1. QUANTIFIERS

2. quantifiers
 Quantifiers are words that are used to
state quantity . They answer the
questions "How many?" and "How
much?"
 Quantifiers can be used with plural
countable nouns, uncountable nouns
or both.

3. Large quantities (+)
 Use a lot of/lots of :
They have a lot of/lots of money.
 Lots of is more informal.
 Use a lot when there is no noun:
I like speaking in English a lot
Mainly used in affirmative sentences.

4. Large quantities: (-) & (?)
 Use much with uncountable nouns.
Do you watch much TV?
I don’t have much money.
 Use many with countable nouns.
Are there many students in your class?
There aren’t many cafés near here.
 In both cases you can also use a lot of.

5. Small quantities
 Use a little with uncontable nouns.
Would you like some sugar in your coffee? Just a
little please.
 Use a few with countable nouns.
This town has a few good restaurants.
 few and little can be pre-modified by very.
Hurry up! We have very little time.

6. More than you need or want.
 Too + adjective.
I won’t buy this shirt. It’s too big for me.
It’s too expensive. I can’t afford it.
 Too much + uncountable noun.
What I don’t like about big cities is that there is too
much traffic and too much noise
 Too many + plural countable noun.
What I don’t like about big cities is that there are
too many cars and too many people.

7. Less than you need.
 Not enough + noun
There aren’t enough car parks in this
city.
Sorry, I haven't got enough food for
everyone.
 Adjective + enough
You're not working fast enough, you
won't finish on time

8. Some, any,no + -body / -one, +
-thing, + -where

The compounds of some, any and no behave in the same
way as some any, and no, that is to say, some-, in
affirmative sentences, any-, in negatives and questions, and
no (with affirmative verb) although we use some- in the
interrogative to offer something, to ask for something or when
we expect a positive response, as we saw in the previous
unit. Examples:
I saw somebody there.
I did not see anybody there.
Did you see anybody there?
I saw nobody
Would you like something better?
Nothing is better than that

9. Any, no, not any

 No means the same as not any, but is
more emphatic.
 He has got no friends. (More
emphatic than He hasn’t got any
friends.)
 any can be used before a singular
countable noun with the meaning of it
doesn't matter who/which/what.