27 - Quantifiers


Uncountable nouns
homework
furniture
money
luggage
drinks: milk, coffee, tea,
food: bread, fish, honey, steak, meat

 
Countable
Uncountable

a lot of / lots of              (+++)
There are a lot of smartphones in the classroom.

a lot of / lots of
There is a lot of furniture in the classroom.

Some (aff) (++)
There are some smartphones in the classroom.
Can I have some books? (Asking)
Would you like some books?  (Offering)

Some(aff)
There is some furniture in the classroom.
Can I have some milk please? (Asking)
Would you like some milk? (Offering)
a few (aff) (+)
There are a few smartphones in the classroom.

a little (aff)
There is a little furniture in the classroom.
few (neg sentence – positive verb) (+/-)
There are few smartphones.
many (neg sentence – neg verb) (+/-)
There aren’t many smartphones.

not enough
There aren’t enough smartphones.
little (neg sentence – positive verb)
There is little furniture.
Much (neg. sentence – negative verb)
There isn’t much furniture.

not enough
There isn’t enough furniture.
many (int)
How many smartphones are there?
much (int)
How much furniture is there?

any (neg sentence – neg verb)
There aren’t any smartphones in the classroom.
No (neg sentence – verb aff)
There are no smartphones.
any (neg sentence -neg verb)
There isn’t any furniture in the classroom.
no (neg sentence – aff verb)
There is no furniture.

any ( int)
Are there any smartphones?
any (int)
Is there any furniture?

Negative connotation
too many       (troppo)                                                           too much
There are too many smartphones.                                        There is too much furniture. 




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