quantifiers in English

1. QUANTIFIERS
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2. Some, any, no, none
 Some (+), any (?, -)
There are some nice views from the hotel.
He doesn’t have any good music.
 No (+): zero quantity
There’s no crime around here.
 None of + plural, none (short answers)
None of my Friends could help.
How many books have you read? None

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 English a lot (not I like English a lot of).

4. Large quantities: (-) & (?)
 Use much with uncountables.
Do you watch much TV?
I don’t have much money.
 Use many with countables.
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. Plenty of
 Use plenty of in (+) sentences to mean as
much as we need.
No need to hurry. The film doesn’t start until
22.00 and it’s 21.00. We have plenty of time.

6. Small quantities
 Use little with uncontables,
Would you like some sugar in your tea? Just a little
please.
 Use few with countable.
This town has very few good restaurants.
 Both few and little can be used with very.
Hurry up! We have very little time.

7. A few/a little vs. few/little
 A few/a little mean some but not a lot.
I have a few close friends (some, but not a
lot, so that’s ok). 
I have few close friends (I’m not happy with
this situation, I’d like to have more) 

8. More than you need or want.
 Too + adjective.
I won’t buy this shirt. It’s too big for me.
 Too much + uncountables.
What I don’t like about big cities is that there is too
much traffic.
 Too many + plurals.
What I don’t like about big cities is that there are too
many cars.

9. Less than you need.
 Not enough + noun
There aren’t enough car parks in this city.
 Adjective + enough
The buses aren’t frequent enough.

10. How much/how many…?
 free time/have?
 novels/read a month?
 money/spend on newspapers and
magazines?
 English speaking people/know?
 exercise/do?
 close friends/have?
 cigarettes/smoke a day?
 CDs and DVDs/buy?
 clothes that you never wear/have?
a lot - not a lot
– not much –
not many – a
little – a few –
none – too
much – too
many – not
enough