Quantifiers

Question 1

Many/much

Answer 1

Many for countable \ much for uncountable in (?) and (-)We use many before plural (countable) nouns and much before uncountable nouns \ We use them in negative sentences and questions \ We don’t often use them in affirmative sentences

Question 2

There isn’t ___ coffee in the jar

Answer 2

There isn’t much coffee in the jar

Question 3

Were there ___ people in the party?

Answer 3

Were there many people in the party?

Question 4

Too much/too many \ so much/so many

Answer 4

Note that much/many are more common in negatives and questions than in affirmative sentences \ However \ we use too much and too many or so much and so many in affirmative sentences

Question 5

There’s ___ salt in the soup

Answer 5

There’s too much salt in the soup

Question 6

You eat ___ biscuits

Answer 6

You eat too many biscuits

Question 7

There were ___ people that we had to leave

Answer 7

There were so many people that we had to leave

Question 8

He ate ___ cake that it made him sick

Answer 8

He ate so much cake that it made him sick

Question 9

How much/how many

Answer 9

We use how many and how much to ask about quantity

Question 10

___ ___ concerts have you ever been to?

Answer 10

How many concerts have you ever been to?

Question 11

___ ___ coffee have you had today?

Answer 11

How much coffee have you had today?

Question 12

A lot of/lots of/plenty of

Answer 12

Before both countable and uncountable We use a lot of \ lots of (more informal) \ or plenty of before both plural (countable) and uncountable nouns \ We normally use them in positive sentences

Question 13

She spends ___ ___ ___ time watching TV

Answer 13

She spends a lot of time watching TV

Question 14

We had ___ ___ good moments together

Answer 14

We had lots of good moments together

Question 15

We’ve got ___ ___ time

Answer 15

We’ve got plenty of time

Question 16

Of before noun \ no of at the end of a sentence

Answer 16

We must always use a lot of or lots of including of at the end \ However \ we can use the expressions a lot or lots (without of) at the end of a sentence

Question 17

How many beers did you have? I don’t know\ I had ___ /___ ___

Answer 17

How many beers did you have? I don’t know\ I had lots/a lot

Question 18

I like her ___ ___

Answer 18

I like her a lot

Question 19

I don’t want any more cake\thanks\I’ve had ___

Answer 19

I don’t want any more cake\thanks\I’ve had plenty

Question 20

A) few/(a) little/a bit of

Answer 20

Few for countable\ little for uncountable We use (a) few before plural (countable) nouns and (a) little or a bit of (more informal) before uncountable nouns in affirmative\ negative and interrogative sentences

Question 21

I have to do ___ ___ things this afternoon

Answer 21

I have to do a few things this afternoon

Question 22

He always gets good results with very ___ effort

Answer 22

He always gets good results with very little effort

Question 23

Can you put ___ ___ ___ sugar in the tea?

Answer 23

Can you put a bit of sugar in the tea?

Question 24

Few or a few? Little or a little?

Answer 24

A few means ‘some but not many; enough’, and a little means ‘some but not much; enough’ .

Few means ‘almost none; not enough’.

Normally, the difference between a few/little (WITH a) and few/little (WITHOUT a) is that a few/little is positive in meaning, and few/little is negative. Compare:

Question 25

There’s ___ milk in the fridge; we have to buy more. (=Not enough; we need more)

Answer 25

There’s little milk in the fridge; we have to buy more. (=Not enough; we need more)

Question 26

Shall I buy some beers?’ ‘No, it’s OK, there are ___ ___ in the fridge.’ (=Enough; we don’t need more)

Answer 26

Shall I buy some beers?’ ‘No, it’s OK, there are a few in the fridge.’ (=Enough; we don’t need more)

Question 27

Do you speak English?’ ‘No, I speak very ___ English.’ (=Negative)

Answer 27

Do you speak English?’ ‘No, I speak very little English.’ (=Negative)

Question 28

Do you speak English?’ ‘Yes, I speak ___ English.’ (=Positive)

Answer 28

Do you speak English?’ ‘Yes, I speak a little English.’ (=Positive)

Question 29

Some/any/no

Answer 29

Some in (+) and any in (?) and (-) We use some in affirmative sentences and any in negative sentences and questions.

Question 30

There isn’t ___ sugar in the cupboard

Answer 30

There isn’t any sugar in the cupboard

Question 31

Have you got ___ new friends?

Answer 31

Have you got any new friends?

Question 32

I have ___ questions to ask you

Answer 32

I have some questions to ask you

Question 33

No in (+)

Answer 33

We use no in affirmative sentences.

Question 34

There are ___ biscuits left.

Answer 34

There are no biscuits left.

Question 35

I have ___ questions to ask.

Answer 35

I have no questions to ask.

Question 36

With both countable (plural) and uncountable

Answer 36

Some, any and no can be used before countable and uncountable nouns. But if we use them before a countable noun, the noun must be plural.

Question 37

Are there ___ students in the classroom?

Answer 37

Are there any students in the classroom?

Question 38

Some for offers and requests

Answer 38

We use some (NOT any) in interrogative sentences when we are offering or requesting (=asking for) something.

Question 39

Would you like ___ help?

Answer 39

Would you like some help?

Question 40

Can I have ___ tea, please?

Answer 40

Can I have some tea, please?

Question 41

None

Answer 41

None is a pronoun. It means ‘zero’. We use it in affirmative sentences as a pronoun to replace countable and uncountable nouns. This means that it’s not followed by a noun.

Question 42

There were three bottles before we left, and now there is ___

Answer 42

There were three bottles before we left, and now there is none

Question 43

How much cake did you have?’ ___

Answer 43

How much cake did you have?’ ‘None.’

Question 44

None of

Answer 44

We can also use none of + noun (countable or uncountable).

Question 45

___of the questions were answered.

Answer 45

None of the questions were answered.