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    The document discusses quantifiers and indefinite pronouns used to talk about quantities. It provides examples of quantifiers like all, some, any, many, much, a lot of/lots of, none, and no and indefinite pronouns like everyone, someone, anyone, no one, everybody, somebody, anybody, nobody to quantify people, places and things. It explains how these quantifiers and pronouns can be used in affirmative sentences, negative sentences and questions for countable and non-countable nouns.

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    The document discusses quantifiers and indefinite pronouns used to talk about quantities. It provides examples of quantifiers like all, some, any, many, much, a lot of/lots of, none, and no and indefinite pronouns like everyone, someone, anyone, no one, everybody, somebody, anybody, nobody to quantify people, places and things. It explains how these quantifiers and pronouns can be used in affirmative sentences, negative sentences and questions for countable and non-countable nouns.

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    QUANTIFIERS AND INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

    QUANTIFIERS INDEFINITE PRONOUNS

    • We use indefinite pronouns when the


    • We use quantifiers to talk about
    person, place or thing is unknown or
    quantities.
    unimportant to the speaker.

    • EXAMPLE:There is a lot of shaving cream


    • EXAMPLE:There isn’t anyone at home.
    on the shelf.
    • EXAMPLE 2: There isn’t anywhere to go
    • EXAMPLE 2:There isn’t any shampoo left.
    today.
    C = countable
    Indefinite pronouns
    NC = not countable Quantifiers
    People Places Things

    Everyone
    All (+) Everybody
    Everywhere Everything

    Some (C, NC)


    Someone
    A portion (+, ?) A lot of / lots of (C, Somebody
    Somewhere Something
    NC)

    Any (C, NC)

    Many (C)
    Anyone
    A portion (-, ?) Much (NC)
    Anybody
    Anywhere Anything

    A lot of / lots of (C,


    NC)

    No one
    None (+) No (C)
    Nobody
    Nowhere Nothing
    • “Some” and “any” can be used to talk about a
    portion or “part” of a quantity.
    • They can only be used in affirmative sentences
    and in questions for both countable and non-
    countable nouns.

    SOME AND ANY


    • EXAMPLE:
    • “I need some shampoo to wash my hair” OR “I need some
    combs for my hair”.
    • “Do you need some soap for your bathroom?” OR “Do
    you need some razors?”
    • “Many” and “much” can be used to talk about a
    portion or “part” of a quantity.
    • “Many” and “much” can only be used in
    negative sentences. “Many” is for countable
    MANY AND nouns and “much” is for non-countable nouns.
    MUCH
    • EXAMPLE:
    • “I don’t have many razors in my bathroom”
    • “She doesn’t need much shampoo today”
    • “A lot of” or “lots of” can be used to talk about
    a portion or “part” of a quantity.
    • They can be used in affirmative and negative
    sentences, and in questions, and they work for
    A LOT OF / both countable and non-countable nouns.
    LOTS OF
    • EXAMPLE:
    • “I don’t have a lot of razors in my bathroom”
    • “She doesn’t need a lot of shampoo today”
    • “Does he need a lot of soap?”
    • “No”” can be used to talk about no portion
    (zero) of a quantity.
    • It can be used only in affirmative and only for
    NO countable nouns.

    • EXAMPLE:
    • “There are no razors left in the bathroom”

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