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Understanding Quantifiers in English

The document explains the use of quantifiers in English, categorizing them into large quantities, small quantities, more or less than needed, and zero quantity. It provides examples and grammatical forms for each category, highlighting how to use terms like 'a lot of', 'few', 'too much', and 'none'. The document serves as a guide for understanding and applying quantifiers in sentences.

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Understanding Quantifiers in English

The document explains the use of quantifiers in English, categorizing them into large quantities, small quantities, more or less than needed, and zero quantity. It provides examples and grammatical forms for each category, highlighting how to use terms like 'a lot of', 'few', 'too much', and 'none'. The document serves as a guide for understanding and applying quantifiers in sentences.

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Quantifiers

large quantities
EXAMPLES
1 My daughter has a lot of apps on her phone.
Nina has lots of clothes.
2 James eats a lot.
3 There aren’t many cafés near here.
Do you have many close friends?
Do you watch much TV?
I don’t eat much chocolate.
4 Don’t run. We have plenty of time.
FORM
1 We use a lot of or lots in [+] sentences.
2 We use a lot when there is no noun, e.g., He talks a lot. NOT He talks a lot of.
3 much / many are normally used in [–] sentences and [?], but a lot of can also be used.
4 We use plenty of in [+] sentences. (= more than enough)
small quantities
EXAMPLES
1 A Do you want some more ice cream?
B Just a little.
The town only has a few theaters.
2 I’m so busy that I have very little time for myself.
Sarah isn't popular and she has very few friends.
3 I have less free time than I used to have.
There are fewer flights in the winter than in the summer.
FORM
1 We use little + uncountable nouns, few + plural countable nouns.
• a little and a few = some, but not a lot.
2 very little and very few = not much / many.
3 The comparative of little is less and the comparative of few is fewer.
more or less than you need or want
EXAMPLES
1 I don’t like this city. It’s too big and it’s too noisy.
You’re speaking too quietly – I can’t hear you.
2 There’s too much traffic and too much noise.
There are too many tourists and too many cars.
3 There aren’t enough parks and there aren’t enough trees.
The buses aren’t frequent enough.
The buses don’t run frequently enough.
FORM
1 We use too + adjective or adverb.
2 We use too much + uncountable nouns and too many + plural countable nouns.
3 We use (not) enough before a noun, e.g., (not) enough eggs / milk, and after an adjective,
e.g., It isn’t big enough, or an adverb, e.g., You aren’t walking fast enough.
zero quantity
EXAMPLES
1 There isn’t any milk in the refrigerator.
We don’t have any eggs.
2 There’s no milk in the refrigerator. We have no eggs.
3 A How many eggs do we have?
B None. I’ve used them all.
FORM
1 We use any + uncountable or plural noun for zero quantity with a [–] verb.
2 We use no + uncountable or plural noun with a [+] verb.
3 We use none (without a noun) in short answers.

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