Expressing of Quantity BY Aya Majid Jassim: Middle Technical Univesity Technical Engineering Material Department

MIDDLE TECHNICAL UNIVESITY
TECHNICAL ENGINEERING
MATERIAL DEPARTMENT
EXPRESSING OF QUANTITY
BY
AYA MAJID JASSIM
MATERIAL DEPARTMENT
STAGE 3
FAINAL REPORT
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INTRODUCTION
Expressions of quantity depend on whether a noun is countable or
uncountable. These resources provide explanations
The quantifiers few and a few, and little and a little seem nearly identical but
they are actually quite distinct. These expressions show the speaker's attitude
towards the quantity he is referring to as either positive or negative.
Positive attitude
A few (for countable nouns) and a little (for uncountable nouns) describe the
quantity in a positive way, implying that although the speaker may not have
much, he has enough.
Example : I have got few clothes .

I have got little time to study .
Negative attitude
Few (for countable nouns) and little (for uncountable nouns) describe the
quantity in a negative way. They may actually indicate a total lack of the noun,
but are more polite than saying so directly.
Example : Few people visited him in hospital.

= he had almost no visitors .
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QUANTITY EXPRESSIONS
The following expressions are often used for quantity expression :
MUCH / MANY
FEW / LITTLE
A LOT OF / LOTS OF
A GREAT DEAL OF
A LARGE NUMBER OF
SOME / ANY
ENOUGH / NOT ENOUGH
AMOUNT OF (TINY / SMALL)
MUCH / MANY
In everyday English, we normally use much / many only in questions and negative
clauses.
Example:
 How much money have you got?

 Elsa does not have many bags .
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In positive clauses with so, as or too, we also use much / many.
Example:
 Elsa has so many bags.

 She has as many bags as marry .
 Kevin has too much money.
Countable / Uncountable Nouns

In connection with much / many people often speak of countable nouns and
uncountable nouns.
Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form. In plural, these nouns can be
used with a number (that's why they are called 'countable nouns'). Countable nouns
take many.
Example:
100 friends \ many friends

Uncountable nouns can only be used in singular. These nouns cannot be used with a
number (that's why they are called 'uncountable nouns'). Uncountable nouns take
much.
Example:
100 money \ much money
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FEW \ LITTLE
We use a few with plural, countable nouns.
Example: A few people came to the party.
We use a little with uncountable nouns.

Exampl: There’s a little coffee left, if you would like some.
We can also use few and little (without “a”) to mean very few or very little .
Example: There’s little point in calling
There were few people at the mall.
A LOT OF \LOTS OF
A lot of and lots of MEANS 'a large number or amount'.
We use a lot of or lots of with both countable and uncountable nouns.
Example :
There was a lot of rain last week.[ uncountable]
There were a lot of people at the party.[ countable]
There's lots of food in the fridge.[ uncountable]
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SOME \ ANY
Use "some" in positive sentences when there is neither a lot nor a little.
"Some" can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.
Example:
We have some friends who work in baghdad .
I've saved some money to spend on vacation this summer.
Use " any" in questions to ask if someone has something.

"Any" can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns:
Example:
Do you have any friends in school?
Is there any food left?
Use "any" with countable and uncountable nouns in negative sentences to state that
something doesn't exist.
Example:
We won't have any time for shopping today.
They didn't have any problems finding our house.
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ENOUGH / NOT ENOUGH
Use "enough" with countable and uncountable nouns to state that you are satisfied
with the amount of something.
Example
She has enough time to visit her friends in Turky.
I think we have enough beef for tomorrow's grill.
Use "not enough" when you are not satisfied with the amount of something.
Example
I'm afraid there's not enough time to continue this conversation.
There are not enough people working at the moment.
AMOUNT OF (TINY/SMALL)
Use these similar adjectives with "amount of" to express very small quantities. This
form is often used in exaggeration to express how little there is of something.
Example
Peter has a small amount of patience, so don't joke around with him.
There is a minuscule amount of time left to register.

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Example : I have got few clothes .

Example : Few people visited him in hospital.

The following expressions are often used for quantity expression :

 How much money have you got?

 Elsa has so many bags.

Countable / Uncountable Nouns

100 friends \ many friends

100 money \ much money

We use a little with uncountable nouns.

"Some" can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.

Use " any" in questions to ask if someone has something.

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