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Understanding Quantifiers in English

There are three sentences summarizing the document: The document discusses quantifiers such as there is/there are and some/any when used with countable and uncountable nouns. It explains that "there is" is used for singular nouns while "there are" is used for plural nouns. Quantifiers like some are used in positive sentences while any is used in questions and negatives. The document also covers question words like how much and how many used with uncountable and countable nouns respectively.

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Understanding Quantifiers in English

There are three sentences summarizing the document: The document discusses quantifiers such as there is/there are and some/any when used with countable and uncountable nouns. It explains that "there is" is used for singular nouns while "there are" is used for plural nouns. Quantifiers like some are used in positive sentences while any is used in questions and negatives. The document also covers question words like how much and how many used with uncountable and countable nouns respectively.

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Unit 2

Quantifiers
Quantifiers: There is – There are
There is… There are…
SINGULAR PLURAL

a banana. two bananas.


There is There are
an apple. five apples.

There is some rice. There are some apples.

UNCOUNTABLE COUNTABLE
Some Any
• Some is used in positive sentences.
• Any is used in questions and
Examples: negatives.
I’ve got some money. Examples:
There are some books on the Is there any sugar in this tea?
table.
Are there any oranges in the
fridge?
Have you got any brothers and
sisters?
We can use some, any,
with plural countable and
uncountable nouns.
How much – How many …?

Use: With uncountable nouns.


Examples:
How much….?
How much tea have you got?

Use: With plural countable nouns.


Examples:
How many…?
How many eggs have you got?
SINGULAR A/AN There is a chair. I need a computer.
There is an eraser. I want an apple.
COUNTABLE
SOME(+) There are some chairs. I need some pens.
PLURAL
ANY (-,?) There aren’t any chairs. I don’t need any
pens. Are there any chairs?
MANY(-,?) Too many bananas. How many brothers
do you have? ENOUGH(-)
A FEW(+) a few apples. Not enough apples.
A LOT OF (+) a lot of apples.
UNCOUNTABLE ONLY SINGULAR No A/AN
SOME(+) There is some sugar. I need some bread.
ANY (-,?) There isn’t any sugar. I don’t need any bread. Is there
any milk?
MUCH(-,?) Too much salt. How much money do you have?
A LITTLE(+) a little coffee. ENOUGH(-)
Not enough time.
A LOT OF (+) a lot of sugar.
With count With uncount With both count
nouns only nouns only and uncount nouns

(only) a few (only) a little None


Not many / Too many Not much / Too much Not any
How many…? How much…? Not enough (+ noun) = less
than you need.
Examples: Examples: Some (+)
Any (-,?)
Only a few people came. There’s a little milk on theA lot (of)
How many brothers do you fridge. Lots (of)
have? How much information
There are too many cars have you got? Examples:
and not enough buses. I have too much work and
not enough time. She has a lot of friends.
He didn’t give me any advice.

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