27 - Quantifiers
Uncountable
nouns
homework
furniture
money
luggage
drinks:
milk, coffee, tea,
food:
bread, fish, honey, steak, meat
Countable
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Uncountable
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a lot of / lots of
(+++)
There are a lot of smartphones in
the classroom.
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a lot of / lots of
There is a lot of furniture in the
classroom.
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Some (aff) (++)
There are some
smartphones in the classroom.
Can I have some
books? (Asking)
Would you like some
books? (Offering)
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Some(aff)
There is some
furniture in the classroom.
Can I have some milk
please? (Asking)
Would you like some
milk? (Offering)
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a few (aff) (+)
There are a few
smartphones in the classroom.
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a little (aff)
There is a little
furniture in the classroom.
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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.
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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.
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many (int)
How many smartphones
are there?
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much (int)
How much furniture
is there?
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any (neg sentence –
neg verb)
There aren’t any
smartphones in the classroom.
No (neg sentence –
verb aff)
There are no
smartphones.
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any (neg sentence
-neg verb)
There isn’t any
furniture in the classroom.
no (neg sentence –
aff verb)
There is no
furniture.
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any ( int)
Are there any
smartphones?
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any (int)
Is there any
furniture?
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Negative
connotation
too many (troppo) too
much
There are
too many smartphones. There
is too much furniture.
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