SPARROW READERSA2

How Much / How Many & Quantifiers

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Use	Countable plural	Uncountable
Ask about quantity	How many apples?	How much water?
A small amount	a few apples	a little water
A large amount	a lot of apples	a lot of water

Countable nouns have a plural: books, eggs. Uncountable nouns include water, rice and money.

Use many or much especially in questions and negatives.

01 Ask about quantity

Complete with much or many.

Example: How much water do you drink?

1.How students are in your class?

2.How flour do we need?

3.How luggage have you got?

4.How sandwiches shall we make?

5.How information do you need?

6.How coins are in your pocket?

02 A few or a little?

Write a few or a little.

1.I have questions to ask.

2.We need advice.

3.She bought tomatoes.

4.There is soup in the pan.

03 Some or any?

Complete with some or any.

1.Could I have water, please?

2.There are not clean cups.

3.Is there milk in the kitchen?

4.I brought fruit for everyone.

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Meaning	Pattern	Example
Positive / offer	some	Would you like some tea?
Negative / neutral question	any	There is not any milk.
Sufficient amount	enough + noun	We have enough chairs.

A few / a little = some. Few / little = not many / not much.

Use fewer with plural countable nouns and less with uncountable nouns.

04 Few, a few, little or a little?

Use the quantity and meaning in brackets.

Example: A few apples = some apples. Few apples = not many.

1.We have eggs, so we can make a cake. (some)

2.There is milk, so we can make tea. (some)

3.There are buses today; almost none. (not many)

4.We have time; almost none. (not much)

5.She has friends here and feels lonely. (almost no)

6.We have money, but enough for a ticket. (some)

05 Too much or too many?

Write too much or too many.

1.There are cars on this road.

2.There is noise in this room.

3.You put salt in the soup.

4.There are chairs around this small table.

06 Enough and a lot of

Complete with enough or of as appropriate.

1.There are six of us and six seats: we have seats.

2.She has a lot homework.

3.We need a lot water.

4.The bottle holds all the water: it is big .