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Quantifiers
Definition of Quantifiers
describe number OR amount of something
single words or phrases
There are
forty
people in my calculus class
I'm spending
a great deal of
time studying
used w/ nouns and pronouns
I'm taking
six classes
this semester
All of them
are challenging
can be used alone if (pro)noun was just used
Q: Have you made
many friends
here at school? A: Yes, I've made
a lot.
Describing Small Amounts or Numbers
Fewer
w/ count nouns
I have
fewer
problems than before.
Less
w non-count nouns
I earn
less
money, though
Similar Meaning
A little
Ellen had
a little
trouble with the exam.
A bit (of + noun)
I had
a bit of
difficulty myself.
Use both in the same sentence
Our team had
a little bit of
luck and won the game
Different Meaning
Few and Little (
NEGATIVE
)
a small number but probably NOT enough
He also has
little
self-confidence
Hank has
few
friends
A few and A little
(POSITIVE)
But if you add
ONLY
it becomes not enough
I have
only a few
friends.
a small number but probably enough
We have
a little
food at home.
I have
a few
investments
Describing larger Amounts
Count nouns
There are
many
job opportunities
(less formal)
Helen doesn't have
as many
health issues now.
The government employs
a great many
workers (
more formal)
Non-count nouns
I have to do
a great deal of
work for my physics class
(formal)
I don't have
much
free-time (
less formal)
Both count and non count
I also have
more self-confidence
I have
more friends
now than I used to
much w/non-count nouns
questions
Did they spend
much
money?
negative statements
She doesn't watch
much
T.V.
w/ too
I ate
too much
for dinner.
Amount, Number
"The Amount of" w/ non-count nouns
The amount of stress
in people's lives seems to be growing
"The number of" w/ count nouns
The number of mistakes
I made on that exam was incredible
Quantifiers + Nouns
Used with all types of nouns
Sing. count nouns
: one, each, every
Each
student in the class has a computer.
pl. count nouns:
two, both, a couple of, a dozen, several, a few, many, a great many, a number of
Many
students earned scholarships.
non-count nouns
: a little, little,
much
, a great deal of, amount of, a bit of
I had
a great deal of
difficulty
getting to class today.
The
amount of traffic
on the roads was amazing.
plural and non-count nouns
: no, any, some, enough, a lot of, lots of, plenty of, most, all
He had
no friends
before he came here
He had
no money
either.