GRAMMAR - COMPARISONS OF QUANTIFIER

GRAMMAR - COMPARISONS OF QUANTIFIER ADJECTIVES

QUANTIFIER ADJECTIVES

with countable nown: MANY, A FEW

​Eg, many bananas, many people, many friends,...

​Eg, a few bananas, a few people, a few friend,...

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​with uncountable noun: MUCH, A LITTLE

​eg, much money, much time, much water,...

​Eg, a little money, a little time, a little water,...

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​with both countable and uncountable nouns: A LOT OF, LOTS OF, SOME

​Eg, a lot of friends, lots of water, some sugar,...

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Tom has ..................... problems.

• many

• much

• a lot of

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I don't have ....................... money.

• many

• much

• a lot of

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I want to visit ................... cities in The United States and Canada.

• many

• much

• a lot of

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I don't put .................... sugar in my coffee.

• many

• much

• a lot of

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I have ...................... questions to ask you.

• many

• much

• a lot of

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Sue and John have a small apartment. They don't have ................... furniture.

• many

• much

• a lot of

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you can see ..................... people at the zoo on Sundays.

• many

• much

• a lot of

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Dick doesn't get ..................... mail because he doesn't write a lot of letters .

• many

• much

• a lot of

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Mary is lazy. She doesn't do ........................ work.

• many

• much

• a lot of

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I don't drink ....................... coffee.

• many

• much

• a lot of

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Do you usually buy ..................... fruit?

• many

• much

• a lot of

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Jeff is a friendly person. He has ......................... friends.

• many

• much

• a lot of

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I need .................. paper.

• a little

• a few

• some

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I usually add .......................... salt to my food.

• a little

• a few

• some

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I have ................ questions to ask you.

• a little

• a few

• some

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Bob needs ................. help.

• a little

• a few

• some

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I need to buy ................... clothes.

• a little

• a few

• some

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I have ................... homework to do tonight.

• a little

• a few

• some

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I usually get ................ mail everyday.

• a little

• a few

• some

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I usually get ................ letters everyday.

• a little

• a few

• some

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when I am hungry, I usually eat .................... cheese.

• a little

• a few

• some

​COMPARISON WITH

MANY - MUCH - A LOT OF

​MANY/MUCH/ ALOT OF/LOTS OF + NOUN => MORE + NOUN + THAN...

​EX:

• ​You have 3 brothers but I have only one brother. You have more brothers than I have / do.

• ​My mother drinks more tea than my father does.

​MANY/MUCH/ ALOT OF/LOTS OF + NOUN => THE MOST + NOUN

​EX:

• ​You have 3 brothers. I have two brothers. Mary has only one brother. You have the most brothers

• ​My mother drinks the most tea in my family.

​COMPARISON WITH

A FEW - A LITTLE - SOME

​A FEW/SOME + CN => FEWER + CN + THAN ...

A LITTLE/SOME + UC => LESS + UN + THAN...

​EX:

• ​You have 3 brothers but I have only one brother. I have FEWER brothers than you have / do.

• ​I drinks less tea than my father does.

​A FEW/SOME + CN => THE FEWEST + CN

A LITTLE/SOME + UC => THE LEAST + UN

​EX:

• ​You have 3 brothers. I have two brothers. Mary has only one brother. Mary has the fewest brothers of all.

• ​I drink the least tea in my family.

​COMPARISON WITH

A FEW - A LITTLE - SOME

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There were __________ men at the party than women.

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I have __________ time to do things this year than last year.

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We need __________ help this week compared to last week.

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George worked __________ than 30 hours this week.

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They made __________ money this year than last year.

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I hope you are making __________ mistakes with your English since you started coming to this website.

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There’s __________ daylight in the winter than in the summer.

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There are __________ hours of darkness in the summer than in the winter.

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__________ people want to go into that profession these days.

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Amy wrote ................... words.

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Amy scored ................... points.

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Simon wrote ................... words.

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Simon scored ................... points.

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Nancy studies.................subjects.............John.

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Daniel joins.................clubs.............John.

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John has.................free time.............Nancy.

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Daniel studies.................subjects of all.

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John joins.................clubs of the three.

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Nancy has.................free time.

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Daniel has.................free time.