Quantifiers
Quantifiers are special words or phrases in English that describe the quantity, or how much of something there is. The following quantifiers are common in English:
- some / any
- much / many
- each / every
- more / most
- a little / little
- a few / few
- both / either / neither / neither… nor
- fewer / less
- several
- all / no / none
- enough
Of course, the rules for quantifiers depend on what kind of noun they are used with. Which quantifier you use depends on whether or not you can count the noun.
With Countable Nouns Only
- (not) many people
- a few parties
- too few chairs
- fewer drinks
- several tables
With Uncountable Nouns Only
- (not) much fun
- a little time
- very little experience
- less food
With Both Countable and Uncountable Nouns
- some money
- some people
- (not) any juice
- (not) any glasses
- more / most water
- more / most cigarettes
- all / no information
- all / no stores
- none of the information
- none of the stores
- enough food
- enough forks
With Singular Countable Nouns Only
- each person
- every time
- either choice
- neither place
With Plural Countable Nouns Only
- both students
With Both Singular and Plural Countable Nouns
- neither the cat nor the dog
- neither the men nor the woman
- neither the workers nor the bosses
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