Quantifiers are used to tell you how many of something is. These words come before nouns and pronouns.
- Mother told you to buy a dozen roses.
- Are there any advantages of a credit card versus a debit card?
Specific quantifiers are used with specific types of nouns.
Quantifiers
Quantifiers with Singular Count Nouns
These following quantifiers are used with singular count nouns:
- each
- either
- every
- neither
- Every time I make plans for the beach, it rains!
- Is it neither a good nor a bad thing?
Quantifiers with plural count nouns:
These following quantifiers are used with plural count nouns:
- both (of)
- a bunch (of)
- a couple (of)
- either of
- neither of
- a few (of)
- fewer (of)
- a great many (of)
- a good many (of)
- many (of)
- a number of
- several (of)
- There are several different options you can choose from.
- The complete sequencing of the human genome will have many important effects.
Quantifiers with non count nouns:
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