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Quantifiers: how much, how many, some, any and a lot of

We use quantifiers to talk about the quantity of countable Here are some common examples.
and uncountable nouns.

Quantifiers a litre of water/petrol/apple juice

Countable Uncountable

How many...? How much...?
some some a kilo of cheese/beef/potatoes
(not) any (not) any
a lot of a lot of
1,2,3...
a bottle of water/lemonade
We usually use some in positive sentences and any in
questions and negatives.

I'vegot somepaperandpens.
Have you got any money with you? a tin of beans/fruit/soup/paint
There isn'tany butter.

We use a lot of with countable and uncountable nouns to
talk about a large quantity.We can use it inaffirmative a spoonful of sugar/salt/spice
and negative sentences and also inquestions.

He's got a lotoffriends.
We haven'tgot alotof time.
a tube of toothpaste/glue
Is there a lotofpaperinthat box?

With uncountable nouns we often use expressions with
bottles and containers, like a bottle of and a kilo of.

Hehasaspoonfulofsugar inhiscoffee. a cup of coffee/tea/milk
There are two bottlesofmilk inthe fridge.

a Countable noun
Uncountable
some (measurement of ajar ofjam/honey
noun
1,2,3 or container)

Ihave two bags of sugar.

a slice of bread/cheese/cake
I'd like a spoonful of honey.
There are 100 kilos of rice.

There's a loaf of bread.
a bag of biscuits/crisps/flour/rice
I've got two litres of milk.

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ÿ I ve got(ÿome)/ any biscuits. 5 Are there some / any pictures inthat book?

1 lean see some /any stars. 6 I can't hear some /any birds.
2 Why aren't there some / any chairs in here? 7 We never get some / any snow in this country.
3 I'd like some /any coffee, please. 8 Ineed some /any help!

4 Ineed some / any money. 8 There aren't some / any biscuits left.

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