A little means some but not much, a small quantity : He knows a little French. We use little and a little with uncountable nouns: a little time, little time. (Not a lot of) Basic uses of little/a little and few/a few We use few and a few with plural countable nouns: a few friends, few friends. If we use a quantifier on its own (not in front of a noun or pronoun) we do not use of: Did you buy any fruit? Yes, I bought a lot/lots. in negative statements for emphasis: I haven t got a lot of time for people like him. There were such a lot of people in the shops. in the affirmative sentences: She spends a lot of money on clothes. Basic uses of a lot of (lots of) We use a lot of with plural countable or singular uncountable nouns: a lot of books. not much/not many to begin a sentence: Not many know about this. in time references: I ve lived here for many years.

in formal statements: Much money is spent for shopping. in questions: Is there much demand for silk stoking? Will there be many guests at the party? 3. in negative statements: There isn t much space in this flat. We use many with plural countable nouns: many trees. to give us accurate information, let alone advice.ģ 2 Much, many, (a) few, (a) little, a lot (of) Basic uses of much and many We use much with singular uncountable nouns: much money. in the village who could tell him what had gone wrong of the new men have been able to pass the test. were at home answered his question, silence fell in the room. I looked around the room, expecting to see piles of books. of your business had anything to gain by his death. Choose between no one and none of us is perfect we all make mistakes. sweets doctor will tell you that it is harmful. bread and cheese for the picnic, if you want to help. None of the films that are shown in town look very interesting. Instead we use none of or none on its own. I ve seen none of them = I ve seen no one. None stands on its own as a pronoun: We have no bananas. We can also use no in place of not a/an: I m not an expert.

General statements We always use zero in general statements Beans are good for you. Any=it doesn t matter who or which: Any fool knows the right answer. After if : Buy some apples if you see any. With hardly, etc.: There s hardly any rain.

Uncertain questions: Do you have any money on you? 3. Some=several: I haven t phoned my uncle for some years. (=certain): Some people believe everything 5. Questions + yes : Would you like some orange juice? 3. Affirmatives: There are some people waiting outside. They are much, many, (a) little, (a) few, a lot (of), some, any, no, none, both, all, either, neither, each, every, (the) other(s), another. General information Some, any, no, none, one Quantifiers Quantifiers are words which show how many things or how much of something we are talking about.

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