Topic: Quantifiers: With Count Nouns Only With Uncount Nouns Only With Both Count and Uncount Nouns

Topic: Quantifiers
Quantifiers are words used before a noun to indicate its amount or quantity.
The following can used before a noun:

Some/any much/many each/every both fewer/less several all/no enough
With count nouns only With uncount nouns only With both count and uncount nouns
(not) many cigarettes (not) much luck Some nomey
A few cars A little cheese Some eggs
Very few trees Very little experience (not) any water
Fewer books Less time (not) any friends
Several answers More/most rice
More/most people
All/no work
All/no children
Enough food
Enough apples
With singular count nouns only With plural nouns only

Each boy Both parents
Every time
Most of the quantifiers can be used without a noun. No ,all, every and each cannot.
Have you got any money? Not/ alittle/enough.
Are there any eggs? A few/not many .
Have some more wine. I don´t want any.
Did Ann and Sam go? Both
Most of the quantifiers can be used with of+the /my/ those,etc.+noun. No and every
cannot.
They took all of my money. Take a few of these tablets.
Very few of my friends smoke. Not much of the food was left.
For no and every, we use none and every one and all. In formal, written English, none
is followed by a singular form of the verb.
None of the audience was listening All of the hotels were booked.
None of the guests has arrived yet.
In formal, Writtrn English, none is followed by a singular form of verb, but in informal
English a plural is possivble.
None of the guests has arrived yet. None of my friends smoke.
Note When we use none with a plural noun or pronun, the verb can be singular or
plural.Grammatically, it should be singular but people often use the plural when they speak.
None of my friends are coming. None of my friends is coming.

Topic: Some, any and no its compounds
The basic rule is that ´´some´´ and ´íts compounds´´ are used in affirmative sentences
and ´Ány´´ and ´íts compounds´´ in negative and questions.
I need some help I need somebody to help me
I don´t need any shopping is there any sugar left?
´´Some´´ and ´íts compounds ´áre used in requests or invitations, or when we expect
the answer´´ yes´´.
Have you got some money you could lend me? Would you like something to eat?
´Ány´´ and ´íts compounds´´ are uesd in affirmative sentences that have a negative
meaning. He never has any money You made hardly any mistakes.
Nobody, no one, nowhere, nothing

These are more emphatic forms. They are used at the beginning of sentences.
I saw nobody all weekend. I No one was saved.
´ve eaten nothing all day. Nobody understand me
Much, many, a lot of, lots of, a great deal of, a large number of and
plenty of
Much and many are usually used in questions and In affirmative sentences these forms are found.
negative. Spoken/informal
How musch does it cost? There´ll be pleny of food/people.(uncount and count)
How many people came to the party? We´ve got lots of time/friends.(uncount and count)
I don´t have much money. I lost a lot of my furniture/things.(uncount and count)
You don´t see snakes in England. Written/more formal
We find much and many in affirmativ sentences A geat deal of money was lost last week.( uncount)
after so, as, and too. A large number of students hate math.(count)
She hasn´t got as many friends as I have. These forms are found without nouns.
You make too many mistakes.
Have you got enough socks? ´Lots`.
He´s so much money.
How many people were there? Á lot`.
(A) Little ,(a) few, fewer and less
A little and a fw express a small amount or number in Fewer is the comparative of few, less is the
a positive way.Although there is only a little,it is comparative of little.
probably enough. Fewer people go to church these days.(count)
Can you lend me a little sugar? I spend less and less time doing what I want
A few friens are coming round tonight. to. ( uncount)
Little and few express a small amount in a
negative way. There is no enough.
Very few people passed the exam.
There´s very little milk left.
All
We don´t usually use all to mean everybody/everyone/everything, but if all is followed
by a relative clause it can mean everything.
Everybody had a good time. All (that) I own is yours
Everything was ruins in the fire. I spend all I earn.
This structure can have a negative meaning, expressing ideas such as nothing more or
only this. All I want is a place to sleep. All I had was a couple of beers.
Before a noun with a determiner both all and all of are possible.
You eat all (of) the time All (of) my friends are coming tonight
Before a noun no determiner, we use all of. All people are born equal
With personal pronouns, we use all of. All of you passed.Well done!
Topic: Introducing Like, Introduction like

Like can be a verb or preposition. Like as verb can be followed by ind or to, sometime
with a change in meaning.
To talk about enjoying activities in general, we use like...ing ( especially in Brit) or like+
infinitive.
We can use like+ infinitive to talk about choices and habits.

I like going out at weekend ( General enjoyment).
I like to sit in hot bath and read ( habits and preferences).
Like as verb has a person as the subject and as preposition an objective after it.
I like modern art. I don´t like the way he look at me
He´s nothing like his father. Like father like son
What...like?
What+to be+ like.
What´s your teacher like? She´s very patient.
What are your parents like? They are very kind.
What... like? is used to ask about things that don´t change for example people´s
character and appearance and also something. What´s your brother like?
Like in question is a preposition, not verb and another way can be a verb.
What´s Jim like? He´s intelligent.
What does Jim like? He likes playing tennis.
Note: We don´t use like in the answer.

She´s patient. Not She´s like patient.
How is your mother like?(ask about health, it doesn´t ask for description)
How is your mother like? She´s very well. Thank you.

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The following can used before a noun:

With singular count nouns only With plural nouns only

None of my friends are coming. None of my friends is coming.

Nobody, no one, nowhere, nothing

(A) Little ,(a) few, fewer and less

Topic: Introducing Like, Introduction like

We can use like+ infinitive to talk about choices and habits.

Note: We don´t use like in the answer.

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