QUANTIFIERS

MUCH, MANY, FEW, LITTLE, , A

LOT OF, SOME, ANY.
 COUNTABLE NOUNS
• Countable nouns are nouns which
we can count.
• They have singular and plural
forms.
Example: One egg, two eggs, three
eggs
 UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
Uncountable nouns are nouns which
we cannot count and have only
singular forms. These nouns include:

Food: cheese, butter, salt, pepper,

bread, spagheti, etc.

Liquid: coffee, milk, water, tea,

lemonade, etc.
We can use the following nouns
before uncountable nouns to show
quantity.
A bottle of water
A glass of water
A carton of milk
A cup of coffee
A bowl of rice
A package of spagheti
A kilo of sugar
We use A /AN in all forms (affirmative,
negative, and interrogative) with
countable nouns in the singular.
(A +consonant sound)
(An + vowel sound)
Examples:
There is a vase on the table
There isn´t an apple in the fridge
Is there a book on the shelf?
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative Negative Interrogative

s - There’s a - I don’t have - Is there a

banana on a banana. banana onthe
i the table. table ?
n
A
g - There’s an - I don’t have - Is there an
u an apple in the an apple apple inthe
fridge fridge ?
l
a
r
 SOME- ANY
We use some in the affirmative with
either countable nouns in the plural or
uncountable nouns.

Example
We need some strawberries and
some milk
Note: we use some in the interrogative
for offers or request.

Would you like some coffee? (offer)

Can I have some orange juice,
please? (request)
 We use any in the negative and the
interrogative with either countable
nouns in the plural or uncountable
nouns.

Examples:
There isn´t any bread
Are there any biscuits left?
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative Negative Interrogative

S
I SOME I drink some × ×
N coffee for I don’t Do you
G breakfast drink any drink any
U ANY
coffee for coffee for
L
breakfast breakfast ?
A
R
 We usually use use a lot of/ lots of in
affirmative sentences with either countable
nouns in the plural or uncountable nouns.
We omit «of» when a lot/ lots is not
followed by a noun.
Examples:
 She has got a lot of books.
 There´s still lots of milk in the carton.
A: Is there any cheese?
B: yes, there´s a lot. / yes, there´s lots
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative Negative Interrogative

P There are There Are there

l aren’t a a lot of/
a lot a lot of /
u lots of lot of / lots of
of /
r lots of tomatoes
lots tomatoes
al in the tomatoes in the
of
fridge. in the fridge ?
fridge.
 We usually use much and many in
the negative and the interrogative. We
use much with uncountable nouns,
and many with plural countable
nouns.
Examples:
I don´t drink much coffee.
Is there much tea in the pot?
I haven´t got many pencils
Have you got many toys?
 We use how much and how many in
questios. We use how much with
uncountable nouns and how many
with countable nouns in the plural.

Examples:
 How much lemonade have you had?
 How many shirts have you got?
We use a few (= not many; some) with
countable nouns in the plural.

Example:
We´ve got a few apples.
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative Negative Interrogative

P
l There are a
u a few few x x
r oranges on
a the table.
(not
l many, a
small
number)
We use a little (= not much; some) with
uncountable nouns.

Example:
We´ve only got a little money.
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative Negative Interrogati
ve
S
I X X
N
a little I need a
G little butter WE USE WE USE
U (a small to prepare MUCH MUCH
L quantity) the cake.
A
R
GREAT JOB!