初中英语语法-量词quantifiers

QuantifiersQuantifiersarewordswhichshowhowmanythingsorhowmuchofsomethingwearetalkingabout.Theyare:much,many,(a)little,(a)few,alot(of),some,any.Basicusesof“some”and“any”SOME1.Affirmatives:Therearesomepeoplewaitingoutside.2.Questions+”yes”:Wouldyoulikesomeorangejuice?3.Requests:MayIhavesometea?4.(=certain):Somepeoplebelieveeverything5.Some=several:Ihaven’tphonedmyuncleforsomeyears.ANY1.Negatives:Idon’twantanysugar.2.Uncertainquestions:Doyouhaveanymoneyonyou?3.With“hardly”,etc.:There’shardlyanyrain.4.With“atall”:Ihaven’tanyideaatall.5.After“if”:Buysomeapplesifyouseeany.6.Any=itdoesn’tmatterwhoorwhich:Anyfoolknowstherightanswer.Much,many,(a)few,(a)little,alot(of)

Basicusesof“much”and“many”Weusemuchwithsingularuncountablenouns:muchmoney.Weusemanywithpluralcountablenouns:manytrees.1.innegativestatements:Thereisn’tmuchspaceinthisflat.Therearen’tmanypandasinChina.2.inquestions:Istheremuchdemandforsilkstoking?Willtherebemanyguestsattheparty?3.informalstatements:Muchmoneyisspentforshopping.Manyteachersretireearly.Basicusesof“alotof”(lotsof)

Weusealotofwithpluralcountableorsingularuncountablenouns:alotofbooks.Alotof–Lotsof1.intheaffirmativesentences:Shespendsalotofmoneyonclothes.Thereweresuchalotofpeopleintheshops.2.innegativestatementsforemphasis:Ihaven’tgotalotoftimeforpeoplelikehim.“little/alittle”and“few/afew”Weusefewandafewwithpluralcountablenouns:afewfriends,fewfriends.Weuselittleandalittlewithuncountablenouns:alittletime,littletime.1.Alittlemeans“somebutnotmuch”,“asmallquantity”:HeknowsalittleFrench.2.Afew–“asmallnumber”Wearegoingawayforafewdays.Compare:I’vegotalittlemoney(=some,butnotmuch)I’vegotlittlemoney(=nearlyno)I’vegotafewfriends(=some,butnotmany)I’vegotfewfriends(=nearlyno)Supplymuch/manyoralotof.

1.IknowoldMr.Higginshas......money.2.Therearen’t…...portraitsofShakespeare.3.Don’tbediscouraged!.....havefailedtorunthemarathon.4.Takeas…...ofthesetilesasyouwant.5.…...wassai