t fast enough to win the race.
Tim is too slow to win the race.
1. Ben is not competitive. He can’t be a good rugby player. (enough)
_______________________________________________________.
2. David is very individualistic. Olga can’t work with him. (too)
_______________________________________________________.
3. James doesn’t have much strength. He can’t be a rock climber. (enough / too)
_______________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________.
Ben is not competitive enough to be a good rugby player.
David is too individualistic for Olga to work with.
James isn’t strong enough to be a rock climber.
James is too weak to be a rock climber.
James doesn’t have enough strength to be a rock climber.
enough + noun
