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    Quantifiers are used before nouns to indicate amount or quantity. There are countable nouns that can be counted and uncountable nouns that cannot be counted. Common quantifiers include each, every, either, both, a few, a little, many, much, all, most, some, any, no, none, and either. Quantifiers can be used with plural nouns, uncountable nouns, or in negative sentences.

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    Quantifiers are used before nouns to indicate amount or quantity. There are countable nouns that can be counted and uncountable nouns that cannot be counted. Common quantifiers include each, every, either, both, a few, a little, many, much, all, most, some, any, no, none, and either. Quantifiers can be used with plural nouns, uncountable nouns, or in negative sentences.

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    Quantifiers are used before nouns to indicate amount or quantity. There are countable nouns that can be counted and uncountable nouns that cannot be counted. Common quantifiers include each, every, either, both, a few, a little, many, much, all, most, some, any, no, none, and either. Quantifiers can be used with plural nouns, uncountable nouns, or in negative sentences.

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    QUANTIFIERS

    • Are used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity.

    • They can be used in both countable and uncountable noun.

    • Countable nouns: Can be counted (Example: Apples, Pencils, Flowers)

    • Uncountable nouns: Cannot be counted (Water, Bread, Rice, Hair)


    each or every
    • Refer to all
    people or things

    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER
    • I go to school
    every day except

    every
    Sunday.
    each or every
    • Refer to people
    or things
    individually
    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER
    • Each day is
    different.

    each
    • Refer to one
    thing or another

    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER
    • I’ll see you on
    either Saturday or

    either
    Sunday.

    • ‘Tea or coffee?’ ‘I
    don’t mind.Either is
    fine.’
    • ‘the two’ or ‘one
    and the other’

    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER

    • ‘Do you prefer tea

    both or coffee?’ ‘I like


    them both.
    • I like both tea and
    coffee.
    • With plural
    nouns

    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER • I went to the


    cinema with a few
    friends.

    (a) few • Few friends wanted


    to come to the
    cinema with me. It
    was a shame.
    • With
    uncountable
    nouns
    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER • I have a little time


    this evening. I can
    help you with your

    (a) little
    homework then.
    • Sam works very
    hard and has little
    time for his
    friends.
    • With plural
    nouns
    • means some, a
    small number
    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER

    • I went to the

    a few cinema with a few


    friends.
    • With uncountable
    nouns
    • means some, a
    small amount
    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER
    • I have a little time
    this evening. I can

    a little help you with your


    homework then.
    • Negative
    meaning
    • means not many,
    almost none
    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER
    • Few friends wanted to

    few
    come to the cinema
    with me. It was a
    shame.
    • Negative
    meaning
    • means not
    much, almost
    nothing EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER
    • Sam works very hard

    little
    and has little time for
    his friends.
    • With countable
    nouns
    • In negative
    sentences
    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER
    • There aren’t many

    many
    students in the
    classroom.
    • With
    uncountable
    nouns
    • In negative
    sentences EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER
    • I haven’t got much

    much
    money.
    •• With
    With
    uncountable
    uncountable
    nouns
    nouns&&plural
    plural
    nouns
    nouns EXAMPLES
    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER
    QUANTIFIER
    • • HeMost
    ate people
    all the here
    have noinfree
    biscuits the time
    all, most, some,
    all
    at the weekend.
    packet.

    any, no Some
    • • Have webooks
    missing,
    the
    are
    use up
    butter?
    all
    but all the
    CDs are here.
    • + a determiner
    (e.g. the, these,
    my, etc.)

    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER
    • All of the teachers
    most of + determiner are in the staff
    a few of + determiner room. (plural noun)
    • All of the milk has
    a little of + determiner
    been drunk.
    several of + determiner (uncountable noun)
    each of + determiner
    all of + determiner
    • + noun

    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER

    • I walk to school
    no + noun every day.
    • There’s no way I’ll
    every + noun accept that.
    • + a determiner
    (e.g. the, these,
    my, etc.)

    EXAMPLES

    • Every one of you


    QUANTIFIER
    must take the exam.
    • None of the teachers
    are under 30.
    (informal)
    none of + determiner • None of the teachers
    every one of + determiner is under 30. (formal)
    • To talk about
    two things

    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER

    • Both shops are

    both expensive.
    • To talk about
    two things
    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER

    • Neither shop is cheap.

    neither
    • To talk about
    two things

    EXAMPLES

    QUANTIFIER

    • You can buy cheese

    either at either shop.

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