Quantifiers
What are quantifiers?
A quantifier is a word or phrase which is used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity:
'Some', 'many', 'a lot of' and 'a few' are examples of quantifiers.
'Some', 'many', 'a lot of' and 'a few' are examples of quantifiers.
Quantifiers can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.
Examples:
There are some books on the desk
He's got only a few dollars.
How much money have you got?
There is a large quantity of fish in this river.
He's got more friends than his sister.
He's got only a few dollars.
How much money have you got?
There is a large quantity of fish in this river.
He's got more friends than his sister.
Examples of quantifiers
With Uncountable Nouns
· much
· a little/little/very little *
· a bit (of)
· a great deal of
· a large amount of
· a large quantity of
With Both
· all
· enough
· more/most
· less/least
· no/none
· not any
· some
· any
· a lot of
· lots of
· plenty of
With Countable Nouns
· many
· a few/few/very few **
· a number (of)
· several
· a large number of
· a great number of
· a majority of
* NOTE
few, very few mean that there is not enough of something.
a few means that there is not a lot of something, but there is enough.
a few means that there is not a lot of something, but there is enough.
** NOTE
little, very little mean that there is not enough of something.
a little means that there is not a lot of something, but there is enough.
a little means that there is not a lot of something, but there is enough.
Source : http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-quantifiers.php ( Accessed 04 May 2015 )
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