Quantifiers little, few, some - what's the difference? Using some, any, no

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Lesson topic: Some, any, much, many, few, little- what and when to use?.

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Practical:

to promote UUD skills in the development of skills for solving a communicative problem with varying degrees difficulties.

Educational:

to activate and improve the current vocabulary of students. Introduce new grammar material:Some, any, much, many, few, little- what and when to use?

Educational:

develop perseverance and the ability to overcome difficulties in order to achieve the intended goal;

to activate the cognitive initiative of students and form their social competence.

Developing:

to promote the establishment in the mind of the child of stable connections between the accumulated and new experience of cognitive and practical activities;

to form and develop educational and organizational skills and abilities (mutual control, independent work, collective activity);

develop the ability to reflect, as the most important component of the ability to learn.

Lesson type: a lesson in the integrated application of knowledge using electronic educational resources.

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Some, any, much, many, few, littlewhatandwhenuse?

Some, any, much, many, few, little - These are pronouns that indicate a certain amount of something. For some reason, their misuse is one of the most common mistakes people learn English, although the rules are quite light and short, they will not be difficult to remember.

Some and any translated "a little, a few." They point to a small amount of something.
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Some used in affirmative sentences:
I have some work for you.
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Some used in statements, proposals, requests:
Give me some milk, please.
ShallIbuysomejuce?
Givemesomewater, please.
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Any used in negative and interrogative sentences, it can be translated "any, some":
Do you have any questions?
I don't hear any sounds.
Much and many are translated as "a lot" and indicate a large amount of something.
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Much used with nouns that we cannot count:
Much juce, much sugar (we cannot count juice, since it is liquid, juice can only be counted in glasses; we cannot count sugar either, since no one will count it in grains).
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Many used with countable nouns.
Many cookies, many cats, many men.
Few and little means "several".
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Little we use with nouns that cannot be counted:
Have a little food.
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Few - with countable nouns:
Few people understand me.

Some, any-( a few, a few)

used with countable and uncountable nouns

wherein:

some - used only in affirmative sentences,

any - only in negative and interrogative

A lot of, much, many - ( lot)

A lot of - is used mainly in affirmative sentences with countable and uncountable nouns,

much - used in negative and interrogative sentences with uncountable nouns,

many - used in negative and interrogative sentences with countable nouns,

much, many can be used in affirmative sentences, but only with amplifying particlestoo, so, very etc. Note that an uncountable noun with any cardinal pronoun is singular.

There is some milk on the table

There is a lot of milk on the table.

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Test : Exercises " Usemuch, many, a lot of, (a) little, (a) few" (Withanswers)

1. Put "+" when using the "much" or "many”, put “-” - if incorrect.

    We don't have many food in the house.

    I can't give you many information about the company.

    I need a lot of apples for the pie.

    How many people are there in your office?

    There is much wine in the

    She doesn't have many luggage.

    My son earns much money now.

    They saw many snows in the mountains.

    I have tried diving many times in my life.

    John will have many exams next year.

2. Use "much" or "many” for the expression “How much ...?”.

    How … days?

    How… sugar?

    How… cigarettes?

    How … work?

    How … petrol?

    How…children?

    How … theaters?

    How…juice?

3. Put "a lot of» (many) in necessary place in a sentence. Translate.

    We met interesting people at the party.

    I ate fish for lunch.

    She bought nice shoes for the next summer.

    They have problems in their business.

    There is water in the bath.

4. Rewrite the questions, replacing some with "a little" or "a few».

    Would you like some cheese?

    Would you like some mineral water?

    Would you like some strawberries?

    Can I offer you some black coffee?

    Can I offer you some bread?

    Shall I bring you some biscuits?

    Shall I bring you some plums?

    Would you like some meat?

5. Put the correct word in brackets.

    There is too … (much/many/a few) salt in the soup.(There is too much salt in the soup.)

    There are … (much/a little/a few) sky-scrapers in our city.(There are several skyscrapers in our city.)

    I've got … (much/a few/a little) albums of this singer.(I have several albums by this artist.)

    My job allows me to travel …(much/many/a few). (My job allows me to travel a lot.)

    We've got … (little/many/few) free time.(We don't have much free time.)

    I have never seen so … (much/little/many) stars in the sky.(I have never seen so many stars in the sky.)

    Anna spent … (much/a few/a little) days in Rome.(Anna spent a few days in Rome.)

    I'd like just … (much/a few/a little) tea.(I would just like some tea.)

    There was very … (little/few/many) rain last autumn.(There was very little rain last fall.)

    Very … (few/little/much) Russian tourists are staying at our hotel. (Very few Russians tourists resides v our hotel.)

Answers:

    (We have some food in the house.)

    (I can't give you much information about this company.)

    (I need a lot of apples for the pie.)

    + (How many people are in your office?)

    + (There is a lot of wine in the bottle.)

    (She has some luggage.)

    + (My son is now earning a lot of money.)

    (They saw a lot of snow in the mountains.)

    + (I have tried diving many times in my life.)

    (John will have many exams next year.)

    how many days? (how many days?)

    How much sugar? (How much sugar?)

    how many cigarettes? (how many cigarettes?)

    How much work? (how much work?)

    How much petrol? (how many gasoline?)

    How many children? (how many children?)

    How many theatres? (How many theatres?)

    How much juice? (How much juice?)

    We met a lot of interesting people at the party.(We met a lot of interesting people at the party.)

    I ate a lot of fish for lunch.(I ate a lot of fish for lunch.)

    She bought a lot of nice shoes for the next summer.(She bought a lot of nice shoes for next summer.)

    They have a lot of problems in their business.(They have a lot of business problems.)

    There is a lot of water in the bath.(There is a lot of water in the bathroom.)

    a little (Will you have some cheese?)

    a little (Will you have some mineral water?)

    a few (Will you have some strawberries?)

    a little (Can I get you some black coffee?)

    a little (May I offer you some bread?)

    a few (Can I bring you some cookies?)

    a few (Will I bring you some plums?)

    a little (Will you have some meat?)

    much

    a few

    a few

    much

    little

    many

    a few

    a little

    little

    few

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Prepared by an English teacher: Majidova Khadijat N.

Greetings, my dears!

There is an opinion that the Russian language is the richest language with an immense number of beautiful words! .. But how can one agree with him when in Russian there is only one word that expresses a large number - “a lot”, and in English there are already such words as many as three! (In fact, there are more of them - these are just the main ones ...).

Of course, I will not start a debate about the beauty of the language here - and it is so clear that each language is magnificent in its own way! But "Rule many many" and a few other words that we use to express quantity, I will break it down for you today so that you don’t even think to get confused and make mistakes! You are ready? I have already...

Let's start with a table that will clearly show you the difference. And let's finish with exercises - without them, your fresh knowledge will fly away to water pipe- about the same as an earring that accidentally fell there flies away)).

I think the table makes sense. Now I will explain verbally and in more detail.

  • Much / a little / little (a lot / a little / a little)

The words Much/a little/little are used only with nouns that cannot be counted, that is, with uncountable nouns. Much means a lot something - much sugar (a lot of sugar), much water (a lot of water), much money (a lot of money). Little - on the contrary - very little something - little sugar (very little sugar), little water (little water), little money (little money). A little means "little", this is a cross between much and little - a little sugar (a little sugar), a little water (a little water), a little money (a little money).

  • Many / a few / few (a lot / a few / few)

The words Many/a few/few are used only with nouns that can be counted, i.e. countable nouns. Many means a lot something - many books (many books), many friends (many friends), many thoughts (many thoughts). Few - on the contrary - very little something - few books (very few books), few friends (few friends), few thoughts (few thoughts). A few means "several", this is a cross between many and few - a few books (several books), a few friends (several friends), a few thoughts (several thoughts).

  • A lot of (many)

A lot of can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns, which is very convenient. A lot of often replaces much and many in affirmative sentences, while in negatives and questions it is more appropriate to use much and many.

Do you have much time?

No, I don't have much time. or - Yes, I have a lot of time.

By the way, there are several "thin places" where students very often make mistakes. We read and remember!

!Many people! ( not much)

many clothes! ( not much)

Much money! ( not many)

many fruits s! or !Much fruit!

And now, as I promised, tasks with answers at the end

Exercise 1. Insert much or many instead of dots

  1. Have you found … information about this company?
  2. They spent … money in a shop yesterday.
  3. There are so … places in the world that I'd like to visit.
  4. … people nowadays use bicycles instead of cars to go to work.
  5. “You’ve put too … salt in the soup, I can’t eat it!”
  6. “Don’t buy … food in the supermarket, we are going out tonight.”

Exercise 2. Translate the sentences into English using much, many, a little, a few, little, few, a lot of

  1. I don't have many friends in this part of town.
  2. The teacher said so many words, but I did not understand anything.
  3. He asked the waiter to bring some water.
  4. In autumn, many birds fly south.
  5. She doesn't like having too much sugar in her tea.
  6. “There is absolutely no room in the closet! You have so many clothes!”

I hope you didn't make any mistakes. few!

Well, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask - I will definitely answer them!

Answers

Exercise 1.

Exercise 2.

  1. I have few friends in this part of the city.
  2. A teacher said so many words but I understood nothing.
  3. He asked a waiter to bring a little water.
  4. In autumn many birds fly to the south.
  5. She doesn't like it when there is too much sugar in tea.
  6. “There is no place in a wardrobe! You've got so many clothes!”

V English language there are words called quantifiers. They are used to indicate quantity. Unlike numerals, which represent exact amount, these words refer to an approximate quantity. In this article, we will talk about words like much, many, few, little, a lot of and plenty of.

Drinking much, many and a lot of

All these words are translated into Russian as "many". However, the use of these words depends on the type of sentence (statement, negation, or question) and whether it refers to a countable or uncountable noun. The main rules are presented in the table below:

For instance:

He has a lot of books. - He has lot books.

Kate doesn't have many DVDs. - Kate's Little DVD. (Literally: Kate doesn't have a lot of DVDs).

Holly spends a lot of time watching TV shows. – Holly spends lot time watching TV shows.

Is there much petrol in the tank? – In the tank lot gasoline?

Much and many in statements

How do you see, a lot of mostly used in affirmative sentences, and much and many in negatives and questions. However, this rule is not strict, it is based on the frequency of use, so much and many can also be used in assertions. For instance:

Joe has many friends. - Joe's lot friends.

Also words much and many are used instead a lot of in formal business style:

Many different kinds of research require the permission of the supervisor. - Many types of examinations require permission from the supervisor.

If we want to say that there is too much of something (that is, to build an affirmative sentence), then instead of a lot of we will use words much and many with an additional word too("too much"). For instance:

There were too many people at the conference. - The conference was too much people.

Oliver ate too much ice-cream. - Oliver ate too much ice cream.

Synonyms for a lot of

Synonym of the word a lot of is an lots of. It is considered that lots of more informal and more commonly used in colloquial speech, a a lot of on the contrary, more formal. Lots of can also be used with both countable and uncountable nouns. For instance:

Julia eats a lot of vegetables. / Julia eats lots of vegetables. - Julia is lot vegetables.

They have done a lot of work. / they have done lots of work. - They have done lot work.

Another word for a large number is the word plenty of. As a rule, it is used to refer to a very large amount of something, something in abundance:

We have plenty of tea at home. - At our house lot tea.

James has brought plenty of biscuits to the office. – James brought to the office lot cookies.

As we see plenty of can also be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.

Use few, a few, little, a little

In order to understand how these words are used, we need to know two parameters: the first is whether this word refers to a countable or uncountable noun and the second: whether the sentence has a positive or negative meaning. Consider the table below:

Kelly has a few close friends. - Kelly has Little close friends. (Positive value).

Kelly has few close friends. - Kelly's few close friends. (Negative meaning).

Bobby has a little money. - Bobby has Little money. (Positive value - a little, but still there).

Bobby has little money. - Bobby's few money. (Negative meaning).

As we can see from the examples, these words have the same translation into Russian for both countable and uncountable nouns, but different translation according to meaning: positive value we translate them as "a little", when negative - as "little".

Words much, a lot, a little in other meanings

Form a lot sometimes it is used not in the meaning of "many", but in the meaning of "often" or "very". For instance:

Do you enjoy watching films? - yes, a lot. - Do you like to watch movies? - Yes, very.

Also words much and a little can be used in education comparative degree adjectives. For instance:

Sarah is much taller than Brenda. – Sarah much above Brands.

Peter is a little older than Tim. – Peter Little older than Tim.

A pronoun is a part of a construction that indicates speech about an object or its belonging and quality, but does not name it. Some pronouns are used frequently and some rarely. In this topic, we will study the most complex and commonly used pronouns some any rules of use in various designs sentences and main word forms.

This topic is easy to understand if you learn everything in a certain sequence, in which we tried to present our explanation. We hope that after our lesson this topic will become clear to adults and children. The first thing to start with is the group to which these pronouns belong.

Some and Any are indefinite pronouns because their derivatives do not express anything specific. In other words, it can be translated into Russian as "someone", "nothing", "some" and the like.

Before talking about the use of word forms that are formed from these pronouns, the first step is to learn the basis.

The pronouns some any can play the role of adjectives and nouns in the construction. In the first case, they go in conjunction with the same noun, and in the second, they are used separately. Indefinite pronouns have different meanings, which we will talk about a little later. Any is used in interrogative, negative and conditional constructions. Some is used in affirmative constructions.

Examples:

I have some cups. Do you need? - I have several cups. You need? (Affirmative, as an adjective).

He asked if I had any interesting DVD discs. - He asked if I had any interesting discs. (Conditional, as an adjective).

The buyers want to get some models of our dresses, we send them some. - Customers want to see several models of our dresses. We sent them a few. (Affirmative, like a noun).

I didn't buy matches. Have you got any? - I didn't buy any matches. Do you have several? (Interrogative as a noun).

Below is a table that indicates the main meanings of these indefinite pronouns.

Some any table usage rules:

Prules use of some Rules for using any
Meaning: several, some, some, before countable (a lot of)
in affirmative sentences in negative, interrogative, conditional sentences
He gave me some cigarettes. - He gave me some cigarettes. She didn't make any mistakes. - She didn't make any mistakes.
Some trees were planted yesterday. - Several trees were planted yesterday.
Some people like tea, some don't like tea. - Some people like tea, some don't.
Meaning: a certain amount (much a), a little, some (usually not translated into Russian)
in affirmative sentences before uncountable (a lot of) nouns in negative, interrogative, conditional sentences before uncountable nouns
Give me some salt, please. - Give me salt, please. I don't have any ink. - I don't have ink.
I need some milk from you. Please give me some. - I need milk. Give me please. There is no water in my glass. Have you got any? - There is no milk in my glass. You have?
Meaning: some
v special issues, in general matters, if a request is made, something is offered
Why didn't you buy some bread? Why didn't you buy bread?
Can I take some warm water? - May I have some warm water?
Will you have some coffee? - Will you have coffee?
Meaning: some of - part
before uncountable (a lot of) nouns
Some of the crop was damaged by rain. - Part of the crop (meaning from this place) was damaged by rain.
Meaning: any, anyone
in affirmative and interrogative sentences with countable in units. number and uncountable (a lot of)
I may go out at any time that is convenient to me. - I can leave at any time convenient for me.

Thus, we got acquainted with the main cases of using the basics. The main thing to remember is that any is used in interrogative and negative constructions, and some in affirmative ones. In order not to get confused in the meaning, pay attention to the meaning of the construction.

Using any with no and none

The use of any with no is easier to understand. It is used both in the plural and in the singular as an adjective before a noun. If there is a no in the construct, no more negation is needed. Without a noun, no is not used, none is used instead. Also, after no, no article is required before the noun. Besides, this part constructions are used before the subject to reinforce the meaning of the statement - none, not one.

Examples:

No girl has been there yet. - No girl has been here yet.

I have no bag (= I haven't a bag). - I don't have a bag.

Is there a theater in your town? - No, there is none. - There is a theater in your city. - Not.

We had no time. - We didn't have time.

Pay attention to the difference between not and no. We use not for a verb and no for a noun.

Examples:

There is no information in the file. = There is not any information in the file. – There is no information in the file.

There are no pupils in the classroom. = There are not any pupils in the classroom. - There are no students in the class.

I have no telephone at home. = I have not got a telephone at home. - I don't have a phone at home.

You can use whichever option you prefer. But you should not mix them up, because in a correctly composed British construction there is only one negation.

This concludes the study of the basic rules for using some, any and no. It's time to move on to their word forms.

Indefinite pronouns and body

Somebody, anybody, nobody / anyone, someone, no one - all these words are used as nouns and are translated into Russian as none, someone, nobody, anyone. Simply put, they replace animate nouns.

Anybody in sentences expressing negation is translated - no one, no one. Nobody has two negatives in Russian.

Examples:

Nobody called him yesterday. Nobody called him yesterday.

Is anyone at home? - There isn't anybody at home. - Is anybody home? - Nobody is at home.

Someone is waiting for you. - Someone is waiting for you.

Indefinite pronouns and thing

Anything, something, nothing, as in the previous case, play the role of a noun, however, these words are applicable only to inanimate objects. In the first word in Russian it means - something, something. Anything in negative constructions is translated as nothing, and sentences with nothing in Russian have two negatives.

Examples:

Nothing was done. - Nothing has been done.

Is there anything in the envelope? - Is there anything in the envelope?

Something has fallen. - Something fell.

Indefinite pronouns and where

This is how adverbs are formed. They are translated into Russian as nowhere, somewhere, nowhere, somewhere. Their use corresponds to the use of the basic forms.

Examples:

Where did you go? - Nowhere. - Where did you go. Nowhere.

Tomorrow I will fly somewhere with my boss. - Tomorrow I will fly somewhere with the boss.

Is she going anywhere? - Is she going somewhere?

Indefinite pronouns and of

When we use the pronouns in question with of, we are talking about some part of the whole. However, nobody, no one, anybody, anyone are not used with of. In the first two cases, they are replaced by none, and in the second - any of in the value of any of. One of is used instead of somebody.

Examples:

None of them came to me after the accident. - None of them came to me after the accident.

One of you should tell the truth. - One of you must tell the truth.

Any of us can go there. - Any of us can go there.

Some of my friends speak English. - Some of my friends speak English.

Little tricks to help you learn English

In some cases, the possessive case is used with nobody, anybody, somebody, someone. For example, somebody's hat is someone's hat.

Standing in the first place and acting as the subject, these parts of the construction (nobody, no one, nothing, anybody, anyone, anything, somebody, something) require the use of a 3rd person singular verb after themselves.

After nobody, no one, nothing, anybody, anyone, anything, somebody, something else is also often used. For example, anything else - anything else?

The use of a few more definite pronouns much and many

We will briefly touch on the section use in much and many constructions . They translate as "a lot" and indicate a large amount of something.

Much is used with nouns that we cannot count:

Many is used with countable nouns.

Many cookies, many cats, many men.

This is the difference between much and many in the rules of use.

This concludes the discussion of the topic. As you can see, at right approach This topic will be understandable even for a child. Learn and practice to compose with pronouns some any constructions in English.