Quantifiers
Big quantities
Affirmative countable uncountable
a lot of / lots of a lot of / lots of
There are a lot of apples. There is a lot of sugar.
Negative countable uncountable
many much
There aren’t many apples. There isn’t much sugar
Questions countable uncountable
many much
Are there many apples? Is there much sugar?
Small quantities
Affirmative countable uncountable
a few a little
There are a few apples There is a little sugar.
Negative countable uncountable
a few a little
There aren’t a few apples. There isn’t a little sugar
Questions countable uncountable
a few a little
Are there a few apples? Is there a little sugar?
Regular quantities
Affirmative countable uncountable
some some
There are some apples There is some sugar.
No quantities
Negative countable uncountable
any any
There aren’t any apples. There isn’t any sugar
Questions countable uncountable
any any
Are there any apples? Is there any sugar?