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QUANTIFIERS Words or phrases which are used before a noun to…
QUANTIFIERS
Words or phrases which are used before a noun to indicate quantity
Little
Subtopic
It's used with uncountable nouns
It's similar to "not much"
I found little information about French. I'll have to look for it again
A little
It works just with uncountable nouns
It's similar to "some"
I drank a little wine not to be bored. Being tipsy makes me happy
A
A lot of means a large number of amount. It is a informal style
Countable nouns
I have a lot of chickens in the garden
Incountable nouns
I drank a lot of beer
Lots of has the same meaning that a lot of. It is more informal than a lot of.
Countable nouns
He has lots of friends
Incountable nouns
There is lots of traffic today
How much/ much: These expressions
mean the same but each one is
used in a different way
much is used to determine the
quantity of uncountable nouns
and it's usually used in questions and
in negative sentences
Uncountable nouns:
First example: how much
ice cream
do you want ?
Second example: you
don't have
much time before the bus
leaves
How many/ many: Many is the alternative to "much" because "many" quantifies countable nouns
many is used with
plural countable nouns
it's mainly used in questions
and negative sentences.
Countable nouns:
First example: How many
cookies do you want ?
Second example: there aren't
many cars on the
highway today
Few
It's used for plural countable nouns. It means "not many".
It normally conveys a negative idea
Jessie has few : friends
A few
It' used for plural countable nouns. It means "some" or a small amount.
It normally conveys a positive idea
I spent a few days in New York