Quantifiers
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This document defines and provides examples of quantifiers. It explains that a quantifier is a word or phrase used before a noun to indicate an amount or quantity. It then lists and categorizes different types of quantifiers that can indicate small, large, or correct quantities for countable nouns, uncountable nouns, or both. It also provides additional examples of quantifiers used with specific uncountable nouns.
Quantifiers
- 1. QUANTIFIERS
- 2. QUANTIFIERS A quantifier is a word or phrase which is normally used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity
- 3. QUANTIFIERS Quantity PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS BOTH nothing not any no (=not a/not any) A small quantity not many *a few /few several not much *a little/little a bit of hardly any *some *any A large quantity *many A number of A great/large number of *much A great deal of A large amount of a lot/lots of loads of plenty of More than we want (negative in meaning) too many too much Less than we want not enough The correct quantity enough
- 6. OTHERS (UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS) A BIT OF HAM (UN POCO DE JAMÓN) A BLOB OF PAINT (UNA MANCHA DE PINTURA) A BUNCH OF FLOWERS (UN RAMO DE FLORES) A CUP OF TEA (UNA TAZA DE TE) A DROP OF WATER (UNA GOTA DE AGUA) A GLASS OF WINE (UN VASO DE VINO) A LOAF OF BREAD (UNA HOGAZA DE PAN) A LUMP OF SUGAR (UN TERRÓN DE AZÚCAR) A PIECE OF PAPER (UNA HOJA DE PAPEL) A PILE OF RUBBISH (UN MONTÓN DE BASURA) A POOL OF BLOOD (UN CHARCO DE SANGRE) A SLICE OF BREAD (UNA REBANADA DE PAN) A SPOT OF RAIN (UN FOCO DE LLUVIA) A TOUCH OF FLU (UNA PIZCA DE FIEBRE)
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