Quantifiers

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Quantifiers

Goals of this lesson:

- You understand which words are quantifiers.

- You understand how to use those quantifiers in a sentence.

Babies need ____ sleep.

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

How ____ rice would you like?

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

I don't have .......... time

1. Much
2. Many
3. Few
4. A few

There is ..... milk in the bottle

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

I have __________ money.

1. many
2. much
3. little
4. some

What are quantifiers?

Quantifiers are words that tell you how much you have of something. 

There are non-countable (niet telbare) quantifiers such as: 

- much, any, a little, a lot of

and there are countable (telbare) quantifiers. Such as:

- many, some, a few, a lot of

mnemonic: can you count the word? Use 1... 2... 3...

1 money, 2 money -> not countable.   1 pen, 2 pens, 3 pens  -> countable

Some rules to keep in mind...

Some/Any

1. Some is used in positive sentences. Any in negative ones and questions. 

2. Some means 'een paar'/'een beetje'

Any means 'geen'

Some rules to keep in mind...

Much, many & a lot of

3. A lot of can be used in positive, negative sentences and questions, with both (plural) countable and uncountable nouns. 

4. Many is used with plural countable nouns

5. Much is used with plural uncountable nouns

They all mean 'veel'/'een grote hoeveelheid'

plural means 'meervoud'

Some rules to keep in mind...

A little, a few

6. a little is used in positive sentences. It is used with uncountable nouns.

7. a few is used in positive sentences. it is used with countable nouns.

They both mean 'een beetje'/'een kleine hoeveelheid'

some/any
Don't make ___ noise near the exam room.

some/any
My brother had ___ problems with his phone, so he couldn't text me.

Some/any
Did you have ___ help when you made the cake?

Some/any
There's ___ fruit in the cupboard if you want it.

much/many
I didn't play ___ matches last season.

a little / much
I haven't got ____ paper, so I need to borrow one.

much/many
How ___ students are there at your school?

I found ___ information for my project online.

We haven't got ___ time for shopping today.

I only have ___ money with me, so I can't buy ___ food.
(use a comma and a space in between answers)

We've got ___ exercises to do for homework but they won't take ___ time.
(use a comma and a space in between answers)

We only had ___ time at the party, but we still made ___ new friends.
(use a comma and a space in between answers)

I understand the usage of the quantifiers.

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