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The English Quantifiers
The English Quantifiers
We use quantifiers when we want to give someone information about the number of something: how much or how many.
We can use quantifiers with both count and uncount nouns:
ALL
SOME
MORE
A LOT OF
LOTS OF
MUCH
MANY
ANY
NO
NONE OF
VERY
…
MUCH OR MANY
We use much with singular (uncountable) nouns and many with plurals.
Much and many are most common in questions and negatives.
How many people will be there?
How much information do you have?
SOME OR ANY
We use some mostly in affirmative sentences.
We use any instead of some in negative and interrogative sentences.
I have some bread. I haven’t got any bread.
Do you have any bread?
Exercises
The English Quantifiers
EXERCISE 1.Complete the sentences by putting some or any into each gap.
- Have you got ……………brothers or sisters?
- We don’t need ……………butter.
- There are …………….books on the table.
- I want ……………flour because I’m going to bake a cake.
- Is there …………..petrol in the car?
- There’s …………..salt, but there isn’t …………..pepper.
- I haven’t got …………..compact discs.
- Can I have ………….cereal?
- Is there ………….fruit in the fridge?
- Would you like ……………….chocolate cake?
- Have we got ……………stamps?
- I’d like ……………….mineral water.
- I don’t eat ………………cakes. I’m on a diet.
- I’d like an omelette. Have we got …………..eggs?
- Can I have ………….more milk, please?
ADVERBS MUCH AND MANY
EXERCISE 1.
Complete the questions with How much…? or How many…?
Eg. How much homework do you get?
- ________English books do you have?
- ________does a cup of coffee cost?
- _________languages do you speak?
- _________people are there in your family?
- __________weeks’ holiday do you have in summer?
- __________coffee do you drink a day?
MUCH/MANY
EXERCISE 1.
Complete the sentences by using the words in brackets.
We use much with singular (uncountable) nouns and many with plurals.
Much and many are most common in questions and negatives.
e.g. How many people will be there? How much information do you have?
- How __________ time have we got?
- How _______tickets do we need?
- There are too _________ people here.
- I love you so _________ .
- I don’t know __________ poems.
- Not ________ people understand his ideas.
- How ________ milk is there?
- How _________ chairs are there?
- Did you drink_________ beer last night.
- Are there ________ opera houses in London?
EXERCISE 2.
Look at the words in the box.
Using these words write at least five sentences about yourself.
Example: I haven’t got many cousins
Have you got much time?
books problems ideas apples nice clothes free time chocolate
SOME/ANY
EXERCISE 1.
Complete the sentences using some or any.
We use some mostly in affirmative sentences.
We use any instead of some in negative and interrogative sentences.
e.g. I have some bread. I haven’t got any bread. Do you have any bread?
- She’s got ________interesting ideas.
- There’__________ mud on the carpet.
- Do you know _________ good jokes?
- He hasn’t got ________ money.
- I can’t find _________ bananas.
- Laura has got ________old pictures to show us.
- There aren’t ________ buses on Sunday.
- I cant find _________ butter, but we’ve got ________ margarine.
- Virginia has got __________ beautiful jewellery.
- ___________ of Virginia’s friends were at the party last night.
EXERCISE 2.
Choose the right word.
- Have you got (some/any) free time on Friday?
- I’ve just made(some/any) coffee.
- I haven’t done (some/any) revision for the exam – I know I’ll fail.
- Has Eve got (some/any) brothers and sisters, do you know?
- Sarah has got (some/any) beautiful jewellery but she never wears it.
SOME-ALL-NONE OF
EXERCISE 1.
Complete the sentences by using the correct form.
Some, any, none
e.g. Some of the guests at the party were really funny.
- I haven’t received _______ news from my French friend yet.
- Have you got ________ good news ?
- No, I haven’t got ________ .
- My mum usually gives me________ good advice.
- _______ of us left you a message on the answering machine.
- There haven’t been _______ elections since 1995.
- She didn’t buy _______ dresses because _______ of them fitted her.
- Can I have some more sugar ,please?
- I’m sorry, there isn’ t ________ left.
EXERCISE 2
Complete the sentences by using all or none.
e.g. We were all tired last night.
- These clothes are _________ very dirty.
- _________ of the passengers had fastened their seat-belts.
- When we were children, we ________ used to play football in that place.
- ___________ the passengers were asked to pass through the metal detector.
- Don’t think you can get _________ you want in life.
- We need a technician to fix the computer : _________ of us can do it.
- Here are ________ the best books I have.
MUCH/MANY/A LOT OF/VERY
EXERCISE 1.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form.
- He had got ___________ books to read.
- Are there ___________ envelopes in the drawer?
- Lucia can speak Danish ___________ well.
- Are you studying ___________ for your next exam?
- They do not drink ____________ alcohol at the weekend.
- She does not earn ____________ money with that new job.
- Susan will receive __________ presents for her birthday.
- My father smokes _______________.
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