Numbers and quantity
- 1. Number, quantity, degree and intensity By Maria Roggero, Juana Perez Muniz and Vignesh Anil Manwani
- 3. Countable Nouns ● Are things we can count ● They have a singular and plural form. ● In the plural, we can use the quantifiers: Many, A few, Some, Any ➢ How many brothers do you have? ➢ I have a few books in my backpack ➢ She bought some bananas ➢ Does he have any children? ● In the singular, they can be preceded by a or an ➢ I have an apple Examples: Cats ➢ My brother has two cats ➢ My sister has three cats ➢ I have one cat Things: table, computer, pen, banana, television, house People: man, woman, child, teacher, friend, uncle, boss
- 4. Uncountable Nouns ● Are things that we can’t count or can’t divide into individual units Ideas / Concepts: ➢ love, fun, sadness, work, peace, safety Information: ➢ advice, information, news, knowledge Category words: ➢ music, furniture, equipment, jewelry, literature, meat foods/liquids: ➢ water, butter, rice, flour, milk ● They have only one form: singular form We can’t use a, an or numbers... ● Amounts are used: much, a little, some, any ➢ I have too much homework! ➢ Is there much work to do? ➢ Add a little butter to the recipe ➢ We heard some great music ➢ He doesn’t have any furniture ● Never add “s” ➢ I need some information ➢ I need some informations But we can use words to help: ➢ He gave me two advices ➢ He gave me two pieces of advice With food we use the container, to make the noun countable ➢ I bought two bottles of milk and three boxes of rice
- 6. Video explaining countable and uncountable nouns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v =vXM6eUSUMK4 Video
- 7. ➢ Add just a tiny amount of chili pepper, or else it may get too hot ➢ A considerable number of people failed to get tickets ➢ Vasts amounts of money have been wasted on this project
- 8. Informal and Colloquial words for number /quantity I
- 9. I’ve dozens of nails in my tool box, why buy more? → countables There’s loads of time yet, slow down! → informal / countables or uncountables There was absolutely tons of food at the party; far too much → things (not abstract) Just a drop of wine for me please → tiny amount of any liquid
- 11. Adverbs of Degree ● Tell us about the intensity of something. ● Are usually placed before the adjective, adverb, or verb that they modify, although there are some exceptions. ○ Examples: "too", "enough", "very", "extremely"
- 12. USAGE OF "ENOUGH" ● Enough as an adverb meaning 'to the necessary degree' goes after adjectives and adverbs. ○ Is your coffee hot enough? (adjective) ○ He didn't work hard enough. (adverb) ● It also goes before nouns, and means 'as much as is necessary'. In this case it is not an adverb, but a 'determiner'. followed by "to" + the infinitive. ○ We have enough bread. ● Enough with adjectives can be followed by 'for someone/something'. ○ The dress was not big enough for me. ● We can also use 'to + infinitive' after enough with adjectives/adverb. ○ He didn't work hard enough to pass the exam.
- 13. USAGE OF "TOO" ● Too as an adverb meaning "also" goes at the end of the phrase it modifies. ○ I would like to go swimming too, if you will let me come. ● Too as an adverb meaning "excessively" goes before the adjective or adverb it modifies. It can be used in both affirmative and negative sentences. ○ This coffee is too hot. ● Too is often followed by "to" + the infinitive. ○ The coffee was too hot to drink. ● Too can also be followed by "for someone" or "for something". ○ The coffee was too hot for me.
- 14. USAGE OF "VERY" ● Very goes before an adverb or adjective to make it stronger. ○ The girl was very beautiful. ● If we want to make a negative form of an adjective or adverb, we can add "not" to the verb, we can use an adjective or adverb of opposite meaning, or we can use "not very" with the original adjective or adverb. The meanings of the phrases are not identical. Usually the phrase using "not very" is less direct, and thus more polite, than the other phrases. There is a big difference in meaning between "too" and "very". "Very" expresses a fact while "too" suggests there is a problem.
- 15. Choose the correct word: 1. There’s _______ dust on these books. a. Much b. Plenty of c. A lot of Exercise
- 16. Choose the correct word: 1. There’s _______ dust on these books. a. Much b. Plenty of c. A lot of Exercise
- 17. Choose the correct word: 2) There wasn’t _____ we could do save his life. A. Much B. A lot C. Great deal
- 18. Choose the correct word: 2) There wasn’t _____ we could do save his life. A. Much B. A lot C. Great deal
- 19. Choose the correct word: 3) _____ people seem unable to cope with computers. A. A great deal of B. Lots of C. Many
- 20. Choose the correct word: 3) _____ people seem unable to cope with computers. A. A great deal of B. Lots of C. Many
- 21. Choose the correct word: 4) There are _____ ants crowding into the vase A) any B) some C) Much D) A little
- 22. Choose the correct word: 4) There are _____ ants crowding into the vase A) any B) some C) Much D) A little
- 23. Choose the correct word: 5) Is there _____ rice in the bowl? A) many B) Several C) Any D) A few
- 24. Choose the correct word: 5) Is there _____ rice in the bowl? A) many B) Several C) Any D) A few
- 25. Exercises For you to practice!
- 26. The End