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over there on sale?

Shopkeeper : No, Sir. But 6. _____________ (these ones/those ones) over here are
on a special price.
Customer : Let me see them closely, how much are 7. ________ (these/those) ?
Shopkeeper : These ones cost only $ 125, would you like to buy 8. _____ (one/ones) of
these?
Customer : Are 9. ___________ (these/those) watches water-proof?
Shopkeeper : Yes, they are. You don’t have to worry about the rain.
Customer : Cool, I want the grey 10. _______ (one/ones), please.

Quantifiers: much, many, little/a little, few/a few, any, some, a lot of
Quantifiers countable uncountable Examples

How much money do you have?
Much 
I have much money in my wallet.

How many bottles of milk do you need?
Many 

I have many bottles for family dinner

I have little money in my pocket (and I don’t like it, I

want more).
Little/
  “little” indicates a negative feeling.
a little
I have a little money in my pocket (and it is fine).

 “a little” indicates a positive feeling.

I have few bottles of milk for cooking (they are not

enough for cooking, I need more).

Few/  “few” indicates a negative feeling.

A few I have a few bottles of milk for cooking (it is enough

although I don’t have many).
 “a few” indicates a positive feeling.

I have a lot of money in my wallet.
A lot of  
I have a lot of milk bottles for family dinner.

I have some money.  positive sentence
Some   Do you want some cup of tea?  offering
Can I buy some of these hairpins?  request
I don’t have any money.  negative sentence
Any Do you have any potatoes?  question

E. Decide whether the bolded nouns are countable (C) or uncountable (U).
1. The people are shopping at the grocery. [ C ]

2. My mother looks for some butter in the food section. [ ]
3. There are a lot of eggs in our refrigerator. [ ]
4. We need some sugar for making the dessert. [ ]
5. How many blue T-shirts are available in the store? [ ]
6. Can I have some pepper, please? [ ]
7. Some shopkeepers are organizing the items for sale. [ ]
8. There are some women shopping at the department store. [ ]

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