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Quantifiers - Coggle Diagram
Quantifiers
Có nhiều
A LOT OF/ LOTS OF (informal) + P.C/U
- Positive sentences => popular
- Negations & Questions: informal
Ex: There were a lot of people at the reception.
MANY + P.C, MUCH + U
- Normally used in Negations and Questions. Ex: Are there many boxes?
- In positive sentences, only used after HOW, SO, TOO (formal)
Ex: He didn't realize how much food he had eaten.
- A number of (=a lot of) +PC + plural verbs
- Có thể thêm considerable/ large/ huge trước number để tăng độ nhiều trong writing
- The number of (con số, số lượng) + PC + singular verbs
- An amount of (nhiều ko đếm được) + U + singular verbs
- The amount of (con số, số lượng) + U + singular verbs
a great/good deal of + U,
:!: a big deal of? :green_cross: # a big deal (quan trọng) :check:
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Có ít
A FEW (some, a small number - có mà ít) + PC
FEW (not many, almost none - hầu như ko có) + PC (rather formal)
A LITTLE (some, a small amount - có 1 chút xíu) + U
LITTLE (not much, almost none - coi như ko có gì) + U (rather formal)
Ex: She has a little flour left so she'll make a a few cake
Few people are allowed to meet the Queen.
She just had so little money that she could not buy anything to eat.
Very few/little, only a few/a little => more usual
- Some + SC/PC/U
Normally in positive sentences. Ex: She asked for some help.
In question to make offers/ requests/ when expect a YES answer
Ex: Would you like some tea?
- Any + SC/PC/U
Normally in negations & questions. Ex: Is there any milk?
In positive sentences "It doesn't matter who/what/where"
Ex: Take any photo you like
:!: Is there any tree in that area? => existence, appearance
Are there any trees in that area? => How many trees
Other
Every/ Each + SC, singular verbs
Ex: Every/Each candidate has to complete a form
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Both+ PC: 2 ppl/things, positive, plural verbs (>< neither, not either)
Ex: Both Nie and Billy are students
All + PC: more than 2 ppl/things, positive, plural verbs (>< none) (ALL + U)
Ex: The sun was shining all day.
- None: more than 2 ppl/things, negative, NO noun following (>< all)
Ex: Are there any cake left? - No, none.
- None of + N (S or P:check:)/ O Personal Pron, singular/plural verbs
Ex: None of the four boys/ them know(s) the answer.
- Either + SC: any of the two, singular verbs
(1 trong 2 cái nào cũng được)
Ex: Either plan is fine with me.
- Neither + SC: not one and not the other, singular verbs
(>< both) (1 trong 2, cái nào cũng ko đc)
Ex: Neither student is right = Either student is not right
- Either of/ Neither of + N (phải là Plural): singular/plural verbs
Ex: Neither of the students is/are right = Either of the students is not right
- Both...and...: N ít hay nhiều đều đc nhưng V luôn nhiều # chỉ có Both
- Either...or... / Neither...nor...: V tùy theo N phía sau.
-Not only...but also: V tùy N sau.
Ex: Not only my mom but also my siblings are at home today.
1) Two people/things
- both + PC (V.p): 2
- either + SC (V.s): 1 in 2 (whatever)
- either of the PC (V.s/V.p): 1 in 2 (whatever)
- neither + SC (V.s): nobody/ nothing in 2
- neither of the PC (V.s/V.p): nobody/nothing in 2
2) > 2 people/things
- all + the PC: >2
- each + SC (V.s)
- each of the PC (V.s)
- none of the PC (V.s/V.p)
Other Structures
- The Other(s) = the rest
- Others = several more apart from the ones already mentioned
- The other one(s): not this/these but sth else
- Another: one more apart from those already mentioned
- each other = alternate. Ex: I clean the house every other day.
- The other day = a few days ago. Ex: I saw Biryu in the park the other day.
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