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QUANTIFIERS MUCH – MANY SOME – ANY A LITTLE – A FEW – A LOT OF

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QUANTIFIERS

• MUCH – MANY

• SOME – ANY

• A LITTLE – A FEW – A LOT OF

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MUCHUncountable 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?

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

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MANYCountable 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?

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COUNTABLE NOUNS

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SOMEPositive sentencesCountable 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?

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ANYNegative sentences and

questionsCountable 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?

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A LITTLEUncountable nouns = some, a small amount

Eg: a little hope, a little time Do you speak English? “A little”

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A FEWCountable nouns= some, a small number

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

I have a few friends

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A FEW/ FEW - A LITTLE/ LITTLE

A FEW – A LITTLE (sufficient)

Positive ideas

FEW – LITTLE (insufficient)

Negative ideas

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A LOT OFCountable and uncountable

nounsMuch/many = a lot of

Eg: He has a lot of money. I have a lot of problems.

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EXERCISESSOME 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?

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EXERCISESMUCH 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?

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EXERCISESA 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.

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ARTICLES

A – AN

THE

ZERO ARTICLE

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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.

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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.