2HV quantifiers

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Today's lesson goal

Grammar

I can use quantifiers correctly.

Grammar (1)

Quantifiers:

We gebruiken quantifiers om de hoeveelheid van iets aan te geven.

I want a little bit of milk.

I want a few cookies.

Quantifiers (1)

The difference:

(A) few gebruik je voor telbare woorden.

1 cookie - 27 cookies

1 table - 5 tables

1 book - 50 books

I have a few cookies.
I have few tables.
I have a few books.

Quantifiers (1)

The difference:

(A) little gebruik je voor ontelbare woorden.

1 milk - 27 milks? X

1 money  - 5 moneys? X

1 food - 50 foods? X

I have a little milk.
I have little money.
I have little food.

Quantifiers (2)

I bought a few shirts today.

I bought few shirts today.

A few = een paar

few = weinig

Quantifiers (2)

There is a little cola left in the fridge.

There is little cola left in the fridge.

A little = een klein beetje

Little = weinig

Quantifiers (3)

A lot of / Lots of:

Om te zeggen dat er veel van iets is.

Je kan deze vormen bij zowel telbare als ontelbare woorden gebruiken.

A lot of / Lots of students follow this class.

There is a lot of / lots of milk in the fridge.

There are ______ people at school.

(weinig)

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

There is ______ water in the pool.

(weinig)

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

He has fewer shoes than jackets.
(what does 'fewer' mean?)

I am just _____ minutes late.

There is ______ oxygen in the room, I can barely breathe.

He has _____ money, he can afford basics but he can't afford luxury.

I found ____ socks in my room. Almost all of them are in the laundry.

My students show _____ progress. They all failed this test.

Quantifiers

Any:

Any gebruik je bij ontkenningen (als er 'not' of 'never' in de zin staat) en bij normale vragen.

I have never had any good ideas.
I can't have any sugar in my meals.
Do you know any good restaurants nearby?

Quantifiers

Some:

Some gebruik je voor positieve zinnen en beleefde vraagzinnen.

I have some soup for you.
I just want some extra money to buy clothes.
Can I have some water?
Could you pass me some salt?

Quantifiers

Much / many = veel

Many gebruik je bij telbare woorden:

many chairs, many tables, many books

Much gebruik je bij ontelbare woorden:

much milk, much time, much money