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English quantifiers
1. English Quantifiers
What are quantifiers?
Quantifiers are words that are used to state quantity or
amount of something without stating the actually number.
Quantifiers answer the questions "How many?" and "How
much?"
Quantifiers can be used with plural countable nouns and
uncountable nouns.
Quantifiers must agree with the noun. There are 3 main types
of quantifiers. Quantifiers that are used with countable nouns,
quantifiers that are used with uncountable nouns. and the 3rd
type are quantifiers that are used with either countable nouns
or uncountable nouns.
2. Countable Countable -
Nouns Nouns
much x I don't have much money.
many x - I don't have many apples.
We know few people in the
few* x - area. I would like to get to know
more .
a few** x - We know a few people in the
area. I know enough people to
keep me happy.
I know little English. I am going
little* - x to have a problem getting
around England.
I know a little English, at least
a little** - x
enough to get England.
enough x x I have enough money.
plenty x x I have plenty of money.
3. ** a few/a little - means that there are not a lot ofsomething,
but there is enough.
There are a few apples. There are enough apples.
There are a people at the meeting. There are
enoughpeople to hold a meeting. There are not a lot
people, at the meeting, but there are enough
I know a little English. He know enough English to manage.
I have a little money.
*few/little - means that is not enough of something.
There are few apples. There are not enough apples.
There are few people. There are not enough people at the
meeting. We can't hold a meeting, because there are not
enough people.
There is little money. We can't buy a lot of expensive food.
If things for the holiday. I don't have enough money, then
we will stay home and have a great time.
They know little English. They can't get around very well.
They don't know enough English to manage.