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QUANTIFIERS
- A quantifier is a word or phrase which is used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity
- Much
- Expresses the idea of large quantity
- Frase negativa: There is not much time Frase interrogativa: How much money does he have? Frase afirmativa:
We have much to do
- Many
- Express the idea of large quantity
- Frase negativa: There are not many tourists, Frase interrogativa: How many
cats do you have? Frase afirmativa: We have many friends.
- Some
- It is used for countless names or nouns as well as for plural countable nouns or nouns.
- Frase afirmativa/nombre contable: She has some apples. Frase
afirmativa/nombre incontable: There is some milk in the kitchen. Frase
interrogativa/nombre contable: Can I have some cookies? Frase
interrogativa/nombre incontable: Would you like some coffee?
- Any
- It means some
- Frase negativa/nombre contable: I do not have any cats. Frase negativa/nombre
incontable: He does not have any money. Frase interrogativa/nombre contable: Are
there any changes? Frase interrogativa/nombre incontable: Is there any
milk?
- No, None
- Unlike the particle "no," "none" can be used without being accompanied by a name, countable or
uncountable
- Nombre contable: How many pencils are there? None. Nombre
contable: There are no pencils. Nombre incontable: How much money do you have?
None. Nombre incontable: I have no money.
- A lot of/Lots of
- we do not use them in interrogative phrases. In general, "lots of" is more informal.
- Nombre contable: He has a lot of books. Nombre contable: He does not have a lot
of books. Nombre incontable: I have lots of money.
Nombre incontable: I do not have a lot of money.
- Little/A little
- Expresan una cantidad pequeña y se usan sólo con nombres incontables.
- Frase interrogativa: Do you have a little money? Frase afirmativa: We have
little time.
- Few/A few
- They express a small number. They are used only with countable names.
- Frase interrogativa: Do you have a few dollars?Frase afirmativa: There are few
tourists here today.