UNIT 9B: QUANTIFIERS: HOW MUCH, HOW MANY, ANY, A LOT OF.

 
 
REMEMBER THE FOOD CONTAINERS. 

 
WHAT ARE QUANTIFIERS? 
-​We use the quantifiers ​much, many​, a
​ lot of, lots of​ to talk about quantities, 
amounts and degree. We can use them with a noun (as a determiner) or 
without a noun (as a pronoun) 
 
COUNTABLE NOUNS: 
How ​many ​sweets do you eat? 
  
when using countables nouns we use MANY 
Possible answers:  
-A lot +++ 
-Quite a lot ++ 
-A few + 
-Not many -+ 
-None --- 
Full answers: 
I eat ​a lot of​ sweets +++ 
I eat ​quite a lot​ of sweets++ 
I eat ​a few​ sweets + 
I don’t eat ​many ​sweets +- 
I don’t eat​ any​ sweets 
COMO PUEDEN VER USAMOS HOW MANY PARA CONTABLES. 
 
 
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS: 
How ​much​ sugar do you eat? 
 
Cuando tenemos uncountable nouns no usamos many USAMOS MUCH! 
 
Short answers: 
-A lot +++ 
-Quite a lot ++ 
-A little + 
-Not much -+ 
-None --- 
Full answers: 
I eat ​a lot of​ sugar +++ 
I eat ​quite a lot​ of sugar ++ 
I eat ​a little ​sugar + 
I don’t eat ​much ​sugar +- 
I don’t eat ​any​ sugar 
 
-We  use;  How  much..?  With  ​uncountable  ​nouns,  and  How  many..?  With 
countable ​nouns 
-We use; 

. A ​lot of ​with both countable and uncountable nouns for a BIG QUANTITY +++ 

.  ​Quite  a  lot  of    for  both  countable  and  uncountable  nouns  for  a  MEDIUM 
QUANTITY ++ 

. ​A little, not … much​ with uncountable nouns for a SMALL QUANTITY + 

 
-A few/ Not many for countable nouns for a SMALL QUANTITY. +- 

-Not …. Any for both countable and uncountable for ZERO QUANTITY -- 

 
HOWEVER; 
We can use a lot of in - , ? sentences too: 
Do you drink a lot of coffee, I don’t eat a lot of vegetables 

 
MUCH AND MANY 
In -, ? sentences we usually use much/many: 
I don’t drink much water, Do you drink much coffee 
  
 
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