Quantifiers: Talking and asking about quantity

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 2

Quantifiers 

A lot of, lots of, much, many

A lot of, lots of, much en many betekenen allemaal veel.

• A lot of/lots of: ontelbaar en telbaar
  I have a lot of money. / I have lots of of friends.
• Much: ontelbaar
  I don't have much time left!
• Many: telbaar
  I have many pets at home, three cats and a parrot.

(a) little, (a) few

Little en few betekenen allebei weinig. Je gebruikt little bij niet-telbare woorden en few bij telbare woorden.

• Little: ontelbaar
  There was little time to finish my homework.
  Can you give me a little (een beetje) help?
  
  
• Few: telbaar
  He has few photos on his Instagram.
  We stayed a few (een paar) days in Paris and visited the Eiffel Tower.

When to use which one?

Some/any = wat/enkele/een paar

Some	- normale zinnen - bij vragen waar je "ja" antwoord verwacht	- I bought some pencils. - Would you like some more tea?
Any	- ontkennende zinnen (not/never) - vraagzinnen	- I haven't got any friends. - Do you know any of these people?

I have __________ bottles of water.

1. many
2. much

I have __________ money.

1. many
2. much

There were only __________ games left in the shop.

1. a few
2. a little
3. a lot of
4. many

I take _______ sugar with my coffee.

1. a few
2. a little
3. little
4. few

We do not have _____ pets at home.

1. a lot of
2. lots of
3. few
4. little

Anne is very busy these days. She has __________ free time.

1. a lot of/lots of
2. little
3. few
4. much

He has brought __________ flowers.

1. Some
2. Any

I don't need __________ apples.

1. some
2. any

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