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Expressions of Quantity

Indicating "How Much"

 

 

 

Count vs. Noncount

Count Nouns	Noncount Nouns
Certain expressions of quantity are used with nouns that are countable.	Certain expressions of quantity quantifiers are used with nouns that are not countable.
A few dollars are on the table.	A little money on the table.

  Review:   Noncount/Count 

 

 

 

EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY FOR COUNT NOUNS			EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY FOR NONCOUNT NOUNS
one	one dollar
each	each dollar
every	every dollar
two	two dollars
both	both dollars
a couple of	a couple of dollars
a few/ few	a few dollars		a little	a little money
several	several dollars		a great deal of	a great deal of money
many	many dollars		much	much money
a number of	a number of dollars
not any / no	not any dollars		not any / no	not any money
some	some dollars		some	money
a lot of	a lot of dollars		a lot of	a lot of money
lots of	lots of dollars		lots of	lots of money
plenty of	plenty of dollars		plenty of	plenty of money
most	most dollars		most	most money
all	all dollars		all	all money

 

 

 

 

 

 

Few vs. Little

FEW	LITTLE
Use few with count nouns.  Few means "not many, not enough".	Use little with noncount nouns.  Little means "not much".
Few people are able to give to food programs this year.	Little food is available at food programs this year.
The Second Harvest Food Bank received few donations.	The Second Harvest Food Bank received little money.
Few groceries were collected in bins at grocery stores.	Little  help will be given to families this holiday season.

donation (n.) – something that is given to a charity or nonprofit organizaiton; grocery (n.) – food

 

 

 

Few vs. A Few

FEW	A FEW
Use few with count nouns.  Few means "not many, not enough".	Use few with count nouns.  A few means "not many but enough".
Few people are able to give to food programs this year.  :-(	A few people will work at food programs instead of giving money.   :-)
The Second Harvest Food Bank received few donations.   :-(	The Second Harvest Food Bank received a few very large checks.   :-)
Fortunately, few families will have to go without a holiday meal.    :-)	Unfortunately, a few families will have to go without a holiday meal.   :-(

 

 

 

Little vs. A Little

LITTLE	A LITTLE
Use little with noncount nouns.  Little means "not much, not enough".	Use a little with noncount nouns.  A little means "not much but enough".
Little help is being received this year.  :-(	A little help will come from corporate donations.   :-)
The usual donors are able to give little food.   :-(	Restaurants and grocery stores will give a little food.   :-)
People will have to get by with little assistance .   :-(	People will have to get by with a little assistance .   :-)

get by (expression) – survive; have barely enough

 

 

  Related pages:   Noncount/Count  |   Much/Many

 

 

Practice 1

Count Noun Quantifiers

 

 

 

Some of the sentences below are correct, some are not.  Which quantifier can be used with each count-noun?

1. Click the check the box to the right of the sentence IF the quantifier can be used with the noun.
2. Check your answer:  * indicates an incorrect selection.

#	SENTENCE	CHECK BOX IF SENTENCE IS CORRECT	FEEDBACK
1.	Martha has two suggestions.	two	ANS 1:
2.	Martha has several ideals.	several	ANS 2 :
3.	Martha has some thoughts.	some	ANS 3:
4.	Martha has alot of beliefs.	a lot of	ANS 4:
5.	Martha has too much plans.	too much	ANS 5:
6.	Martha has too many opinions.	too many	ANS 6:
7.	Martha has few opportunities.	few	ANS 7:
8.	Martha has a little impressions.	a little	ANS 8:
9.	Martha has a number of concepts.	a number of	ANS 9:
10.	Martha has a great deal of ideas.	a great deal of	ANS 10:
11.	Martha has hardly any reactions.	hardly any	ANS 11:
12.	Martha has no feelings.	no	ANS 12:
13.	Martha has plenty of objections.	plenty of	ANS 13:

 

Practice 2

Noncount Noun Quantifiers

 

 

 

 

Which quantifiers can be used with these noncount-nouns?

1. Click the check the box to the right of the sentence IF the quantifier can be used with the noun. Some of the sentences below are correct, some are not.
2. Check your answer:  * indicates an incorrect selection.

#	SENTENCE	CHECK BOX IF SENTENCE IS CORRECT	FEEDBACK
1.	Bill has two advice.	two	ANS 1:
2.	Bill has several happiness.	several	ANS 2:
3.	Bill has some fun.	some	ANS 3:
4.	Bill has a lot of honesty.	a lot of	ANS 4:
5.	Bill has too much help.	too much	ANS 5:
6.	Bill has too many luck.	too many	ANS 6:
7.	Bill has a few knowledge.	a few	ANS 7:
8.	Bill has a little time.	a little	ANS 8:
9.	Bill has a number of difficulty.	a number of	ANS 9:
10.	Bill has a great deal of intelligence.	a great deal of	ANS 10:
11.	Bill has hardly any space.	hardly any	ANS 11:
12.	Bill has no progress.	no	ANS 12:
13.	Bill has plenty of energy.	plenty of	ANS 13:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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