Transcript QUANTIFIERS

QUANTIFIERS
MUCH, MANY, FEW, LITTLE,
PLENTY, A LOT OF, SOME, ANY,
COUNTABLE NOUNS
SINGULAR
AND
PLURAL
Quantifiers
s
i
n A
g
u an
l
a
r
Countable nouns
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
- There’s a
banana on
the table.
- I don’t have
a banana.
- Is there a
banana onthe
table ?
- There’s an
apple in the
fridge
- I don’t have
an apple
- Is there an
apple inthe
fridge ?
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative
P
l
u
r
a
l
-Some
- Any
(We
don't
know
how
many)
Negative
Interrogative
×
We use
any
×
We use
any
- There
are some
vegetabl
es on the - There
aren’t any
table.
vegetables
on the table
- Are there
any
vegetables
in the frige ?
Countable nouns
Quantifiers
P
l
u
r
a
l
Many
Affirmative
Negative
- Many
Chinese
plates are
good.
- There aren’t - Do we need
many carrots many carrots ?
in the fridge
-N.B. (only
at the
(a large beginning
of the
number) sentence .If
not, we use
a lot of /lots
of /plenty
of).
Interrogative
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative
P
l
u a few
r
a
(not
l many, a
small
number)
There are a
few
oranges on
the table.
Negative
x
Interrogative
x
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative
P
l
u
r
a
l
There are
a lot a lot of /
lots of
of /
lots tomatoes
in the
of
fridge.
Negative
Interrogative
There
aren’t a
lot of /
lots of
tomatoes
in the
fridge.
Are there
a lot of/
lots of
tomatoes
in the
fridge ?
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative
P
There are
l plenty plenty of
figs on
u of
the tree.
r
a
l
Negative
x
Interrogative
x
UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative
S
I SOME I drink some
N
coffee for
G
breakfast
U ANY
L
A
R
Negative
Interrogative
×
I don’t
drink any
coffee for
breakfast
×
Do you
drink any
coffee for
breakfast ?
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative
Much of the
S
Moroccan
I
food is good.
Much
N
G
N.B. (only at
U
the beginning
L (a big
of the
A quantity) sentence .If
not, we usea
R
lot of/lots
of/plenty of).
Negative
Interrogative
- We don’t
have much
cheese at
home
-Do you have
much cheese
at home ?
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogati
ve
S
I
a little
N
G
U (a small
L quantity)
A
R
I need a
little butter
to prepare
the cake.
X
WE USE
MUCH
X
WE USE
MUCH
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogati
ve
S
I
a lot
I eat a lot of / I don’t
N
eat a lot
G of/lots lots of
chocolate.
of / lots
U of
L
of sugar
A
R
X
Quantifiers
Countable nouns
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogati
ve
S
I
plenty I need
N
plenty of
G of
cheese
U
L
A
R
X
X
PRACTICE
Read the differences of these English cities
Canterbury
% unemployment
9%
% families with two cars
17 %
% empty shops
7%
Number of tourists
1.2 millon
Billingham
29%
2%
31%
5000
Use the words in the box to complete the questions and answers
A lot
a lot of
a few
much
many very few not much
1.
How .......... unemployment is there in Billingham ?
There’s
..............
2.
Is there ...................... in Canterbury ?
No, .............
3.
How ............ families with two cars are there in Canterbury? There
are quite .....
4.
Are there .............. in Billingham? Np, there are ................
5.
Are there ............ Empty shops in Billingham ? Yes, ...........
6.
Are there .................. In Canterbury? No there are only ....................
7.
How ..................... tourists visit Canterbury each year?
..........................
8.
How ................... visit Billingham? ............................
Decide if the following sentences are correct or
incorrect. Correct the wrong ones. Good luck!
1) Are there some products in the
market?
2) There is a woman in the office.
3) There aren’t any trains after 11
o’clock.
4) We haven’t got any oranges now.
5) There is a lot of animals in the zoo
6) Is there some water in the lake?
7) There is some people visiting the
animals.
8. Is there a lot of water in the river?
9. There isn’t a umbrella next to the
door.
10. Sue drinks much tea.
11. How many students there are in the
classroom?
12. Is there any book on the table?
13. I don’t know much people in this
town
14. There is a lot of oil in Kuwait.
15. There are any cars on the road
today