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    This document provides a summary of quantifiers in English and their Spanish translations, including: - Too much/too many are used to indicate excessive quantities of uncountable and plural countable nouns. - A lot of/lots of/plenty of indicate large quantities of plural countable and uncountable nouns. - Enough/not enough indicate sufficient or insufficient quantities and are used with uncountable nouns. - A little/little and a few/few indicate small quantities and are used with uncountable and countable nouns. The document also notes that "enough" can be used after adjectives to mean "sufficiently."

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    This document provides a summary of quantifiers in English and their Spanish translations, including: - Too much/too many are used to indicate excessive quantities of uncountable and plural countable nouns. - A lot of/lots of/plenty of indicate large quantities of plural countable and uncountable nouns. - Enough/not enough indicate sufficient or insufficient quantities and are used with uncountable nouns. - A little/little and a few/few indicate small quantities and are used with uncountable and countable nouns. The document also notes that "enough" can be used after adjectives to mean "sufficiently."

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    QUANTIFIERS – UNIT 2 – MOSAIC 4

    USE QUANTIFIERS TRANSLATION KIND OF NOUNS MEANING +/-/? EXAMPLES


    EXCESSIVE Youngsters have too much freedom
    QUANTITIES Too much Demasiado/ a - Uncountable nouns +/-/? (demasiada libertad)
    We’ve got too many books. We should
    +/-/? donate some of them.
    Too many Demasiados/as - Plural countable nouns
    (demasiados libros)
    LARGE QUANTITIES - A lot of We know a lot of people.
    - Plural countable nouns
    - Lots of Mucho/a, os/as - Uncountable nouns + We know lots of people.

    - Plenty of There’s plenty of flour to make the cake.


    SUFFICIENT OR - Plural countable nouns There is enough food in the fridge.
    INSUFFICIENT (not) enough Suficiente/s - Uncountable nouns +/-/? (suficiente comida)
    QUANTITIES - We haven’t got enough potatoes.
    (suficientes patatas)
    SMALL QUANTITIES (a) little (un/a) poco/a - Uncountable nouns There is a little coffee left if you want.
    - With “a”, positive (un poco de café)
    meaning. There’s little coffee left. I have to buy
    +/-/? some. (poco café)
    - Without “a”,
    negative meaning.
    (a) few (unos/as) -- Countable nouns I’ve got a few good friends.
    pocos/as (unos pocos buenos amigos)
    I’ve got few good friends.
    (pocos buenos amigos)

    ENOUGH can be used AFTER adjectives meaning “suficientemente/lo bastante”: This man is not good enough for you.
    (suficientemente bueno/lo bastante bueno)

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