QUANTITY AND

DETERMINERS
 QUANTITY WITH NOUNS

UNCOUNTABLE COUNTABLE &

COUNTABLE NOUNS
NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

• many • much • a lot of

• (a) few • (a) little • lots of
• several • a great deal of • plenty of
• numerous • a small/large amount of • loads of
• a couple of • masses of
• a handful of
• a (small/large) number of
The government spent plenty
A large number of businesses closed A small amount of information has
of money on the production of
down because of the pandemic. been given to the police by the
new weapons for the army.
witnesses.
 EXPRESSING QUANTITY

• Many and much  κατάφαση, άρνηση και ερώτηση

 Much has been said about the Queen’s decision.

 How many clothes has she borrowed since last summer?

• Not many of / as many as / as much as / much to / one too many / a great many

 Do you go out much?

 He got 6 tickets, which was one too many – we only needed five.

 I can’t help you. I’m not much good at painting.

 EXPRESSING QUANTITY

• Very, too, so, how, as + many/much

 The kids didn’t watch TV very much time yesterday.

 As much as I want to help you, I can’t. since last summer?

• So, too, very, only a + few/little

 We’ve got only a little time so hurry up.

 The teachers gave as so little homework that we had lots of free time.

 She has spent very little money on clothes since she got paid.
 EXPRESSING QUANTITY
• Quite, rather + a lot of

 I can’t meet you for lunch. I’ve got rather a lot of work.

 Mrs. Smith did quite a lot of school projects over the last few months.

• Quite + a few

 Katherine met quite a few people at Sarah’s party last night.

 There are quite a few sights we could see in Barcelona.

• Much + κάποια ρήματα

 She much prefers watching romantic movies to comedies.

 BRAINSTORM GROUP(S)
SOME
 Σε καταφάσεις και ερωτήσεις με
Would/Could/Can
 Some idiot left the car window
open.
 I’m sure you have some ideas in
mind for the physics project.
 Some animals eat plants and
some eat meat.
 Some 10,000 people attended
the live concert. (=about 10,000
people…)
ANY NO
 Σε αρνήσεις και καταφάσεις  Σε καταφάσεις
με λέξεις hardly, never,  Nothing was damaged after
seldom, rarely, without
the storm yesterday.
 She hardly spoke to anyone at
 No cameras are allowed in
the party last weekend.
the museum.
 I did it without any help.
 This is no business of yours.
 Nina can afford to buy
 Nobody / no one saw him
anything she wants.
enter the house last night.
 I like Athens more than any
other city in Europe.
 Determiners
LOOKS LIKE SOUNDS LIKE
Both + plural verb
Both of + plural verb
All (of) + plural verb
a/the/this/my etc. + whole +
singular noun
Two/three etc. + whole
days/week/month/years
The whole of + Rome/last
spring
Whole + singular countable
nouns
Each + singular noun
Each of us
Each of my/these + plural noun I put each of these books in a different bag.
Every + singular noun
Example
Both Maria and Jake decided to attend the seminar.
Both of the students have great academic performance.
All (of) the parents work long hours to support their children.
It took me a whole day to clean out the basement.
It rained the whole day so we didn’t go to Maria’s party.
She lived in Canada for two whole years before moving to Greece.
The whole of our school went on a trip to Paris last May.
My whole life has changed since I was fired.
Each tattoo represents something different.
I think of you every minute of my day.
 EITHER- NEITHER-NONE- NOT ONE
• Είτε .... είτε
Either • You can buy either a DVD or an MP3 player.
• Either of the answers is/are correct.

• Ούτε .... Ούτε

Neither • Neither you nor Jake did your homework.
• Neither of the kids is/are playing video games today.

• Κανένας – για 3 ή παραπάνω πρόσωπα ή πράγματα

None • None of + countable/uncountable noun + singular/plural verb
• None of us has the money to pay for the drinks.
• None of the cake was eaten by the guests.
• Ούτε ένα
Not one • Not one of + plural noun + singular verb
• Not one of the students has done their homework.