Other words that express quantity

Other words that express quantity are:plenty of, too much,too many, all (of), a lot oflots of, much,many, a little,a few, enough

Other words that express quantityWhen you want to say “enough of something” you use the

expression plenty of. When you want to say “more than enough of something,” use too much for mass nouns and too many for plural count nouns.”

“Don't worry. We have plenty of time.” “There are too many people in the elevator.” “Don't put too much sugar in my coffee, please.”

When you want to say “100% of something,” use the expression all or all of. “You have all the luck!”

“All of the coffee is gone.” “Have you spoken to all of the students?”

Other words that express quantityWhen you want to say “a large amount of

something,” use a lot of or lots of. In negative sentences use much for mass nouns and many for plural nouns: “Darren has a lot of CDs and tapes.” “We will have to make lots of sandwiches for the picnic.” “Suzanne always gives us a lot of good advice.” “Hurry! We don't have much time.” “There aren't many good hotels in this city, are there?”

Other words that express quantityWhen you want to say “a small amount of

something” in a positive way, use a little with mass nouns and a few with plural nouns: “Could you put a little milk in my tea, please?” “Don't worry. There's a little time left.” “The town is just a few miles down the road.” “Fortunately, a few people came to see the movie.”

Other words that express quantityWhen you want to say “a small amount of

something” in a negative way, use little for mass nouns and few for plural nouns: “We'd better hurry. There's little time left before the movie begins.” “Unfortunately, few people came to see the movie.”

Other words that express quantity

You can say “a really small amount of something” by using the word very in front of little and few. “We have very little money left in the bank.” “Very few stores stay open after nine o'clock.”

Enough can qualify count nouns in the plural, or non count nouns (which are by definition in the singular). Enough cannot normally be used to qualify a count noun in the singular.

Have you got enough money for the train ticket?I think we have enough chairs for everyone to sit on.With enough helpers, we'll be able finish this by this evening.There was enough food to feed an army.We have quite enough work to keep us busy until midnight !We have more than enough work to keep us busy all day !There's hardly enough room for everyone in this meeting.