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Quantifiers Grammar Guides - 124122

Quantifiers are words that express quantity and are usually used before nouns. They include words like many, much, a few, a little. How many is used for questions about countable nouns while how much is used for uncountable nouns. A few means a small positive quantity while few means a negative quantity. Similarly, a little means a small positive amount while little means a negative amount. Every is used to refer to all elements of a group while each refers to individual elements.

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Quantifiers are words that express quantity and are usually used before nouns. They include words like many, much, a few, a little. How many is used for questions about countable nouns while how much is used for uncountable nouns. A few means a small positive quantity while few means a negative quantity. Similarly, a little means a small positive amount while little means a negative amount. Every is used to refer to all elements of a group while each refers to individual elements.

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QUANTIFIERS

Quantifiers are very important


words because they let us
express the quantity of
something. 
A quantifier is a word that usually goes
before a noun to express the quantity of
the object; for example, a little milk. 
Most quantifiers are followed by a noun,
though it is also possible to use them
without the noun when it is clear what
we are referring to. For example,
Do you want some milk? – Just a
little. (It’s clear that I mean ‘a little milk’.)
We use How Many for questions with countable nouns.

How many days are there in January?

How many countries are there in the world?


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How many students are there in your class?
We use How Much for questions with uncountable nouns.

How much money do you have?

How much milk is in the fridge?

How much sugar would you like in your coffee?


How many eggs do you need to prepare a cake?

How much coffee do you drink a day?


I bought many apples today.
I bought a lot of apples today.
I bought lots of apples today.
I like much sugar in my tea.
I like a lot of sugar in my tea.
I like lots of sugar in my tea.
FEW / A FEW
(countable)
A FEW represents a positive FEW expresses a negative quantity
quantity. It means “some or “a or shortage. It means “not many” or
small amount”. “not enough”
LITTLE / A LITTLE
(uncountable)
A LITTLE is used with positive LITTLE expresses a negative
quantity. It means “a small amount” quantity. It means “almost nothing”
or “some”. or “not much”.
I have a few friends but I’m happy.
I have few minutes. I’m late.
I have a little money. I will buy a hot dog.
I can’t go to the cinema. I have little money.
Each vs. Every
The difference ‘each and every’
English learner should know
• Prices go up each year.
• Prices go up every year

Sometimes, EACH = EVERY


For 2 things, we use ‘each’, NOT ‘every’

• She had clearly been in a fight. She had


bruises on  each leg and cuts on  each arm
(NOT: on every leg / on every arm)

• My parents have moved to the capital.  


of them works in a bank. (NOT: Every
Each
one of them works)
Practically/Nearly/Almost etc.
+ every

• Practically every person in the room had


dated Samantha at some time or another.

• Nearly every chocolate had been eaten.


each ~ individual; every ~ all

• We gave each child who came to the party a present.


We handed them out one by one.
• We gave every child who came to the party a present
We gave them all a present.
• I really love Pinter. I've seen every one of his plays at
least once. I've seen them all.
• You suggested I should read Pinter's plays. Well, I'm
going to study each one carefully.
• Every third-year student will be examined orally in
June. They will each be given a fifteen minute
interview.
Every is used for repeated regular events:

•   I get a health check-up done every six


months.

• You ask me every single day when Joan


will be returning and every single day I tell
you that I do not know.

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