QUANTIFIERS

• Are used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity.

• They can be used in both countable and uncountable noun.

• Countable nouns: Can be counted (Example: Apples, Pencils, Flowers)

• Uncountable nouns: Cannot be counted (Water, Bread, Rice, Hair)

each or every
• Refer to all
people or things

EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER
• I go to school
every day except

every
Sunday.
each or every
• Refer to people
or things
individually
EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER
• Each day is
different.

each
 • Refer to one
thing or another

EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER
• I’ll see you on
either Saturday or

either
Sunday.

• ‘Tea or coffee?’ ‘I
don’t mind.Either is
fine.’
 • ‘the two’ or ‘one
and the other’

EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER

• ‘Do you prefer tea

both or coffee?’ ‘I like

them both.
• I like both tea and
coffee.
 • With plural
nouns

EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER • I went to the

cinema with a few
friends.

(a) few • Few friends wanted

to come to the
cinema with me. It
was a shame.
 • With
uncountable
nouns
EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER • I have a little time

this evening. I can
help you with your

(a) little
homework then.
• Sam works very
hard and has little
time for his
friends.
 • With plural
nouns
• means some, a
small number
EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER

• I went to the

a few cinema with a few

friends.
 • With uncountable
nouns
• means some, a
small amount
EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER
• I have a little time
this evening. I can

a little help you with your

homework then.
 • Negative
meaning
• means not many,
almost none
EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER
• Few friends wanted to

few
come to the cinema
with me. It was a
shame.
 • Negative
meaning
• means not
much, almost
nothing EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER
• Sam works very hard

little
and has little time for
his friends.
 • With countable
nouns
• In negative
sentences
EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER
• There aren’t many

many
students in the
classroom.
 • With
uncountable
nouns
• In negative
sentences EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER
• I haven’t got much

much
money.
 •• With
With
uncountable
uncountable
nouns
nouns&&plural
plural
nouns
nouns EXAMPLES
EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER
QUANTIFIER
• • HeMost
ate people
all the here
have noinfree
biscuits the time
all, most, some,
all
at the weekend.
packet.

any, no Some
• • Have webooks
missing,
the
are
use up
butter?
all
but all the
CDs are here.
 • + a determiner
(e.g. the, these,
my, etc.)

EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER
• All of the teachers
most of + determiner are in the staff
a few of + determiner room. (plural noun)
• All of the milk has
a little of + determiner
been drunk.
several of + determiner (uncountable noun)
each of + determiner
all of + determiner
 • + noun

EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER

• I walk to school
no + noun every day.
• There’s no way I’ll
every + noun accept that.
 • + a determiner
(e.g. the, these,
my, etc.)

EXAMPLES

• Every one of you

QUANTIFIER
must take the exam.
• None of the teachers
are under 30.
(informal)
none of + determiner • None of the teachers
every one of + determiner is under 30. (formal)
 • To talk about
two things

EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER

• Both shops are

both expensive.
 • To talk about
two things
EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER

• Neither shop is cheap.

neither
 • To talk about
two things

EXAMPLES

QUANTIFIER

• You can buy cheese

either at either shop.