QUANTIFIERS Words or phrases which are used before a noun to indicate quantity

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SOSTANTIVI NUMERABILI

par Gabriella Sirianni

present continius

par izan segarra

This / that / these / those

par ERICK SOLIS

Present Continuous tense

par Karabekova Dana

QUANTIFIERS Words or phrases which are used before a noun to indicate quantity

How much/ much: These expressions mean the same but each one is used in a different way

Uncountable nouns:

Second example: you don't have much time before the bus leaves

First example: how much ice cream do you want ?

much is used to determine the quantity of uncountable nouns and it's usually used in questions and in negative sentences

How many/ many: Many is the alternative to "much" because "many" quantifies countable nouns

Countable nouns:

Second example: there aren't many cars on the highway today

First example: How many cookies do you want ?

many is used with plural countable nouns it's mainly used in questions and negative sentences.

Few

It normally conveys a negative idea

Jessie has few friends

It's used for plural countable nouns. It means "not many".

A few

It normally conveys a positive idea

I spent a few days in New York

It' used for plural countable nouns. It means "some" or a small amount.

Lots of has the same meaning that a lot of. It is more informal than a lot of.

There is lots of traffic today

He has lots of friends

A lot of means a large number of amount. It is a informal style

Incountable nouns

I drank a lot of beer

Countable nouns

I have a lot of chickens in the garden

Little

It's similar to "not much"

I found little information about French. I'll have to look for it again

It's used with uncountable nouns

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A little

It's similar to "some"

I drank a little wine not to be bored. Being tipsy makes me happy

It works just with uncountable nouns