QUANTIFIERS

AND
DETERMINERS
 1. QUANTIFIERS
PLURAL COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
Some / Several - Any Some - Any
A lot of/ lots of A lot of/ lots of
Plenty of Plenty of
(A) few (A) little
Many Much
A small/good/large/ great number of A small/ a large amount of
The majority of/ A couple of A good/ A great deal of
 2. DUALITY: BOTH
 BOTH … AND…
Both my father and my grandfather stick to a diet due to their
diabetes.
Both tests came out negative for cholesterol.

 BOTH OF … (Plural Countable Noun)

Both of them are diagnosed with arthritis.

 VERB CONCORD (Plural Verb)

Both of the patients/ Both patients were on a course of

antihistamine.
EACH CAN ALSO REFER TO TWO  I kissed him on each
cheek.
 2. DUALITY: NEITHER-EITHER
 NEITHER … NOR…/ EITHER … OR

Neither my father nor my grandfather stick to diet low on sugar due to their
diabetes.
Either my father or my grandfather will end up sticking to a diet low on sugar.
Either/ Neither patient was diagnosed with anorexia.

 NEITHER OF …/ EITHER OF … (Plural Countable Noun)

Neither of the tests came out positive for AIDS.

Either of the hospitals specializes in pediatrics.

 VERB CONCORD (Singular verb)

Neither of the surgeons/ Neither surgeon has undergone such an operation.

Either of the nurses/ Either nurse knows how to give you an IV.
 3. EACH-EVERY
 EACH (Initial or final position – Single items in a group – Singular
Countable)
Each doctor in the operating theatre tried to save his life.
The patients were given a blood transfusion each.

 EACH OF … (Plural Countable Noun)

Each of the nurses rushed into intensive care.

 VERB CONCORD (Singular verb)

Each doctor is on duty.
Each of the doctors is on duty.
 3. EACH-EVERY
 EVERY (Group as a unit – Singular Countable)
Every prescription he gave out was badly written.

 VERB CONCORD (Singular verb)

Every room is equipped with a dialysis connection.
 4. MOST-ALL-HALF
 MOST …/ ALL … (PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUN- UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS)
Most tests are carried out in a private room.
All tests are carried out in a private room.
Half the results turned out to be positive for multiple esclerosis.

 MOST OF …/ ALL OF … (PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUN –

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS)
Most of the food in hospital is rather bland.
All (of) the meals in hospital are rather light.
Half (of) the meals in hospital are actually cooked in the premises.

 VERB CONCORD (It depends on the noun that follows)

WHOLE – ENTIRE with SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUN
She spent the whole year in rehabilitation. (Better than all the month)
 5. NONE
NONE (NOT ANY) – Specially used with affirmative verbs.
Many paramedics hesitated but none was willing to act.

 NONE OF … (Plural Countable Noun)

None of the injured supporters was/ were attended in ER.
None of them was/ were attended in ER.

 VERB CONCORD (Usually singular verb, but plural verb is

possible)
YOUR TURN
 1. Correct the mistakes
1. There were two questions. I couldn’t answer neither of them.
2. Both Maria and Marco comes to class by bus.
3. Either of they can pay. They’ve got money.
4. Dave and I both can play the guitar very well.
5. I wouldn’t like to live nowhere where it snows a lot.
6. He’s got to sisters but neither of they lives at home.
7. The PM answered little questions at the summit.
8. On Tuesday I worked every day.
9. All started about five months ago.
10. There are two hotels in the village, every one with its own
special charm.
Answers
1. There were two questions. I couldn’t answer either of them.
2. Both Maria and Marco come to class by bus.
3. Either of them can pay. They’ve got money.
4. Both Dave and I can play the guitar very well.
5. I wouldn’t like to live anywhere where it snows a lot.
6. He’s got to sisters but neither of them lives at home.
7. The PM answered a few questions at the summit.
8. On Tuesday I worked the whole day day.
9. Everything started about five months ago.
10. There are two hotels in the village, each one with its own
special charm.
 2. Right or wrong?
1. I haven’t seen none of my friends from uni for ages.
2. None of the lights worked because there was no electricity.
3. All of people in my office work very hard, but I don’t really
like none of them.
4. All of the rooms in my house is quite big, but none them are
very tidy.
5. Both of my brothers live near me, but neither of them visits me
very often.
6. No one in my family reads much, but both of my kids love
watching TV.
Answers
1. I haven’t seen any of my friends from uni for ages.
2. Correct
3. All of the people in my office work very hard, but I don’t
really like any of them.
4. All of the rooms in my house are quite big, but none of them
are very tidy.
5. Correct
6. Correct
 2. Right or wrong?
7. I’ve got two digital cameras but neither them don’t work
properly.
8. Both of my nephews will eat anything.
9. Everyone in my family have got a mobile phone and all them
text me quite a lot.
10. I’ve seen lots of documentaries on global warming and all of
them say the same thing.
11. Tom’s got five sisters but neither of them live in the same town
as him.
12. I know lots of Americans, but I’ve never met no one from
Canada.
Answers
7. I’ve got two digital cameras but neither of them works
properly.
8. Correct
9. Everyone in my family has got a mobile phone and all of
them text me quite a lot.
10. Correct
11. Tom’s got five sisters but none of them live in the same town
as him.
12. I know lots of Americans, but I’ve never met anyone from
Canada.
 Need more practice? No problem!

• Neither & either (theory):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3t41TxElnk
• One of, some of, most of, all of, none of (theory):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lndae0XjSSk
• Explanation and activities:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-gramm
ar-reference/quantifiers

• Online activities:
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/quantifiers/