mt - quantifiers + noun transformation

Quantifiers

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Is also used with uncountable nouns, but it has a positive meaning :)

• We have a little food. Do you want some? (=some)​

​A little

Has a negative meaning. It is used with uncountable nouns.

• There is little food left (=there is not much food left)​

​Little

(A) Litte

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Is used with uncountable nouns, with a positive meaning :D

• A few people visited last week. (=a small amount)

​A few

Is used with countable nouns. It has a negative meaning.

• Few students came last class. (=​not enough)

​Few

(A) Few

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Multiple Choice

____ scientists are working on trying to bring extinct species back to life.

• A few

• A little

Multiple Choice

The project hasn't gone well, and there's ___ chance that it will succeed.

• a lttle

• little

Multiple Choice

I need ____ more time to finish this job.

• a few

• a little

Multiple Choice

This used to be a very popular theory, but now there is ___ evidence that it works.

• few

• little

Multiple Choice

Very ____ people can do calculations in their heads nowadays.

• few

• little

We use it to say "not one and not the other"

• ​I though neither project would be successful.

With ​...nor

• ​Neither the public nor the scientists though the projects would succeed.

​Neither (... nor)

We can use it to talk about two possible alternatives. On its own, we use it to mean "one or the other"

• You can study either career.

​With ...or, we use it to talk about positive alternatives.

• You can study either English or history.​

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​Either (... or)

(N)Either

All

​(and all of the)

We use all (of) the + plural/uncountable noun to talk about more than two people or things.

• All of the students did great on the test.

We use all to talk about people or things in general.​

• All animals deserve our protection.​

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​None

We can use none of + plural/uncountable noun to mean "not any".

• None of the projects was/were successful.

• ​None of the information was correct.

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We can use every + singular noun to talk about the things an people that make up a group.

• Every student is intelligent.​

​Every

We can use each + singular noun to talk

about the things + people that make up

a group.

• Each student is intelligent.

​We can also say each of the + plural noun

with the same meaning.

• Each of the students is intelligent.

​It can also be used to mean "both"

They are two different species, and each one has its own characteristics.

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​Each

Each + every

Multiple Choice

____ scientists agree that we need cleaner energy.

• All

• All of

Multiple Choice

I tried three methods, but ___ of them worked.

• neither

• none

Multiple Choice

____ scientist received an award.

• Each of the

• every

Multiple Choice

They produced two cloned animals, but ____ one lived for very long.

• neither

• either

Multiple Choice

___ new discovery takes us one step closer to a cure for the disease.

• every

• all of the