CỤM TỪ DIỄN TẢ SỐ LƯỢNG

NHIỀU

• + CN: a great/ good many, a large/ great number of, a wide variety/ range of, a majority of…
• + UN: much, a great deal of, a large amount of…
• + both CN and UN: a lot of/ lots of, plenty of, a large quantity of…
•
 ÍT

• + UN: a little (+) & little (-)

VD: Tôi còn một ít tiền để mua bánh mỳ.
He speaks little English, so we can’t communicate with him.

+ CN: a few (+) & few (-)

“so/ too/ very” + few/ little BUT “so/ too/ few” + a few/ a little
“only” + a few/ a little  không nhiều
VD: She brings only a few things when travelling abroad.
 SOME VS. ANY

SOME ANY
• Câu mời/ đề nghị • Câu khẳng định, câu “if/ whether”  bất cứ
VD: Would you like some drink? VD: You can borrow any books you want.
May/ Can I have some more water? If you have any questions, contact me ASAP.
 ALL VS. BOTH

ALL BOTH
• I’ve tried 4 hotels near the beach, but all of • I’ve tried 2 hotels near the beach, but both of
them are expensive. them are expensive
 NEITHER/ EITHER VS. NONE

NEITHER/ EITHER NONE

• Neither  (+) sentence • I have 3 shirts, but I like none of them.
• Either  (-) sentence • No + N = none (trước đó đã đề cập N)
VD: I have 2 shirts, but VD: She has many toys, but I have none.
 MOST/ MOSTLY/ ALMOST

MOST + N MOSTLY
• Most students have no money. • Trạng từ
>< VD: The students are mostly (= mainly)
Canadian.
Most of the/ my, your, his, her… + N
VD: Most of the students in my class have no
money.
 ALMOST

• Trạng từ bổ nghĩa cho danh từ, động từ, tính từ.

VD: I almost finish my exam.
It’s almost 9 o’clock.
He’s almost sure of his answer.
• + all, every/ no/ any + (one/ thing/ body), every + time
VD: Almost everyone uses the Internet nowadays.
I buy flowers almost every day.
Almost all students passed the exam.
I have to go shopping, there’s almost nothing in the fridge.
 ANOTHER/ OTHER - ADDITIONAL

ANOTHER + N ít OTHER + N nhiều/ UN

• One more • More than one more
• There are 5 chairs in the class. There are 6 • More information can be found on the
students Internet.
 
 OTHER + N ÍT (ONLY 2)

• My right eye is dry. The other eye is fine.

• I can read NNA’s books. My other option is To Hoai’s books.
 The/ this/ that/ sở hữu + other + N ít