General English B1 · Lesson 4A

Grammar Bank

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Grammar focus of this lesson

Quantifiers (some / any / much / many / a lot of / a few / a little)

1 structure

Quantifiers: some / any / much / many
Words that measure how much or how many, without exact numbers.
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Rules & form
- ›some (positive) · any (negative, question, and after if).
- ›much + uncountable · many + countable, mostly in negatives/questions.
- ›a lot of / plenty of in positive statements.
- ›few / a few (countable) · little / a little (uncountable). No or not any = zero.
Examples
- “We have plenty of time but not much budget.”
- “There are a few issues left to fix.”
- “I didn't get any feedback.”
Watch out · a few = some (positive) · few = almost none (negative).
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