CORPORACIN EDUCACIONAL MASNICA DE CONCEPCIN COLEGIO FRATERNIDAD LOMAS COLOORADAS SAN PEDRO DE LA PAZ ENGLISH DEPARTMENT TEACHER: LEONARDO

O SEZ MANSILLA

1ST GRADERS 2012 TOPIC: QUANTIFIERS

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a few We use a few + a plural countable noun. A few is a positive idea. a few people, a few books, a few letters Fortunately, our financial situation is good: we still have a few good customers.

Some = a little, a few or a small number or amount Any = one, some or all Usually, we use some in positive (+) sentences and any in negative (-) and question (?) sentences. some + I have somemoney. ? I don't have anymoney. Do you have anymoney? any I have $10. I don't have $1 and I don't have $10 and I don't have $1,000,000. I have $0. Do you have $1 or $10 or $1,000,000? example situation

MUCH - We use MUCH with uncountable nouns. It's frequently used in negative and interrogative sentences, but it can also be used in the affirmative:

MANY A LOT OF - We use MANY with - We use A LOT OF with countable nouns in the countable and uncountable plural. It's frequently used in nouns. It is commonly used negative and interrogative in affirmative sentences, although sentences, but it can also be it is possible to see it in questions: used in the affirmative: "There are a lot of things to do" "Do you drink a lot of coffee?" - When it is not followed by a noun, we do not use the preposition "of": "Do you have apples? Yes, I have a lot."

"There isn't much milk left" "There are many foreign "How much sugar do we have?" students in my classroom" "Do as much as you can" "How many apples do we have?" "I have been in England many times"

EXERCISES Fill in the correct word (some or any). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Sue went to the cinema with _____________of her friends! Jane doesn't have__________ friends. Have you got_______________ brothers or sisters? Here is______________ food for the cat. I think you should put _____________flowers on the table. Could you check if there are_____________ calls on the answering machine? I don't want _____________presents for my birthday.

Quantifiers - Much/Many. Example:They is MANY people in the street. 1. There is . People in the square. 2. We don't havebananas, and we don't have.. fruit juice. 3. Do you have any cereal? Sure, there's.in the kitchen. 4. How..is this? It's ten dollars. 5. How.do you want? Six, please. 7. David has.rice, but Tyler doesn't have.. 8. London hasbeautiful buildings.

EXERCISE: Some, Any: Ann has ___________candies. 2) Bill doesn't have___________ money. 3) Sue will give us___________ information. 4) There is ___________milk in the fridge. 5) There isn't ___________beer. 6) There aren't ___________boys in my family. 7) Bill won't give me___________ help. 8) Ann shouldn't smoke ___________cigarettes. 9) Sue must do ___________homework tonight. 10) My brother can't speak___________ Chinese.