quantifiers

1. QUANTIFIERS

2. Some any
COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
(+) We need an apple
some apples
some butter
some milk
(-) We don’t need a tomato
any tomatoes
any rice
any sugar
(?) Do we need a tomato?
any tomatoes?
any rice?
any sugar?

3. Large amount (+)
 Use a lot of/lots of :
They have a lot of/lots of money.
 Use a lot when there is no noun:
I like English a lot. (not I like English a lot of).

4. Large quantities: (-) & (?)
 Much + uncountable nouns.
Do you watch much TV?
I don’t have much money.
 Many + countable nouns.
Are there many students in your class?
There aren’t many cafés near here.
 In both cases you can also use a lot of.

5. Small quantities
 Little + uncontable nouns.
Would you like some sugar in your tea? Just a little
please.
 Few + countable nouns.
This town has very few good restaurants.

6. Too - more than you need or want.
 Too + adjective.
I won’t buy this shirt. It’s too big for me.
 Too much + uncountable noun.
What I don’t like about big cities is that there is too
much traffic.
 Too many + plural countable noun.
What I don’t like about big cities is that there are too
many cars.

7. Enough
 enough + noun
There aren’t enough car parks in this city.
 Adjective + enough
The buses aren’t frequent enough.

8. None – 0 quantity
 In short answers
How many books did you read last year?
- None
- I didn’t read any books.

9. BIG
QUANTI
TIES
SMALL
QUANTI
TIES
+
THAN
YOU
NEED
- THAN
YOU
NEED
0
QUANTIT
Y
Countable
plural
(+) a lot
of, lot’s of
(-) not
many
Few Too
many
Not
enough None
Uncountab
le
(+) a lot
of
(-) not
much
Little Too
much
Not
enough None

10. YOUR TURN

11. How much/how many…?
 free time/have?
 novels/read a month?
 money/spend on newspapers and magazines?
 English speaking people/know?
 exercise/do?
 close friends/have?
 cigarettes/smoke a day?
 CDs and DVDs/buy?
 clothes that you never wear/have?
a lot - not a lot
– not much –
not many – a
little – a few –
none – too
much – too
many – not
enough