Quantifiers

Let us meet quantifiers!

Time to think.

Lead self-talk and answer the questions before studying a presentation.

What are quantifiers?

Can you name any of them?

When and how to use them?

Why use them?

Multiple Choice

How ______ money have you got?

• many

• much

Multiple Choice

I have coffee with _____ milk.

• a little

• a few

Multiple Choice

____ coconuts fell from the tree

• A little

• A few

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​Definition of Quantifiers for countable nouns:

These quantifiers quantify only the countable nouns. These are few, many, a number of, several, etc.

Few means "not many (people or things)." It is used to say that there are not a lot of people or things. A few means "some (people or things)." It is used to say that there are a small number of people or things.

​The Difference Between "Few" and "A Few"

I have a few [=some/a small number of] friends.

I have few friends. [=I do not have many friends]

 

A few people [=some people] arrived early.

Few people [=not very many people] arrived early.

​Quantifiers for Uncountable Nouns

​These quantifiers quantify only the 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.

Multiple Choice

There were too much people at the baseball game

• Incorrect

• Correct

Multiple Choice

How much t-shirts do you own?

• Correct

• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

They had __________ food at the party. They ate all they could

• too many

• too much

• a little

• many

Multiple Choice

This place is full of people. There are __________ people here

• too much

• not enough

• too many

• few

Multiple Choice

There weren't ............. to play a match, so everybody went home.

• enough people

• too much people

• too many people

• people enough

Multiple Choice

They haven't got ............. money to buy a burguer.

• Too much

• Too many

• Too

• enough

Multiple Choice

They had __________ food at the party. They ate all they could

• too many

• too much

• a little

• many

Multiple Choice

___ noise

• Many

• Much

Multiple Choice

___ homework

• Many

• Much

Multiple Choice

This president had ___power.

• little

• few

Multiple Choice

There's very ___ communication between them.

• some

• little

Multiple Choice

I have ___ good idea.

• a

• an

• some

Multiple Choice

We don’t have ___chicken left for dinner. 

• some

• much

• any

Multiple Choice

I would love to try ___ of that food! It looks delicious!

• much

• a few

• some

Multiple Choice

I left my wallet at home; can I borrow ___ money for lunch?

• a little

• many

• some

Multiple Choice

We had ___ hope that his sister would survive.

• any

• much

• little

Multiple Choice

There are too _____ students in this class.

• many

• much

Poll

How familiar are you with the use of quantifiers now?

• strongly

• quite familiar

• 50/50

• Not familiar,need more practice