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Quantifiers are used before nouns to indicate the amount or number of items, with 'a lot of' applicable to both countable and uncountable nouns. 'A few' is used for countable nouns and 'a little' for uncountable nouns to describe small amounts, while 'How much' and 'How many' are used to inquire about quantities. The term 'enough' indicates a sufficient quantity for both types of nouns.

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Quantifiers are used before nouns to indicate the amount or number of items, with 'a lot of' applicable to both countable and uncountable nouns. 'A few' is used for countable nouns and 'a little' for uncountable nouns to describe small amounts, while 'How much' and 'How many' are used to inquire about quantities. The term 'enough' indicates a sufficient quantity for both types of nouns.

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Grammar Quantifiers

Use
• We use quantifiers before nouns to talk about the amount of something or the number
of people or things.
• We use a lot of to talk about large amounts. Tip
We can use a lot of with countable and
uncountable nouns. Things we can count are called countable nouns. Things we
cannot count are called uncountable nouns. For example:
Countable nouns: apples, sandwiches, desks, students
Uncountable nouns: ice cream, cheese, water, money
Countable nouns can be singular or plural. Uncountable nouns
are always singular:
We’d like some water.
(NOT We’d like some waters.)

‘Are there a lot of


bananas? Is there a lot of ice cream?’ Tip
‘Yes, there are a lot of bananas. And We don’t usually use much and many in positive sentences. We
there’s a lot of ice cream.’ use a lot of instead:
Paul has a lot of friends.
(NOT Paul has many friends.)
• We use a few and a little for small amounts. We There’s a lot of cheese in this sandwich.
use a few with countable nouns, and a little with NOT (There’s much cheese in this sandwich.)
uncountable nouns.

There are a few eggs.


There’s a little cheese.

• We use How much and How many to ask about ‘How many apples are
amounts and numbers, and we use not much there?’
and not many for small amounts and numbers. ‘There aren’t many
Much is for uncountable nouns, and many is for apples.’
countable nouns. ‘How much milk is there?’
‘There isn’t much milk.’

• We use enough to say that there is the right


amount of something. We can use enough with
countable and uncountable nouns.

‘Do we have enough tomatoes?’


‘Yes, we have enough tomatoes,
but we don’t have enough pasta.’

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