Your Opinion
Complete the sentence with the quantifiers of your opinion:
Anthony and Catherine have __________ birds in their house.
Use count quantifiers.
many, a few, a lot of, some.
Complete the sentence with the quantifiers of your opinion
Cleaning the house takes _________ time during the week.
a lot of, much, a little, some
Complete the sentence with the quantifiers of your opinion:
I like to recycle, so I only use ______ plastic.
I like to recycle, so I only use some/a little/little plastic.
Give one example of a countable noun and one example of an uncountable noun.
Non-count: smoke, pollution, traffic, air, trash, space, concrete, graffiti
Count: trees, traffic jam, cars, roads, streets, people, trains
The air is clean because there is only _____ pollution.
a little/little
Complete the sentence with the quantifiers of your opinion.
I have _________ friends.
count noun quantifier:
many, a lot of, lots, some, a few
Complete the sentence with the quantifiers of your opinion
I think I have ____________ homework to do.
a lot of, some, a little
I had _______ fun! I met ______ people yesterday.
so many a little
so much a few
I had so much fun! I meet a few people yesterday.
Which quantifier is the best to use in this sentence: There is only _______ information on this website.
a) a little
b) much
c) a few
a little
Almost all employees complained about their schedule.
What is the best quantifier to replace almost all?
a) a lot of b) many c) very few
a or b
Change the quantifier of this sentence with another one, with the opposite meaning.
In America, just a few of the people can drive.
In America, a lot of people can drive.
Pick the correct quantifier:
If you want to buy flowers, go to the shop on Mains Street. They have ______ beautiful flowers.
many much any
many
I hate the subway. There are ______ people and there is _____ space to move around.
1- many, a lot of
2- a little, not any
Is the word traffic countable or uncountable?
uncountable
Ex: There is too much traffic in downtown Boston.
I have many ______. We can make _____ lemonade.
lemon lemons a few a lot of many
I have many lemons. We can make a lot of lemonade.
Change the quantifier of this sentence with another one, and keep the same meaning.
We have a lot of space in our new apartment.
lots of, much
Fill in the blanks:
Almost _____ students chose to study Spanish. Only ____ chose to study Japanese.
many all a few much
Almost all students chose to study Spanish. Only a few chose to study Japanese.
What's the difference between a few and a little?
a few is used with countable nouns
a little is used with uncountable nouns
Is the expression traffic jam countable or uncountable?
countable!
Ex: Traffic jams are so annoying!
Which answer(s) is/are correct?
There is ______ space in my apartment.
a lot of----some----a little---any---much
a little/a lot of/some
Give two positive sentences using quantifiers, make sure you use the correct quantifier.
Use the nouns: nutrients and salt
This soda has a lot of nutrients in it.
We have some salt.
Which quantifier should be used before this phrase: concrete buildings
many -- a few -- a little -- none -- much -- a lot of
many, a few, a lot of
Create a 2 sentence conversation using:
much and any
A: How much gas do you have?
B: I don't have any gas.
List 2 quantifiers that can be used with countable nouns and 2 with uncountable nouns.
count: a lot of many, some, a few, any.
non-count: a lot of, some, a little, much, any
Which 3 quantifiers can be used with countable and uncountable nouns?
a lot of
some
any