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Quantifiers (extra) + Answer Key

The document explains the difference between countable and uncountable nouns and provides a list of common quantifiers used with these nouns, along with their meanings and examples. It includes exercises for practice, such as fill-in-the-blanks, rephrasing sentences, and identifying odd quantifiers. An answer key is also provided for the exercises.

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Quantifiers (extra) + Answer Key

The document explains the difference between countable and uncountable nouns and provides a list of common quantifiers used with these nouns, along with their meanings and examples. It includes exercises for practice, such as fill-in-the-blanks, rephrasing sentences, and identifying odd quantifiers. An answer key is also provided for the exercises.

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Quantifiers

Summary – Quantifiers

1. Countable vs. Uncountable Nouns

Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns


books, apples, cars water, money, sugar
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2. Common Quantifiers

Quantifier Use with Meaning/Example


all Countable/Uncountable All students passed. / I drank all the milk.
most Countable/Uncountable Most people agree. / I drank most of the juice.
many Countable Many books are on the shelf.
much Uncountable I don’t have much time.
some Both I need some help. / Some apples are bad.
a few Countable (positive) I have a few friends (some friends).
few Countable (negative) Few people came (almost none).
a little Uncountable (positive) There is a little milk left.
little Uncountable (negative) There is little hope.
no Both There is no sugar. / No students were late.
none Pronoun None of the answers is correct.

3. Complementary Links:

Few & A few: What's the difference - English In A Minute

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'Little' vs 'A little' - What's the difference? English In A Minute

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No vs Not any vs None - English In A Minute

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Exercises

A. Open Cloze – Fill in the blanks with the correct quantifier

1. There is __________ milk in the fridge. We need to buy more.

2. __________ of the children were happy to see the clown.

3. I invited ten people, but only __________ came.

4. There are __________ apples in the basket. You can take one.

5. I don’t have __________ money left after shopping.

6. __________ of my friends live in other cities now.

7. I have __________ questions for the teacher.

8. She has very __________ time before work.

9. __________ of the answers are wrong.

10. __________ students failed the test. All passed!


B. Rephrasing – Rewrite using a different quantifier

1. I have some books. → I have __________ books.

2. He didn’t eat any food. → He ate __________ food.

3. There are a lot of people here. → There are __________ people here.

4. I drank a bit of water. → I drank __________ water.

5. Not all the students came. → Only __________ students came.

C. Odd One Out – Choose the quantifier that doesn’t belong

1. a few – few – much – many

2. some – no – none – all

3. much – a little – many – little

4. all – most – some – book

5. a few – a little – few – no


Answer Key
A. Open Cloze

1. little

2. most

3. a few

4. some

5. much

6. many

7. a few

8. little

9. none

10. no

B. Rephrasing

1. a few

2. no

3. many

4. a little

5. a few

C. Odd One Out

1. much (used with uncountables; others with countables)

2. none (pronoun, not a quantifier before a noun)

3. many (used with countables; others with uncountables)

4. book (not a quantifier)

5. a little (used with uncountables; others with countables or both)

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