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Articles and quantifiers - Coggle Diagram
Articles and quantifiers
Example of quantifiers are: all, both, many, each, every, several, some, few, no, a lot, a little, etc.
However, no and every cannot be followed by of; instead, we say none of and every one of.
Most quantifiers can be followed by of: most of the peaches are ripe.
We use few or little instead of a few or a little to emphasise the smallness of the number or quantity.
We use indefinite article a/an:
when we say what something is or what it is like;
when we say what somebody's job is;
when we mention any example of something;
to mean per or for each.
We use the definite article the:
when it's clear what we are talking about;
with most nationality words;
with the names of rivers, mountain ranges, deserts and seas;
with few countries and most groups of islands;
in various set phrases;
with an adjective to refer to everybody who has that characteristic.
with meals.
with some nouns following a preposition;
with most countries, continents, towns, lakes and mountains;
when we are making generalisations;
We don't use article:
Articles examples:
[a/an]
What's that? It's a smartphone.
My sister is a flight attendant.
I've got a new bike.
Is there a bank near here?
My brother earns 100$ a week.
[the]
I've got a cat and a dog. The cat is called Freddy.
The Italians have a reputation for being friendly.
The Nile, The Baltic.
The UK, The Netherlands.
Go to the cinema, listen to the radio.
The poor/ the rich.
[no article]
Cats eat mice and birds.
I live in Krakow, in Poland.
To/ at work/ school.
Have breakfast/ lunch, dinner.
Quantifiers examples:
We've got some tea and biscuits.
We haven't got any tea or biscuits.
Have we got any tea or biscuits?
Would you like some tea or biscuits?
I came out without any money.
There's no point in complaining.
I've only got a little money.
He has little money and few friends.
He ate the whole biscuit.
