Determiners and quantifiers_C1

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Determiners and quantifiers

C1 Level

A FEW / FEW

EACH / EVERY

ALL / WHOLE

NOT A / NOT ANY / NO / NONE OF

A LITTLE / LITTLE

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A LOT / A GREAT DEAL

A LOT OF / LOTS OF / A GREAT DEAL OF / PLENTY OF

MANY / MUCH / SEVERAL

BOTH / BOTH OF / NEITHER / EITHER

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WHATEVER / ANYTHING

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When we use whole with plural nouns, it means 'complete' or 'entire'.

We use the whole of with periods of time to focus on duration.

When you split up things into parts, we use whole or all.

We use the whole (of) to refer to complete single things and events.

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We often use all and the whole with of the.

We use all and whole to refer to a total number or complete set of things in a group.

ALL / WHOLE

ALL / WHOLE

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I'll eat whatever/anything I want to eat.

We use whatever and anything to mean 'anything I choose'.

Whatever / anything

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There aren't any cakes left.The children have eaten them all.

Any doesn't have a negative meaning on its own. It must be used with a negative word to mean the same as 'no'.

Not a / not any / no / none of

ANY / WHATEVER

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We use each when we are only talking about all of two options, meaning the same as both.

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We often use every instead of each to talk about times like days, weeks and years.

We use the quantifiers each and every with singular nouns to mean 'all'.

EACH / EVERY

EACH / EVERY

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She saves a little money every month.They had little money to spend (not much/almost nothing).

A little: some, a small amount. Little: not much, almost nothing.

A little / little

I have a few ideas (= I have some ideas)I have few ideas (= I don't have many ideas)

A few: a small number of.Few: not many.

A few / few

FEW / LITTLE

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We use much with singular uncountable nouns and many or several with plural nouns.

We usually use much and many with questions and negatives.

Many / much / several

MANY / MUCH / SEVERAL

Both (of) the supermarkets were closed.Neither of the supermarkets was open.

If we are talking about two people or things, we use these quantifiers.

Both / both of / either / neither

He talks a lot but never really says anything important.

We can use a lot and a great deal as adverbs, meaning that they modify the verb, not a noun.

A lot / a great deal

I'm feeling a great deal better, after the holiday.Plenty of young people have recently become vegans.

These suggest a large quantity or degree of something.

A lot of / lots of / a great deal of / plenty of

A LOT / BOTH

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