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Quantifiers
Lesson code: L4IZ-EBJB-AH1G-M INTERMEDIATE

1 Quantifiers with countable/uncountable nouns

We use quantifiers before nouns when we want to give information about the number or amount of
something. Study the table below.

Use with ... Quantifiers and examples

countable and all, any, enough, less, a lot of, lots of, more, most, no, none of, some
uncountable nouns Informal: plenty of, heaps of, a load of, loads of, tons of
We have lots of money to spend at the restaurant.
None of the boys could speak English.
Be patient. We have loads of time.

countable nouns only both, each, either, a number of, few, a few, fewer, neither, several
Informal: a couple of, hundreds of, thousands of, millions of
There were very few girls at the party.
You have a couple of minutes to finish the exercise.
That laptop costs hundreds of dollars.

uncountable nouns only a little, much, a bit of, an amount of

Informal: a great deal of, a good deal of
We don't have much time left.
You will be in a great deal of trouble if you don't finish your work.
The criminal had a large amount of cash on him.

Things to remember

• We use few to emphasise that there is a lack of something and a few to mean a sufficient number of
something:
There were few people at the party so we left right away. (= a lack of people/not enough people)
There were a few people at the party so we decided to stay. (= some people)
• We use little to emphasise that there is a lack of something and a little to mean a sufficient amount of
something:
Hurry up! There is little time left. (= a lack of time/not enough time)
We have a little time left, so let's continue our conversation. (= some time/enough time)
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2 Practice 1
Complete the sentences with `any', `lots of', `a bit of', `a little', `little', `a few' or `few'. More than one
answer may be possible.

1. There's no need to hurry. We have time left.

2. I'm afraid I have very coins on me. I'll have to change some more money.
3. Thanks for the invitation to your party. We had fun.
4. We are still hungry. They served us very food on the plane.
5. It's going to get cold this winter, so I suggest you buy sweaters.
6. After taking a shower, I got dressed and had slices of toast for breakfast.
7. I like milk in my coffee, but I don't take sugar.
8. Jack was so bored at the party last night. He had fun.
9. You will be in trouble if you continue to turn up late for work.
Replace the quantifiers in 1,3,5,6 and 9 with informal quantifiers from the table on page 1.

3 General vs. specific groups

Study how we use the quantifiers `few', `a few', `both', `all', `many', `most' and `much' with members
of specific groups as well as groups in general.

Groups in general Specific groups

If you are talking about members of a group of If you are talking about a specific group of
people or things in general, use a noun after people or things, we can also add of + group:
the quantifier:
Few of the people at the party were enjoying
Few people know the answer to the question. themselves.
All tigers are dangerous. All of the apples were rotten.
Most people are not rich enough to buy a He has spent all of the money.
mansion. Jake has three brothers. Have you met any of
them?

Things to remember

• With specific noun groups, you must say the (or his, these, our, etc.) after of:
Most of the people who live here are unemployed.
NOT: Most of people who live here are unemployed.
• In the phrases all of the ... and both of the ..., you can leave out of:
All of the people were happy with the proposal. = All the people were happy with the proposal.
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4 Practice 2
Complete the sentences with a suitable quantifier below.

both (of) any (of) all (of) many (of) most (of) much (of)

1. When Uncle Joseph died, he left all/all of his fortune to us.

2. Frank doesn't see his kids very often. He spends his time in the office.
3. Bruce has twin boys. them live with their mother.
4. smartphones have batteries in them.
5. Have you seen shops since we arrived here?
6. We ate our dinner on the way to the station. We finished the rest on the train.
7. Russian winters are extremely cold.
8. This is the best rock song of time.
9. people think that Joe is very nice guy. But not everybody likes him.

5 Practice 3
Make statements about the people/things using quantifiers in the left box, like in the example.

Quantifiers People/things
both any all many my classmates lawyers my neighbours
most much little a little smartphones vegetables sugar
few a few some any my free time my friends politicians
clothes

1. All of my classmates come from the same country as me .

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2- Practice 1

Possible answers:

1. lots of
2. few
3. lots of
4. little
5. a few
6. a few
7. a little;any
8. little
9. lots of

4- Practice 2

Possible answers:

2. most of
3. Both of
4. All
5. any/many
6. most/much of
7. Most
8. all
9. Most

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