Quantifiers - Empower B1+ - Unit 7 - Lesson B

Quantifiers

Empower B1+ - Intermediate

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Some, any, and no

​We usually use some in positive statements and any in negatives and questions

• ​There are some nice views from the hotel.​

• He doesn't have any good music.​

• Do​ you have any rooms available?

Some, any, and no

We can also use no in positive sentences to talk about zero quantity.

• There's no crime around here.

• I have no money.

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• BE CAREFUL: I don't have any money.

Zero quantity

To talk about zero quantity we can use:

none of + plural or none.​

• ​None of my friends could help

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• ​How many holidays do we have this month? - None.

Multiple Choice

Do we have _____ bread at home?

• some

• any

• no

• none

Multiple Choice

We have _____ furniture, but we need more chairs.

• some

• any

• no

• none

Multiple Choice

I didn't understand ____ of the instructions.

• some

• any

• no

• none

Multiple Choice

A: How much milk did you buy?

B: Eh... _____, I'm sorry, I forgot.

• some

• any

• no

• none

Multiple Choice

_____ the films are available on Netflix.

• some

• any

• no

• none

• I don't have much money with me.

• Did many people come to the concert?

• We don't have a lot of time.​

We use not many / not much / not a lot of in negative sentences

• There are quite a lot of cars in the road today.

• There are lots of cars in the road today.

We use lots of / a lot of​ in positive sentences

Large quantities

In positive sentences we can also use "plenty of" to show we are happy with the amount:

"We have plenty of time"​

Multiple Select

It was really hot this morning. So I drank _____ water when I got home.

• a lot of

• much

• many

• plenty of

Multiple Choice

There isn't _____ milk in the bottle.

• many

• much

• any

Multiple Choice

Nancy doesn't know _____ people here.

• much

• many

• no

• There isn't enough room for my computer here.

We use not enough to say there is less than the right amount.

• I had too much coffee this morning, I feel sick now.

• There were too many people at the concert.

We use too much / too many to say there is more than the right amount.

Too / not enough

We can also use "too + adjective/adverb" and "not + adjective/adverb enough:"

This suitcase is too heavy; You are walking too quickly; The room isn't big enough for all of us; You aren't walking fast enough.

Multiple Choice

I left the coffee for a minute to cool because it was _____ hot to drink.

• too

• not enough

• enough

Multiple Choice

He wasn't strong _____ to lift the hammer.

• too

• not too

• enough