Quantity Expressions.
Quantity Expressions.
Nouns
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AFFIRMATIVE FORM
THERE IS + SINGULAR NOUN
There is a boy
a / an + countable noun
There is + There is a car.
some + uncountable noun
There is some water.
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There is a pencil
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EXAMPLES OF UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Materials: wood, iron, glass, paper ...
Fluids: water, petrol, milk, coffee ...
Food: butter, bread, cake, sugar, rice ...
Abstractions: time, beauty, hope, faith ....
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There are + some + plural noun
There are some books
Also,
There are + cardinal number +
plural noun.
There are four books
There are + many + plural noun.
There are many books.
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HOW MUCH / HOW MANY?
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A LOT OF, A FEW, FEW, A LITTLE,
LITTLE
A Lot of + uncountable noun / countable noun
Example :
I have a lot of books.
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A FEW FEW
A few several. few not many
Use in positive Use in negative
A few + countable noun few + countable noun
Example : Example :
A few days Few people
A few books Few books
A few friends Few friends
A few people Few pencils
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A LITTLE LITTLE
A Little Little not much
Use in positive Use in negative
noun example
example Little time
A little time Little money
A little money Little hope
A little wine Little petrol
A little bred
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NOT QUANTITY OF THE NOT A UNIT OF (THE)
Use a negative word before a Use not a before a unit amount
quantity of expression to to indicate few or
indicate little or none. none. Optionally, use the
There's not much of the toilet before the noun.
paper left. / Little of the toilet There's not a lot of toilet paper
paper is left. (some) left. (some)
Not any of the toilet paper is Not a sheet of toilet paper is
left. (no amount) left. (0 pieces)
None of the toilet paper is left. Not a one/ a bit/ a piece is
left. one (pronoun) refers to
sheet
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EACH EACH OF
Each is followed by a singular Each of is followed by a plural
noun and singular verb. Each noun but a singular verb. Each
takes the place of a determiner of is commonly followed by a
(the, his, her, their, your) determiner or possessive
Each runner is taking his place pronoun (the, his, her, their,
at the start line of the race. your)
Each person wants to succeed. Each of the runners is taking his
(preferred) place at the start line of the
race.
Each of my runners
Each of the persons wants to
succeed.
Each of the people wants to
succeed.
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Other
adjective
Pronoun
Singular
Singular
another book (is)
another (is)
The other book (is)
The other (is)
Plural
Plural
other books /others(are)
other (are)
The other books (are)
The other (are)
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Example
The students in the class come from many countries. One of the
students is from Mexico. Another students is from Japan. Other
is from Egypt.
Another students is from Japan (adj.)
Other is from Egypt (pronoun)
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