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Understanding Indefinite Quantifiers

The document discusses different types of quantifiers that can be used with countable and uncountable nouns. It provides examples of quantifiers that can only be used with countable nouns like many, each, and few as well as quantifiers that can only be used with uncountable nouns like much, little, and a great deal of.

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Understanding Indefinite Quantifiers

The document discusses different types of quantifiers that can be used with countable and uncountable nouns. It provides examples of quantifiers that can only be used with countable nouns like many, each, and few as well as quantifiers that can only be used with uncountable nouns like much, little, and a great deal of.

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Quantifiers

We use quantifiers when we want to give someone information about the


number/quantity of something: how much or how many.

We can use these quantifiers with both


countable and uncountable nouns: - Some quantifiers can be used only with countable nouns:
(not) many, each, either, (a) few, several, both, neither, fewer
all some more a lot of enough
Many people showed to the party.
no any most lots of Each of the guests got a gift.
My wedding is in just a few months
We have lots of time.
- Some quantifiers can be used only with uncountable
Joe has a lot of friends. nouns:
(not) much, a little, a bit (of), a great deal of, a large amount of
I can't go out. I've got no money.

I can’t buy it, I don’t have any money. I saw a great deal of enthusiasm in the public.
Don’t put much sugar in my coffee, just a little is fine.
Let’s make this party with more food and She is feeling a bit cold.
less drink. And just enough people. Whales eat a large amount of krill daily.

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