Kategorie: Wszystkie - negative - plural - positive - quantifiers

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

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

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