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    Much, Many, A Lot, Little, Few A1

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    The document discusses the use of quantifiers like "a lot", "many", "much", "little", "few" and "some" with countable and uncountable nouns. It explains that "a lot of/lots of" and "many" are used to describe large quantities of countable nouns, while "much" describes large quantities of uncountables. "A few", "a little", and "few" describe small quantities, while "some" can be used for both small and large quantities. The document provides examples of affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences using these quantifiers.

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    The document discusses the use of quantifiers like "a lot", "many", "much", "little", "few" and "some" with countable and uncountable nouns. It explains that "a lot of/lots of" and "many" are used to describe large quantities of countable nouns, while "much" describes large quantities of uncountables. "A few", "a little", and "few" describe small quantities, while "some" can be used for both small and large quantities. The document provides examples of affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences using these quantifiers.

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    The document discusses the use of quantifiers like "a lot", "many", "much", "little", "few" and "some" with countable and uncountable nouns. It explains that "a lot of/lots of" and "many" are used to describe large quantities of countable nouns, while "much" describes large quantities of uncountables. "A few", "a little", and "few" describe small quantities, while "some" can be used for both small and large quantities. The document provides examples of affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences using these quantifiers.

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    Much, many, a lot, little, few A1

    Countable Uncountable
    A lot of Affirmative There are a lot of books.
    Large quantity Negative / How many books?
    Many Much question How much milk?
    (a) few (a) little Affirmative
    I have to do a few things today.
    Small quantity Negative /
    a bit of question I always put a little milk in my tea.
    No Affirmative There is no milk
    Negative / There isn’t any milk
    Zero quantity Any question Is there any milk?
    None Affirmative None of my friends came.

    PATRICIA ROBLES ORTIZ


    English Teacher
    MUCH, MANY, SOME, FEW, LITTLE
    Countable Uncountable
    SOME / ANY
    Use some in affirmative: I have some questions for you.

    A LOT OF / LOTS OF Use any in negative and questions:


    Large quantity Is there any sugar in the jar? We didn’t have any
    MANY MUCH - ?
    problems.

    (A) LITTLE
    Use some in questions when you offer or ask for
    (A) FEW something: Would you like some tea?
    Small quantity A BIT OF
    +
    SOME FEW / LITTLE vs. A FEW / A LITTLE
    ANY - ? Few / little: almost none, not enough.
    There’s little milk in the fridge. We need to buy more. I
    A LOT OF / LOTS OF speak very little English.

    Use a lot of / lots of with nouns: He spends a lot of time watching TV. A few / a little: not a lot, but enough.

    Use a lot / lots (without of) at the end: They made cookies and I have There are a few beers in the fridge. Do you speak

    MANY / MUCH Use many / much in negative and questions: There isn’t much coffee. Did they invite many people?
    But you can use too many / too much in affirmative: There is too much salt in the soup.
    Use how many / how much to ask about quantity: How many children do you have?

    PATRICIA ROBLES ORTIZ


    English Teacher
    PATRICIA ROBLES ORTIZ
    English Teacher

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