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Name ________________________________ 2019/20 3rd Quarter Note

Subject English Grade ____10____ Sec. ___________

Some and any

• Some
v Means certain (not large) number or mount of
v Use mostly in affirmative sentences.
v We also use in questions when we expect or invite people to say ‘yes’ (requests and
offers)
Example: She has got some interesting ideas.
Could I have some coffee?
Would you like some biscuits?
• Any
v We use any in negative sentences, in most questions, and with if.
Example: Do you know any good jokes?
She hasn’t got any money.
Any, Not any, No and None
• No:- is more emphatic way of saying not a or not any.
Examples: Sorry, I’ve got not time.
There were no letters for you this morning.
At the beginning of a sentence, no is almost always used:
Example: No cigarette is completely harmless.
• None:- before of, or without a noun, but not ‘no’ (often with a singular verb)
Examples: None of his friends like his wife.
None of these telephones work.
• Nobody
• Nothing are used in the same way as ‘no’
Examples: Nobody loves me.
I have got absolutely nothing to say.
Much, Many, a lot /lots of/ a lot of
• Much and Many
- Much: with uncountable nouns.
- Many: with countable nouns
Examples: How much time have we got?
How many tickets do we need?
• Much and Many:- are most common in questions and negatives.
Examples: Do you have much trouble with English?
Are there many opera houses in London? Not many, but a lot of theatres and plenty
of cinemas.
• After so, as and too, much and many are normal in affirmative sentences.
Examples: That child makes so much noise!
Take as much time as you like.
Few/a few, little/a little
a few > few
a little > little
Examples: All she wanted was a few moments on her own
(some, a small number)
She had few moments on her own
(not many/almost none)
She saves a little money every month.
(some, a small mount)
They had little money to spend
(not much/ almost nothing)
A: Have you got any money?
B: Yes, a little (Some, a small amount)
A: Have you got any money?
B: No, very little (not much/almost nothing)
Every and each; every one
Every means the same
Each Goes with singular nouns and verbs
Examples: Every day brings a new problem.
She had a bag in each hand.
• We often prefer each when we want to say that things are separate or different.
Example: Each politician gave a different answer.
Both, either and neither
Both (.+. = one and the other), has a plural noun.
Either (.\.= one or the other), has a singular noun.
Neither (xx= not either, not one and not other), has a singular noun.
Examples: Do you speak French or Spanish? ‘I speak both languages.’
Which one is easier for you? ‘either language is OK.
How about writing? ‘No, I can’t write very well in neither language.’ ‘ And your
wife?’ , NO, she speaks neither language.’
Quantifiers which always take ‘of’ before nouns or pronouns
A couple of
Dozen of
Hundreds of People/books
The majority of (plural countable nouns)
A majority of
A number of

A large amount of choose/milk/coffee

A small amount of (uncountable nouns
A pit of

A lot of books/students/water/milk
Lots of (countable + uncountable)
Plenty of

Prepared by: Gemechis W. Comment _____________________

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