Individual work by baxtiyorova dilsoz theme: Amount of quantity We use quantifiers to talk about quantities,amounts and degree

INDIVIDUAL WORK BY BAXTIYOROVA DILSOZ Theme:Amount of quantity

We use quantifiers to talk about quantities ,amounts and degree.

We use quantifiers to talk about quantities ,amounts and degree.

We use much with singular uncountable nouns and many with plural nouns:

• I have not got much change .I have only got a ten euro note.
• Are there many campsites near you?

We usually use much and many with questions and negatives :

• Is there much unemployment in that area ?
• How many eggs are in this cake?
• It was pouring with rain but there was not much wind.
• There aren’t many women priests

We use some and any with a noun when we don’t know the amount .

We use some and any with a noun when we don’t know the amount .

• I have some apple

We can use some and any with countable nouns and uncountable nouns

• There are some aplles in the fridge
• There is some juice in the fridge

When do we use any?

• Negative sentences
• Questions
• If statements.
• We don’t have any milk
• Do we have any milk
• If you have any questions ,just ask.

When do we use some?

When do we use some?

• Positive sentences

I bought some bread

• Making offers or requests

Would you like some coffee?

Can I have some water?

• Asking questions when you think the answer is yes

Do we still have some milk in the fridge?

Did you learn new words in class?

(a)Little and (a)few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’.little and few have negative meanings .we use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’.

(a)Little and (a)few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’.little and few have negative meanings .we use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’.

We use little with uncountable nouns .

• I am not very happy about it but I suppose I have little choice

We use few with plural countable nouns .

• Few cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of berlin .

We can use (a) little and (a) few as pronouns .we can use them to substitute for a noun when it is obvious from the text :

• After that,she began to tell them a little about her life in Scotland.
• Don’t take all the strawberries .just have a few .

(just have a few strawberries)

Little and few are not very common without a noun.we use them in formal contexts:

Little is known about his upbringing and education.

• Little is known about his upbringing and education.

Few would be in favour of police officers carrying weapons.

We use a little as an adverb of degree.it is more formal than a bit:

He smiled just a little.

Her hands were shaking a little.

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