PPT QUANTIFIER for 7 grade junior high school

A SHORT MATERIAL ABOUT QUANTIFIER

1. QUANTIFIERS

2. MUCH, MANY, A LOT OF A quantifier is a word that expresses a quantity. 2

3. MUCH - MANY - A LOT We use much and many mostly in question and negative. Much is used with uncountable nouns , and many is used with countable plural nouns . Ex: - Is there much rice left? - We haven’t got much rice left. - Has he got many books? - He hasn’t got many books . 3

4. In affirmative sentences, we normally use a lot (of ) and lots ( of) . We use a lot (of), lots (of) with both uncountable nouns and plural nouns. Ex: - We’ve got a lot of milk. ( Not: We’ve got much milk.) - He’s got a lot of / plenty of books. (Not normally: He’s got many books.) 4

5. LET’S PRACTICE 5

6. Fill in the blanks with much , many, and a lot of. EXERCISE 1 1. John doesn’t have __________ money . 2 . There is __________ gold in the bag 3. I don’t have ________ birds in the sky! 4. There aren’t ________ cars in the street. 5. Are there __________ apples on the tree? 6. Jane spends __________ money at the shops. 7 . Do you have__________ bread in the cupboard? 8. Are there __________ children on the beach? 9. We are early. We have __________ time. 6

7. L ittle, a little In many situations, we can choose to use 'a little' or 'little' (when using an uncountable noun) or 'a few' or 'few' (when using a plural countable noun). They have slightly different meanings. Few , a few 7

8. A Little A few 8

9. We use a little to express a positive idea with singular uncountable nouns . It means ‘a small amount but some’ A Little Example : They had a little money to spend. = not much/almost nothing 9

10. A few We use a few to express a positive idea with plural countable nouns . It means ‘a small number but some’ Example: All she wanted was a few moments on her own. = some , a small number 10

11. Little few 11

12. L ittle and few L ittle and few without ‘a’ are more a negative idea. Little means ‘not much’ , ‘almost no’. Few means ‘not many’, ‘almost no’. We use  little  with uncountable nouns and   few   with plural countable nouns.  Examples: They had little money to spend.= not much/almost nothing She had few moments on her own.= not many/almost none 12

13. Let’s practice 13

14. Fill in: a little/little or a few/few EXERCISE 2 1 . Spending ___________ hours in the sun every day is pleasant. 2. We have been to the Greek islands ________ times. 3. There were very __________ people in the taverna last night. 4. Would you like ___________ milk in your coffee ? 5. I’d like to spend _________ more time on the beach today. 6. He has _________ patience for rude customers . 7. Let’s see if there’s ___________ coffee left in the pot. 8. Oh no! There’s so ________ coffee, we’ll have to make more. 14

15. THANKS! 15