| QUANTIFIERS (Expressions of Quantity) SOME: Some lemons / some lemonade – some oranges / some orange juice Some tomoatoes / some tomato soup In positive sentences: There are some apples in the basket. / We’ve got some sheep. / He needs some money. There is some cheese in the fridge. / He’s going to drink some water. / They’re making some sandwiches. Some buys are running in the street. Some in questions: Would you like some cake? Do you want some apples? Would you like to have some cookies? Wouold you like something to eat? ANY: any lemons / any lemonade – any oranges / any orange juice Any tomatoes / any tomato soup In questions: Is there any jam in the jar? / Are there any people on the bus? Has he got any dogs? / Have you got any time? / Does she have any flour in her shop? Do you need any help? / Are we going to see any wild animals in the forest? In negatives: There aren’t any cucumbers in the fridge. / There isn’t any spinach in the basket. They don’t have any children. / Jack hasn’t got any time. / We don’t need any help. We aren’t going to make any sandwiches. A FEW: A few lemons / oranges / tomatoes / cars / children / oxen etc. There are a few cats in the house. / There’re a few men in the room. We need a few eggs. / She’s got a few friends here. / I’m going to buy a few shirts. A few boys are playing in the park. / Hodja sees a few ducks in the lake. They have a few cows. A LITTLE: a little lemonade / a little orange juice / a little butter / a little salt There is a little sugar in the bowl. / There’s a little youghurt in the plate. I’ve got a little time. / You’ve got a little money. / Terry’s got a little food at home. He eats a little bread at lunch. / Victor drinks a little coffee. I’m going to have a little chocolate cake, please. A LOT (OF): a lot of lemons / a lot of lemonade – a lot of tomatoes / a lot of tomato soup There are a lot of lemons in the bag. / There is a lot of lemonade in the fridge. A lot of people are going to go to the concert. / They have a lot of furniture at home. She needs a lot of tomatoes. / Henry drinks a lot of soup at dinner. We’re going to have a lot of fun on holiday. A lot of men and women are coming to the meeting on Saturday. A lot without a noun: Diane watches TV a lot. / I go out a lot. / / We play football a lot. / Kevin reads a lot. Nora comes to us a lot / They talk a lot. / I like him a lot. . / You cry a lot. MANY: many lemons / many books / many oxen / many cars / many children / many apples In negative sentences: There aren’t many lemons in the fridge. There aren’t many men in the house. / They don’t have many interesting books in the library. There aren’t many people at the meeting. / I’m not going to buy many carrots. She doesn’t eat many cookies. / I’m not going to ask you many questions. In questions: Are there many pencils in your pencil case? Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t (many). Are there many sheep on the farm? / Are there many dogs in your village? Are there many stars in the sky? / Are there going to be many people at the concert? Do you know many people here? / Have you got many friends? MUCH: much lemonade / much sugar / much soup / much snow / much coffee In negatives: There isn’t much lemonade in the jug. / There isn’t much sugar in the jar. I haven’t got much money. / Murphy hasn’t got much time. / Hank doesn’t drink much tea. We haven’t got much homework. / I’m not going to buy much rice. In questions: Is there much lemonade in the jug? / Is there much milk in the bucket? Does he eat much bread at dinner? / Have you got much money on you? Does he drink much tea at breakfast? / Are you going to do much homework this evening? Much without a noun: I don’t watch TV much. / She doesn’t go out very much. / You don’t like me much. Jerry doesn’t read much. / They don’t play chess very much. / We don’t go to the cinema much. / Do you watch TV much? No, not much. / Do you go out much? Does he read much? / Does it rain in Kastamonu much? / Do they come here much? HOW MANY...? / HOW MUCH...? (How many lemons...? / How much lemonade...?) How many lemons are there in the bag? / How much lemonade is there in the fridge? How many students are there in class 8A? / How much olive oil do you need, sir? How many people are there going to be at the paty? / How much cake does she eat? How many frends have you got? / How much money do you have? How many shirts are you going to buy? |
| Quantifiers Used with count nouns Used with uncount nouns Some (+) some apples some cheese Any (-) / (?) any apples any cheese A few (+) a few apples - A little (+) - a little cheese A lot of (+) a lot of apples a lot of cheese Many (-) / (?) many apples - Much (-) / (?) - much cheese |