Quantifiers (Quantity Words)
Free sample Workshop for Elementary students from Basic 1 to Basic 4 / Mini Curso-Taller gratuito para alumnos de Básico 1 a Básico 4. Consta de cuatro días de actividades a resolver (Day One and Day Two) en cuadro de 'Comentarios'; (Day Three-Nov 23, and Day Four-Nov 24) en formulario anexo a este Blog los días indicados.
Day One. Introduction.Quantifiers are words used in front of nouns to show number or amount without being specific. They answer the question How many? or How much? Some are used only with countable nouns; others are used only with uncountable nouns while certain quantifiers are used with both contable and uncountable.
Las palabras de cantidad se usan frente a los sustantivos para indicar número o cantidad, sin ser específico. Resuelven las preguntas ¿Cuántos? o ¿Cuánto?, dependiendo de si el sustantivo es contable o no contable. De modo que se requiere recordar qué sustantivos son contables y cuáles son no contables, y además, cuáles expresiones de cantidad usan contables, cuáles no contables, y cuáles ambas.
E x p r e s s i o n s o f Q u a n t i t y
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Quantity expression
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Used with
countable
nouns
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Used with
uncountable
nouns
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Some expressions
of quantity are used only with countable nouns, as in (1) and (2)
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(1) One
Each
Every
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one orange
each orange
every orange
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-
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(2) Two, three, etc.
Both
A couple of
A few
Several
Many
A number of
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2, 3, etc. oranges
both oranges
a couple of oranges
a few oranges
several oranges
many oranges
a number of oranges
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-
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(3) A Little
Much
A great deal of
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a Little milk
much milk
a great deal of milk
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Some are used only with uncountable nouns, as in (3).
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(4) No
Some/any
A lot of/lots of
Plenty of
Most
All
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no oranges
some/any oranges
a lot of /lots
of oranges
plenty of oranges
most oranges
all oranges
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no milk
some /any milk
a lot of/lots of milk
plenty of milk
most milk
all milk
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Some are used with both countable and uncountable nouns,
as in (4).
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Activity One.
In the 'Comentarios' box, write (A) those expressions used to talk about a large number or amount; (B) those expressions used to talk about a small number or amount; and (C) those expressions to talk about zero quantity
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