Determiners and Quantifiers PDF
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The definite article: THE
Example:
DETERMINERS Give me the book I read to you
yesterday. (Specific book)
b. The indefinite articles: A – AN
Example:
Give me a book from the shelf. (A
general / random book from a specific
shelf) e. Interrogatives: WHICH,
WHAT
Example:
• Determiners indicate how specific Which car do you want to buy?
or general the nouns are; c. The possessives: MY, YOUR, HIS,
• A determiner usually appears at HER, OUR, THEIR, ITS, WHOSE
the beginning of the noun Example:
phrases; My car is parked outside. (Specific car)
• It works as an adjective to modify
the nouns;
• Not necessary to use in every
noun phrase.
d. The demonstratives: THIS, THAT,
THESE, THOSE
Example:
This is my book.
We use few/many with plural nouns
and little/much with uncountable
nouns. A Few/ a little mean 'some', but
a) Much: It can mean a lot / big
few/little (without the article) mean
/ portion of something. Much is 'hardly any'. • Quantifiers are expressions
generally used with uncountable used to indicate the number of
nouns in negative sentences and objects, people or animals in a
questions. sentence.
E. G.: How much water do you • The quantifiers most used in
drink every day? English communication are:
There is not much salt in the
bowl.
QUANTIFIERS much, many, a lot, some,
any, a few and a little.
d) A Little: It means a little bit of. A
b) Many: It means many / many. Many is c) A lot of: A lot of is a quantifier used to little countless nouns are used.
used to indicate countable nouns. describe large (but unspecified) amounts
E. g.: I always enjoy a little cream and
E. g.: I have many books. of something.
I don’t have many pen. E. g.: We bought a lot of beans.
sugar in my coffee.
How many dogs you have? Mary has a lot of friends. Drink some juice with me, please.
I love a little wind on my face.
QUANTIFIERS
e) A few
Examples:
I stayed at my aunt’s house for a few
days. (Eu fiquei na casa da minha tia por g) Some
alguns dias) Examples:
A few boys wanted to talk to the police I have some money in my bank
about the robbery. (Alguns meninos account. (Eu tenho algum
queriam falar com a polícia sobre o dinheiro na minha conta no
roubo) f) Any banco)
I like a few songs by Guns and Roses. Examples:
(Eu gosto de algumas músicas do Guns I don’t have any cats. (Eu não tenho
and Roses) nenhum gato)
You can have any videogame you like.
(Você pode ter qualquer videogame
que quiser)
Can you speak any other language?
(Você consegue falar algum outro
idioma?)
LET’S PRACTISE!
1- Complete the sentences with (a) few, (a) 2- Complete the sentences below using the possessive
little, many or much. pronouns:
A) The apartment belongs to that man and his wife. It
A) She received _____ education, yet she is ____ apartment.
became a best-selling author. B) He is Mia Couto, but ____ real name is António
B) _____ is known about its inventor, yet how Emílio.
____ of modern life would be possible C) You are Ferreira Gullar, but _____ real name is José
without it? Ribamar.
C) ____ reasons why you should choose this D) He is Alberto Caeiro, but ______ real name is
product: It costs _____, It looks great and it Fernando Pessoa.
works fantastically well. E) We are Ricardo Reis and George Eliot, but ____
D) To quote Pythagoras: 'Don't say ___ in ___ real names are Fernando Pessoa and Mary Ann
words, say a great deal on ____. Evans.
E) As Churchill once said: 'Never was so ___ F) She is Mary Ann Evans, but ____ pseudonym is
owed by so ____ to so ___. George Eliot.
LET’S PRACTISE!
4) Circle the correct article:
3) Choose the correct options:
A ) The Weather was awful, so we stayed at
a/ the (-) home.
A) How much/ many milk do you
B) A/The (-) dishwasher we bought last
drink?
week has stopped working already.
B) I eat too many/ too much
C)I Saw a man walking with a woman in the
chocolate.
the Park. A/ The woman was crying.
C) I eat too much/ too many crisps.
D) Turn left immediately after a/the church
D) You work too much/too many
and go up the hill.
E) people are complaining because the
council refused to build a/the new hospital.
LET’S PRACTISE!
5) Use many, much, a lot of, some and any to complete the
sentences below.
A)There aren't many / much car parks in the centre of Oxford.
B) Eating out is expensive here. There aren't any / some cheap
restaurants.
C) Liverpool has a lot / many of great nightclubs.
D) Hurry up! We only have a little / a few time before the coach
leaves.
E) We saw some / much beautiful scenery when we went to Austria.
F) There are a few / little shops near the university.
G) It's very quiet. There aren't many / much people here today.
H) There are some / any expensive new flats next to the river.
WE HAVE FINISHED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!
