Quantifiers

Quantifiers

A little, a few, much, many, a lot of / lots of

Large quantity

Countable

Uncountable

a lot of

a lot of

(- / ?)

many

much

SMALL quantity

Countable

Uncountable

a few

a little

A lot of / lots of

a lot of --> plural countable and uncountable

- She spends a lot of time watching TV.

(+)

(-)

- I don’t read a lot of books.

(?)

- Do you eat a lot of sugar?

- I like her a lot of.

lots of --> a large number of amount

- Lots of people wet to the party

MUch / MANY

many --> plural countable nouns

(-)

- I don't have many T-shirts

- How many books did you read last year?

(?)

much --> uncountable nouns

(-)

- There isn’t much coffee

(?)

- How much coffee do you drink every day?

a little / a few

a few --> plural countable nouns

(+)

- I have to do a few things this afternoon

a little --> uncountable nouns

(+)

- I always put a little milk in my tea

(?)

-Would you like a little water?