Theory
what quantifier do we use when we want to say that we have more than we want/need?
Do you eat ______ sweets?
a. many
b. a lot of
c. much
b. and c.
There ________________ chairs.
There are ________________ chairs.
There aren't enough chairs.
There are too few chairs.
I didn't have ___________________, so I only ordered a plate of chips. (money)
enough money
whan quantifier is used for uncountable nouns?
much
There are ________ young people living in the village than there used to be.
a. fewer
b. less
c. little
fewer
He can't afford it. He doesn't have ____________ money.
He can't afford it. It's ____________ for him.
He can't afford it. He doesn't have enough money.
He can't afford it. It's too expensive for him.
We'll have to drive. There aren't _____________ on a Sunday. (buses)
any buses
when do we say "a lot" and not "a lot of"?
when there is no noun after.
You can sit here. There's _______ room.
a. many
b. much
c. plenty of
c.
There are ______________ cars in the city centre.
There aren't _______________ parking spaces.
There are too many cars in the city centre.
There aren't enough parking spaces.
(very) few people
is "any" used with a positive or negative verb?
negative
My sister has ______ friends.
a. a lof of
b. lots of
c. loads ofall of them
There's ___________ petrol in the tank.
There isn't ___________ petrol in the tank.
There's no petrol in the tank.
There isn't any petrol in the tank.
He can't drive yet. He isn't ___________. (old)
old enough
A: How much bread is there?
B: _____- I have just finished it all.
a. Any
b. None
c. No any
b.
She buys very ____________ books these days.
She doesn't buy ____________ books these days.
She buys very few books these days.
She doesn't buy many books these days.
This jacket doesn't fit me. It's _____________. (small)
too small