Quantifiers

SOME & ANY: We usually use some in positive sentences: We usually use some in positive sentences: - There’s some tea. - There are some towels. We usually use any in questions: We usually use any in questions: - Is there any sun cream? - Are there any T-shirts? We also use any in negative sentences: We also use any in negative sentences: - There isn’t any coffee. - There aren’t any jackets.

We use some and any with uncountable nouns (soap, chewing gum, shampoo, etc) and countable nouns (cameras, suitcases, razors, etc). We use some and any with uncountable nouns (soap, chewing gum, shampoo, etc) and countable nouns (cameras, suitcases, razors, etc). We often use some in questions with Would you like...?: We often use some in questions with Would you like...?: - Would you like some tea? We can use no to mean ‘not any’: We can use no to mean ‘not any’: - There’s no coffee.

Other Quantifiers: countable nouns uncount. nouns both A few a bit of a lot of/ not many a little lots of not much some not much some any any

With countable nouns we use a few and not many to mean a small quantity: With countable nouns we use a few and not many to mean a small quantity: - There are a few CDs. - There aren’t many CDs. With uncountable nouns we use a bit of, a little and not much to mean a small quantity: With uncountable nouns we use a bit of, a little and not much to mean a small quantity: - There’s a bit of toothpaste. - There isn’t much toothpaste.

With both countable and uncountable nouns we use a lot of/ lots of to mean a large quantity: With both countable and uncountable nouns we use a lot of/ lots of to mean a large quantity: - There are a lot of T-shirts. - There’s lots of make-up. We don’t use much and many in positive sentences: We don’t use much and many in positive sentences: - I’ve got lots of free time. (not I’ve got much free time). (not I’ve got much free time). - There are a lot of chairs. (not There are many chairs). (not There are many chairs).

We use How much…? to ask about uncountable nouns and How many…? to ask about countable nouns: We use How much…? to ask about uncountable nouns and How many…? to ask about countable nouns: - How much soap have we got? - How many towels are there?