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Subject:
English
Module VI:
Expressions of Quantity

Teacher:
Peralta, Mixeli
Name:
Arosemena, Mercedes

ID Number:
8-766-223

I Four-Month Period

2023.
 INTEX
• HOW TO USE A LOT OF
LOTS OF
• MUCH OR MANY
• HOW TO USE A LITTLE
& A FEW.
 HOW TO USE A LOT OF
LOTS OF

COUNTABLE AND
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS TO
The diference with
INDICATE A LARGE QUANTITY “Much” and “Many”
is tha “a lat of” is
almost allways used
in affirmative
sentences.
 • Is used when we are talking about a “Much or Many”
singular non
• Is used when we are talking about a plural
noun.

For example

• I don´t have much money

• Do you have receive much
help from your family.

• There are many chairs in

this room
• She has many pictures
hanging on her walls
HOW TO USE A LITTLE * The important difference
& A FEW with few and little:

Without article: With article:

What they do is confirm the fact of a small
They refer to very small quantities, but with a amount, it means 'some', 'a few'. That is, it
negative meaning. It would be translated as
usually has a positive meaning.
'very little', 'not much' or 'too little', in the
sense of less than what is desired. Therefore, For example:
the meaning changes depending on whether or 1- I have a little time.
not it has an article. Following the previous 2- I have a little time William has a few
contacts in that Company.
For examples:
1- I have little time.
2- William has few contacts in that company.
 CONCLUSION

In grammatical terms, “Much and many” can be used

as determiners or pronouns of quantity.
That is, they serve to quantity what we are observing.

Both words mean "little, little, few, few" and create

confusion among Spanish speakers because in Spanish
we use "little" for countable and uncountable nouns.