Quantifier

Quantifier

have fun quantifying things and stuffs

Multiple Choice

They have had … homework in mathematics recently.

• much

• any

• lots of

• a lot of

Multiple Choice

How … time do you need to finish the work?

• a lot of

• lots of

• much

• any

Multiple Choice

There are too … students in the library.

• much

• many

• a liitle

• few

Multiple Choice

Have you visited … foreign countries?

• few

• many

• any

• lots of

Multiple Choice

Although he's very ill, he didn't take … medicine.

• many

• much

• a few of

• any

We use quantifiers when we want to give someone information about the number of something: how much or how many.

Sometimes we use a quantifier in the place of a determiner:

 

• Most children start school at the age of five.

  We ate some bread and butter.

  We saw lots of birds.

Examples of Quantifiers for countable nouns

1. Jack mentioned few things during the discussion.

2. A number of people supported Jim in the meeting.

3. Rick asked several questions.

4. Tom traveled to many countries.

5. I liked a number of books in the book fair.

6. I have bought several dresses from this shop.

7. Aric has many friends on the varsity.

Quantifiers for Uncountable nouns

• Jeff is a bit tired.

• Jim has much patience.

• Alice had a little juice and nothing else.

• We have much time to complete the project.

• Alana was a little worried.

• Wait a bit! I am coming.

• Put a little salt in the curry.

Multiple Choice

.. people know as much about linguistics as John does

• Most

• Few

• A little

• Little

Multiple Choice

They say … knowledge is a dangerous thing.

• most

• few

• little

• a lot

Multiple Choice

He's having .. of trouble passing his driving test.

• lots of

• a lot

• few

• many

Multiple Choice

I spend … of my time reading novels

• most

• much

• any

• many

Multiple Choice

He knows … English. He knows enough English to manage.

• most

• few

• a little

• a lot