Quantifiers 2.pdf

 Quantifiers are words that show how much there is of something - they show

quantity.

MUCH / MANY / A LOT OF / LOTS OF

MUCH

 is used with uncountable nouns , and is generally used in negative statements and

questions. It's uncommon to use much in positive statements. For example:

- I don't have much money.

- Do you have much time?

- "I have much time." This sounds unusual.

MANY

 is used with plural countable nouns , and is often used in negative statements and

questions. It is also used in positive statements however, but in a more formal way.

For example:

- I don't have many apples.

- Do you have many friends?

- Many people come here in summer.

MUCH and MANY can be used in affirmative statements, but give a more formal

meaning. For example:

- He has many good friends from Harvard University.

MUCH and MANY often appear in short answers. For example:

- Do you see your family much?

- No, not much.

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A LOT OF / LOTS OF

 is used with uncountable and countable nouns, and is generally used for

affirmative statements. For example:

- I have a lot of friends.

- I have a lot of time.



 is also used in questions, especially when you expect a positive response.

Although it is often said that MUCH and MANY are used for questions, we usually

use them for questions which expect a negative response. For example:

- Do you want a lot of pizza? (I expect you want to eat a lot.)

- Do you want much pizza? (This sounds unusual, as though I expect

you don't want to eat much.)

LOTS OF can be used in the same way as A LOT OF , often in informal speech. For

example:

- I have lots of time.

- I have a lot of time.

HOW MUCH / MANY?

HOW MUCH is also used to ask about the price of something. For example:

- How much is it?

- How much is that dog in the window?

HOW MUCH and HOW MANY are used to ask about quantity. For example:

- How much money do you have?

- How many apples does he have?

AS A SUMMARY:

AFFIRMATIVE

INTERROGATIVE

NEGATIVE

COUNTABLE

a lot of

lots of

(how) many

many

UNCOUNTABLE

a lot of

lots of

(how) much

much

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Complete the sentences. Use MUCH, MANY, A LOT OF or LOTS.

Example: They eat a lot of apples.

1. We have ________________________ strawberries.

2. We don't have _____________________ bananas, and we don't have _____________________

fruit juice.

3. - Do you have any cereal?

- Sure, there is ________________________ in the kitchen.

4. - How ________________________ is this?

- It's ten dollars.

5. - How ________________________ do you want?

- Six, please.

6. He's very busy, he has ________________________ work.

7. David has ____________________ rice, but Tyler doesn't have _____________________.

8. London has _____________________ beautiful buildings.

Any

questions?

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