QUANTIFIERS

Quantifiers are words that

are used to state quantity

or amount of something

without stating the exact

number.

Quantifiers answer the questions "How

many?" and "How much?"

We use quantifiers with countable nouns

and uncountable nouns.

Example: How many apples are there? There are three

apples.

How much milk is there in the fridge? There is

some milk in the fridge.

1. ____________stars are there in the sky?

2. ______________people live on islands?

3. ____________birds are there?

4. ______________water is in the ocean?

5. ____________money is in a bank?

6. _______ countries are there in the world?

7. ____________bread is eaten per day?

8. __________bones are there in the human body?

9. ____________sand is in the deserts?

10. ___________information is on the internet?

I. Complete the questions using How much? or how many?

MANY AND MUCH MEANS ALMOST THE SAME, A BIG AMOUNT OF SOMETHING, HOWEVER, WE USE MUCH WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS AND MANY WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS.

EXAMPLE: THERE ARE MANY CHAIRS AND TABLES IN THE CLASSROOM.

There is much noise in the Street.

MANY OR MUCH

1. Jane hasn't got _____________time.

2. Do you know ______________words in English?

3. He didn't eat _____________meat.

4. There are ___________students in the Art class. 5. There isn't ____________butter in the fridge.

6. Samantha has as ____________money as Bruce.

7. There was too __________noise in the streets.

8. The parents have ________ children.

II. Complete using Many or Much

We use there is and there are to express that we have something.

There is is used with singular nouns

There are is used with plural nouns.

Example:

There is one teacher in the classroom

There are many students in the classroom.

There is – There are

We also can say that we don’t have something.

There isn’t …

There aren’t…

And also ask for something…

Is there…?

Are there…?

1. ______________________ a school

2. _______________supermarkets. (X)

3. __________________ a cinema. (X)

4. ____________________ a library.

5. ____________________ music shops

6. ____________________ a hospital.

7. _________________ restaurants. (X)

8. ____________________a museum

9. ____________________ pubs.

10. ______________________many parks.

II. Write there is, there are, there isn’t or there aren’t.

*few/little - means that is not enough of something.

** a few /a little - means that there are not a lot of

something, but there is enough.

Few and little describe the quantity in a negative way:

Few people visited him in hospital (= he had almost no

visitors)

He had little money (= almost no money)

A few (for countable nouns) and a little (for uncountable nouns) describe

the quantity in a positive way:

"I've got a few friends" (= maybe not many, but enough)

"I've got a little money" (= I've got enough to live on)

1. He speaks ________ Spanish, so we were able to find a nice room in Madrid.

2. There are only _________bananas left in the box.

3. We need____________ butter for this cake.

4. _______________ people went to the party.

5. He has _________ money for the present.

6. They have __________ lessons today at school.

7. This place is a ________ noisy.

IV. Complete using FEW or LITTLE.

Some and any

Any is used with: Negative sentences

When asking a question. Any is used when a sentence is grammatically

positive, but the meaning of the sentence is negative.

Do you have any ice cream left? I don't have any money today. I am getting paid

on Friday. My brother never does any thing good.

Any

Some is used with: Positive sentences. When asking a question, if the answer is expected to be positive or not relevant or

you are offering something.

The children have some free time.

Please buy some bananas.

Can I have a glass of tea?

Would you like some cake?

Some

“You can borrow any of my books.”

“They can choose anything from the menu.”

“You may invite anybody to dinner, I don't mind who comes.”

ANY can also be used in positive

statements to mean 'no matter

which', 'no matter who', 'no matter

what':

Plenty of More than necessary…

He has a house in Pucón, another in Viña, another in La Serena, and many others in the north of chile. He is plenty of houses.

Enough is placed before the noun, to indicate the quantity required or necessary:

“There is enough bread for lunch.”

“We didn't have enough money to visit London Bridge.”

“Is there enough milk for breakfast?”

“She has enough talent to become an international singing star.”

1. We need __________bananas for the cake.

2. You can't buy__________posters in this shop.

3. We haven't got _________oranges at the moment.

4. Peter has bought_________new books.

5. That man is very rich, he is __________ money.

6. This is 35 dollars and I have 34 dollars, I have ______ money to pay for the present.

7. Thare are thirty students in the music class _____________to form an orchestra.

8. The bus leaves at 10.00 and it is 7.00 so we are ___________time.

V. Complete using some - any – plenty of – enough.

Quantifiers must agree with the noun.

There are 3 main types of quantifiers.

Quantifiers that are used with

countable nouns, quantifiers that are

used with uncountable nouns. and the

3rd type are quantifiers that are used

with either countable nouns or

uncountable nouns.

COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE BOTH, COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE