5. Anything to drink? Yes, three pints, please.(quantifiers)
Caso práctico
Quantifiers are words that precede and modify nouns. They tell us how many or how much.
Ejercicio Resuelto
Use the following quantifiers to complete these sentences:
plenty of / a great amount of / a lot / much / a large number of
1) My father smokes __________. He is always coughing.
2) There are __________ ways to solve this problem.
3) How __________ milk do you like in your coffee?
4) There is __________ water in this river.
5) That lorry carries __________ trees.
Comprueba lo aprendido
Read the sentences below and fill in the blanks with these quantifiers:
Reflexiona
Do you know the meaning and use of all these quantifiers in Spanish?
Do you know the difference between using them with or without "of"?
Reflexiona
ABOUT THE USE OF LITTLE, A LITTLE, FEW, A FEW
LITTLE: only used with UNCOUNTABLE nouns, synonym for hardly any, not much
A LITTLE: only used with UNCOUNTABLE nouns, synonym for a small amount,
some
FEW: with COUNTABLE nouns,
synonym for hardly any, not many
A FEW: with
COUNTABLE nouns, synonym for a small number, some
Ejercicio Resuelto
Complete these sentences with little, a little, few, a few.
1) My grandfather always drinks (some) __________ wine for lunch.
2) I hope that (not many) __________ students will fail this exam.
3) There is (not much) __________ milk in the fridge.
4) Paco has (some) __________ friends in London.
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Para saber más
Click here to have a look at a complete list of quantifiers in English.
Definition and examples about determiners and quantifiers.
Very good website with clear explanations and examples of quantifiers.
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Nice link, isn't it?