QUANTIFIERS MUCH MANY FEW LITTLE PLENTY A LOT

QUANTIFIERS MUCH, MANY, FEW, LITTLE, PLENTY, A LOT OF, SOME, ANY,

COUNTABLE NOUNS SINGULAR AND PLURAL

Quantifiers s i n A g u an l a r Countable nouns Affirmative Negative Interrogative - There’s a banana on the table. - I don’t have a banana. - Is there a banana onthe table ? - There’s an apple in the fridge - I don’t have an apple - Is there an apple inthe fridge ?

Quantifiers Countable nouns Affirmative P l u r a l -Some - Any (We don't know how many) Negative Interrogative × We use any - There are some vegetabl es on the - There aren’t any table. vegetables on the table - Are there any vegetables in the frige ?

Countable nouns Quantifiers P l u r a l Many Affirmative Negative - Many Chinese plates are good. - There aren’t - Do we need many carrots ? in the fridge -N. B. (only at the (a large beginning of the number) sentence. If not, we use a lot of /lots of /plenty of). Interrogative

Quantifiers Countable nouns Affirmative P l u a few r a (not l many, a small number) There a few oranges on the table. Negative x Interrogative x

Quantifiers Countable nouns Affirmative P l u r al There a lot of / lots of of / lots tomatoes in the of fridge. Negative Interrogative There aren’t a lot of / lots of tomatoes in the fridge. Are there a lot of/ lots of tomatoes in the fridge ?

Quantifiers Countable nouns Affirmative P There are l plenty of figs on u of the tree. r a l Negative x Interrogative x

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Quantifiers Countable nouns Affirmative S I SOME I drink some N coffee for G breakfast U ANY L A R Negative Interrogative × I don’t drink any coffee for breakfast × Do you drink any coffee for breakfast ?

Quantifiers Countable nouns Affirmative Much of the S Moroccan food I Much is good. N G N. B. (only at U the beginning L (a big of the A quantity) sentence. If not, we usea R lot of/lots of/plenty of). Negative Interrogative - We don’t have much cheese at home -Do you have much cheese at home ?

Quantifiers Countable nouns Affirmative Negative Interrogati ve S I a little N G U (a small L quantity) A R I need a little butter to prepare the cake. X WE USE MUCH

Quantifiers Countable nouns Affirmative Negative Interrogati ve S I a lot I eat a lot of / I don’t N eat a lot G of/lots of chocolate. of / lots U of L of sugar A R X

Quantifiers Countable nouns Affirmative Negative Interrogati ve S I plenty I need N plenty of G of cheese U L A R X X

PRACTICE Read the differences of these English cities Canterbury % unemployment 9% % families with two cars 17 % % empty shops 7% Number of tourists 1. 2 millon Billingham 29% 2% 31% 5000 Use the words in the box to complete the questions and answers A lot a lot of a few much many very few not much 1. How. . unemployment is there in Billingham ? There’s. . . 2. Is there. . . . . in Canterbury ? No, . . . 3. How. . . families with two cars are there in Canterbury? There are quite. . . 4. Are there. . . in Billingham? Np, there are. . . . 5. Are there. . . Empty shops in Billingham ? Yes, . . . 6. Are there. . . . In Canterbury? No there are only. . . . . 7. How. . . . . tourists visit Canterbury each year? . . . 8. How. . . . . visit Billingham? . . . .

Decide if the following sentences are correct or incorrect. Correct the wrong ones. Good luck! 1) Are there some products in the market? 2) There is a woman in the office. 3) There aren’t any trains after 11 o’clock. 4) We haven’t got any oranges now. 5) There is a lot of animals in the zoo 6) Is there some water in the lake? 7) There is some people visiting the animals.

8. Is there a lot of water in the river? 9. There isn’t a umbrella next to the door. 10. Sue drinks much tea. 11. How many students there are in the classroom? 12. Is there any book on the table? 13. I don’t know much people in this town 14. There is a lot of oil in Kuwait. 15. There any cars on the road today

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