QUANTIFIERS

• MUCH – MANY

• SOME – ANY

• A LITTLE – A FEW – A LOT OF

MUCH

Uncountable nouns

Eg: much time, much effort, much energy

When you were unemployed, did you receive

much help from your family?

We didn’t spend much money.(or We didn’t

spend a lot of money)

- How much money do you have?

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

MANY

Countable nouns

Eg: many books, many coins, many

girls

I don’t have many painting in my flat.

Have you got many friends?

- How many cars do you have?

COUNTABLE NOUNS

SOME

Positive sentences

Countable and uncountable nouns

Eg: There is some water in the bottle

There are some bottles of water in the fridge.

Politeness: Would you like some coffee?

ANY

Negative sentences and questions

Countable and uncountable nouns

Eg: There isn’t any water in the bottle.

There aren’t any bottles of water in the fridge.

Are there any bottles of water in the fridge?

A LITTLE

Uncountable nouns

= some, a small amount

Eg: a little hope, a little time

Do you speak English? “A little”

A FEW

Countable nouns

= some, a small number

Eg: a few friends, a few days ago, a few problems

I have a few friends

A FEW/ FEW - A LITTLE/

LITTLE

A FEW – A LITTLE (sufficient)

Positive ideas

FEW – LITTLE (insufficient)

Negative ideas

A LOT OF

Countable and uncountable nouns

Much/many = a lot of

Eg: He has a lot of money.

I have a lot of problems.

EXERCISES

SOME OR ANY

1- Have you got ____ brothers or sisters?

2- We don’t need ____ olive oil.

3- Here are ____ letters for you.

4- I need ____ money.

5- Is there ____ petrol in the car?

EXERCISES

MUCH OR MANY

1- Have you got ____ homework?

2- We don’t need ____ eggs. Just half a dozen.

3- Is there ____ traffic in your town.

4- There aren’t ____ students in my class.

5- How ____ people live in your house?

EXERCISES

A LITTLE – A FEW – A LOT OF

1- I have _____ close friends. Two or three.

2- He has _____ money. He’s a millionaire.

3- “Do you take sugar or coffee? “Just _____”.

4- I’ll be ready in _____ minutes.

5- I’ve learnt a lot of Spanish, but only _____ Russian.

ARTICLES

A – AN

THE

ZERO ARTICLE

A= indefinite article (not a specific object) + consonants

Eg: She has a dog.

AN = indefinite article (not a specific object) + vowels

Eg: She’s an English teacher.

THE = definite article (a specific object)

Eg: The teacher is very good, isn’t he?

First time = a Second time = the

Eg: I live in a house. The house is quite old and has four bedrooms.

Do not use an article with:

- countries

- states Exception: “The United States”

- countries. Eg: They live in northern British Columbia

- provinces

- lakes

- mountains

- things in general. Eg: She likes reading books.

- meals. Eg: He has breakfast at home.

- places. Eg: I go to university.

- transport. Eg: He comes to work by taxi.

Use an article with:

- bodies of water, oceans and seas. Eg: My country borders on the Pacific

Ocean.