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Quantifiers Many Much A Lot of Few Little

This document provides information about quantifiers such as much, many, a lot of, little, and a few. It explains that much is used with uncountable nouns and many is used with countable plural nouns, especially in questions and negatives. In affirmative sentences, a lot of or lots of can be used with both uncountable and plural nouns. Little and few express a more negative or minimal amount, while a little and a few express a small but positive amount. The document includes examples and exercises to practice using these quantifiers correctly.

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Quantifiers Many Much A Lot of Few Little

This document provides information about quantifiers such as much, many, a lot of, little, and a few. It explains that much is used with uncountable nouns and many is used with countable plural nouns, especially in questions and negatives. In affirmative sentences, a lot of or lots of can be used with both uncountable and plural nouns. Little and few express a more negative or minimal amount, while a little and a few express a small but positive amount. The document includes examples and exercises to practice using these quantifiers correctly.

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QUANTI

FIERS
MUCH,
MANY, A LOT
OF
A quantifier is a word that expresses a quantity.

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MUCH - MANY - A LOT
We use much and many mostly in question and negative.
Much is used with uncountable nouns, and many is used
with countable plural nouns.
Ex: - Is there much rice left?
- We haven’t got much rice left.
- Has he got many books?
- He hasn’t got many books.

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In affirmative sentences, we normally use a lot
(of) and lots (of). We use a lot (of), lots (of) with
both uncountable nouns and plural nouns.
Ex: - We’ve got a lot of milk.
× (Not: We’ve got much milk.)
- He’s got a lot of / plenty of books.
× (Not normally: He’s got many books.)

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LET’S
PRACT
ICE
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EXERCISE 1
1. John doesn’t have __________ money.
Fill in the blanks with 2. There is __________ gold in the bag
much, many, and 3. I don’t have ________ birds in the sky!
4. There aren’t ________ cars in the street.
a lot of. 5. Are there __________ apples on the tree?
6. Jane spends __________ money at the shops.
7. Do you have__________ bread in the cupboard?
8. Are there __________ children on the beach?
9. We are early. We have __________ time.

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Little, a
little
In many situations, we can choose to use 'a little' or 'little' (when using an
uncountable noun) or 'a few' or 'few' (when using a plural countable noun).
They have slightly different meanings.
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A
Little
A few
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A Little
We use a little to express Example:
a positive idea with singular They had little money to
uncountable nouns. It means spend. = not much/almost
‘a small amount but some’ nothing

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A few
We use a few to express a Example:
positive idea with plural All she wanted was a
countable nouns. It means few moments on her
‘a small number but own. = some, a small
some’ number

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Little
few
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Little and few
Little and few without ‘a’ are more a negative idea.
Little means ‘not much’ , ‘almost no’.
Few means ‘not many’, ‘almost no’.
We use little with uncountable nouns and  few 
with plural countable nouns. 
Examples:
× They had little money to spend.= not much/almost
nothing
× She had few moments on her own.= not many/almost
none

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Let’s practice

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EXERCISE 2
1. Spending ___________ hours in the sun every day is
pleasant.
2. We have been to the Greek islands ________ times.
3. There were very __________ people in the taverna last Fill in: a
night.
little/little
4. Would you like ___________ milk in your coffee?
or a
5. I’d like to spend _________ more time on the beach today.
few/few
6. He has _________ patience for rude customers.
7. Let’s see if there’s ___________ coffee left in the pot.
8. Oh no! There’s so ________ coffee, we’ll have to make
more.

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Answer key

EXERCISE 2 BE HAPPY
Exercise 1 BE HAPPY

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THAN
KS!
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