Quantifier

Quantifiers

A quantifier is a word or phrase which is used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity: 'Some', 'many', ‘much’ and 'a few' are examples of quantifiers

Quantifiers can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.

	With countable nouns
	Many, a few/few/very few, a number (of), several, a large number of

	With uncountable nouns
	Much, a little/little/very little, a bit (of), a large amount of, a large quantity of

	With both countable and nouns
	All, most, least, some, any, a lot of, lots of, plenty of

Examples of usage

There are some books on the desk.

He’s got only a few ringgit.

How much homework have you completed?

How many pages do you have left?

There are a lot of people here.

There were many guests at the waiting hall.

Just put a little milk into the bowl.

**Note

Little/very little : means that there is not enough of something.

Example: I have little time left (there is not enough time)

A little: means that there is not a lot of something, but there is still enough.

Example: I have a little time to spare (not enough time but still has some)

Few/very few: means that there is not enough of something.

Example: There are very few people left (there not enough people)

A few: means that there is not a lot of something, but there is enough

Example: I have a few of the things you need (not enough, but still has some)

Quantifiers

A quantifier is a word or phrase which is used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity: 'Some', 'many', ‘much’ and 'a few' are examples of quantifiers

Quantifiers can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.

	With countable nouns
	Many, a few/few/very few, a number (of), several, a large number of

	With uncountable nouns
	Much, a little/little/very little, a bit (of), a large amount of, a large quantity of

	With both countable and nouns
	All, most, least, some, any, a lot of, lots of, plenty of