quantifiers

Countable Both Uncountable

nouns, plural nouns
Dogs, tables, Water, rice,
friends, cats, information,
children furniture
Many No (not) much
Few/a few Some/any Little/a little
A lot of/
lots of

No dogs allowed! I have no water

I have some friends. I have some water.
I haven’t got any friends. I haven’t got any water.
I bought many tables. I don’t have much money.
I have a lot of/lots of friends. I have a lot of water.
I have got few pencils.=pocos I need a little rice.
I’ve got a few pencils.=some I need little rice.

High number/quantity many A lot of/lots much

of
Medium/indeterminate Some/any
number/quantity
Small number/quantity Few/a few/not many Little/a little/not
much
nothing No/not any