Quantifiers

Quantifiers

SOME VS ANY

• 'some' followed by singular thing= unknown thing. 

  Example: Wilson just take some paper in the stack of papers in the drawer. 

• 'some' is used in (+) / request / offer sentences. While 'any' is used in (-) / (?) sentences, sometimes we may find 'any' in (+) sentences, which mean ' yang mana aja'.

Multiple Select

Which one is/ are wrong?

• Some of the student go overseas for education, some stays inside the country.

• Oh God! Someone has scratched my car.

• Do you want any coffee?

• Does she own any villas in this row?

• If you have some problem, just call me.

Multiple Select

Which sentences contains mistake?

• I rarely see some street vendors passing here.

• Can you give me some help, please?

• You can come to my house some day, I'm free most of the time.

EACH : refers to all members of a group though we think of them more one by one (individually). Each can be used to talk about two or more people/things.

• Each + singular countable noun: Live each day as if it were your last.

• Each of + determiner + plural noun: Each of the guides has a different group to show around the museum.

• Each of + pronoun (you/us/them): He gave each of us a small gift at the end of the course.

EVERY: Every refers to all members of a group though considered individually. It can be used to talk about three or more people/things.

• Every + countable singular noun: I have visited every country in South America (we do NOT say: every countries)

• Every + number + plural noun: He gets his head shaved every three weeks.

What is the difference between Each and Every?

• Every is closer in meaning to All than Each is.

• Each is more individual than every.

  However notice that every cannot be used when referring to two things and is not common with small numbers.

  Every (one) of my parents (incorrect) Each of my parents (correct)

• We cannot use Each with the words Almost or Nearly. Here we use Every.

  Almost each car pollutes the atmosphere. (incorrect) Almost every car pollutes the atmosphere. (correct)

• All + noun (general)

  All sharks are dangerous.

• All + of + determiner + noun (of can be ommited)(lebih mengacu ke grup tertentu)

  All (of) the pages are yellow and old.

  All (of) the fish in the pond have died.

• We can also remove OF before the determiner + noun (but we must use OF before a pronoun)

  All the pages are yellow and old.

  You need to remove all of them before they start to smell bad.

• Pronoun + all

  Sometimes you can place All after a pronoun to emphasize that every single one of that group is included.

  We all hope you get better soon.

  I hope you all have a great time.

  I have made us all some sandwiches.

Compare All vs. Every

simple way to remember is that 
All is with a plural noun + plural verb 
while Every is with a singular noun + singular verb. 

We can use All with uncountable nouns (and not Every).
I like all music (NOT every music)
Place all luggage on the counter. (NOT every luggage)

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EITHER vs NEITHER

1) Either / Neither + singular noun

a) Neither player was allowed to return to the game after the argument.

b) A. There are two keys here. Which will open the office? B. I believe either key works.

2) Either/ Neither + of + Pronoun

a) Neither of us expected to be fired.

b) I don’t think he is going to invite either of us.

3) Neither of + determiner + plural noun

Neither of our cars has enough petrol so we have to take the bus.

Neither..nor.../ Either ...or......= the verbs agree with ^2nd subject.

Neither John nor Fred likes doing the dishes.

Multiple Choice

I am _____________ proud and happy to live in this beautiful country

• Both

• Either

• Neither

Multiple Choice

I was invited to two parties last week but I didn't go to _______________ them

• both

• neither

• either

Multiple Choice

-Do you live in Cartagena or in Barranquilla?

-___________ . I live in Santa Marta

• Neither

• Either

• Both

Multiple Choice

_____ Jack and Sam, like playing football.

• either

• neither

• both

Multiple Choice

You can take _____ the blue or the red, but you can't have _____.

• either, both

• neither, both

• either, neither

Multiple Choice

Which word completes the sentence?
Feel free to talk to ____ us.

• both
• either of
• neither of

Multiple Choice

Which word completes the sentence?

____ boy brought a coat. You can't borrow from them.

• Neither

• Either

• Both

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• Neither of them lives here. 
• Neither of they live here. 
• Neither Alice or Mark live here. 

Multiple Choice

Do ____ of you have any money I can borrow?

• neither
• both
• either

Multiple Choice

__________ of them were responsible for the theft.

• none

• no

• any

• every

Multiple Choice

______________ of her belongings were found in the room.

• no

• any

• none

• every

Multiple Choice

Who were you talking to just now?

____________. I wasn't talking to _____________.

• No-one/anyone

• Anyone/no-one

• Anyone/anyone

• No-one/no-one

Multiple Choice

There was complete silence in the room. ___________ said ______________.

• Everybody/everything

• Somebody/something

• Nobody/nothing

• Nobody/anything

Multiple Choice

The bus was completely empty there was ____________ on it.

• somebody

• anybody

• nobody

• everybody

Multiple Choice

Who were you talking to?

• Nothing

• Nowhere

• None

• Nobody

Multiple Choice

I went to the shops but I didn't buy ____________

• something

• nothing

• anything

Multiple Choice

There's no way to get across the river. There's _________ bridge.

• no

• none

• any

Difference between NO and NONE

• NO  IS AN ARTICLE - it goes before a noun. While NONE IS A PRONOUN -it goes alone.

• Examples of NO :

  There is no sugar = There isn't any sugar.

• None = No + noun. Examples of NONE: 

  He has two cars and I have none (= no cars).

• NONE + of + determiner (the, my, this...)We always use NONE before OF:

  - None of the books is interesting

  - None of my friends knows it

  - None of us speaks French

  
  

Multiple Choice

We took lots of photos but _________ of them were any good.

• no

• none

• any

Multiple Choice

I wanted to get a ticket but there were __________ left.

• no

• any

• none

Multiple Choice

We had to walk home because there weren't ________ taxis.

• any

• no

• none

Multiple Choice

It was a public holiday so there were __________ shops open.

• any

• no

• none