Quantifiers
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This document discusses various English quantifiers - many, much, some, any, a few, few, and a little. It provides examples of how each quantifier can be used in positive, negative, and interrogative sentences. Many and much are used to indicate quantity and are differentiated based on countable vs. uncountable nouns. Some, any, a few/few indicate undefined or unknown quantities. A little is used for uncountable nouns or objects that cannot be counted.
Quantifiers
- 1. QUANTIFIERS MICHELL DAYANA CARRILLO PAULA CAMILA SANCHEZ
- 2. MEANING Quantifiers help us indicate the quantity of objects, names, or things, so always use them to express the idea of quantity or number.
- 4. MANY- MUCHO It is used in positive sentences, negative and interrogative for names that can be counted For words which can be plural and have an ending in "s".
- 5. MANY FOR POSITIVE SENTENCES: We have many dollars in the bank (Nosotros tenemos muchos dolares en el banco) MANY FOR NEGATIVE SENTENCES: There are not many books in the school (No hay muchos libros en la escuela) MANY FOR INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES: How many books Do you have? (¿Cuantos libros tienes?)
- 6. MUCH - MUCHO It is used in positive sentences, negative and interrogative But unlike "many", "much" is only used when a word is uncountable or singular.
- 7. MUCH FOR POSITIVE SENTENCES: He has much money to lend (El tiene mucho dinero para dar) MUCH FOR NEGATIVE SENTENCES: She does not have much energy to this work (Ella no tiene mucha energia para trabajar) MUCH FOR INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES: How much money Do you have? (¿Cuanto dinero tienes?)
- 8. SOME – ALGUNOS/NAS It is used when we have an idea of how much of an object, but do not believe it is necessary to give the exact number It is used both for uncountable nouns to plural countable It is used in affirmative and interrogative sentences.
- 9. SOME FOR POSITIVE SENTENCES: There is some sugar in the basket (Hay algo de azucar en la canasta) SOME FOR INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES: Do you want some potatoes? (¿Quieres algunas patatas?)
- 10. ANY – ALGUNOS/NAS We use it when we ask about something or numbers of things we do not know the exact quantity Any is also used in negative sentences.
- 11. ANY FOR NEGATIVE SENTENCES: There don't have any eggs (Ellos no tienen ningún huevo) ANY FOR INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES: Are there any dogs in the park? (¿Hay algunos perros en el parque?)
- 12. A FEW OR FEW – POCO/POCOS Is used with names or objects countable EXAMPLES: • There are few apples on the tree (Hay pocas manzanas en el arbol) • He has a few minutes to start (El tiene unos pocos minutos para empezar )
- 13. We may also use the words "only a few" (solamente unos pocos) and "quite a few" (buen numero) to emphasize a small number of objects EXAMPLES: • There are only a few houses in this town (Hay solo unas pocas casas en este pueblo) • There are quite a few cars in the city (Hay un buen número de carros en la ciudad)
- 14. A LITLE – POCO/POCOS It is used for names or objects that can not be counted EXAMPLES: • There is little water in the lake (Hay poca agua en el lago) • You need a little joy in your life (Tu necesitas un poco de alegria en tu vida)