2020-01-23 Grammar: quantifiers

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Homework: finish writing questions using these expressions (Make sure you can ask these questions to a classmate.)
1 Who do you look up to the most?
2 Have you ever stood up for someone?
3 Are you good at coming up with new ideas?
4 Are you trying to get away from someone?
5 Have you ever fallen out with a good friend?
6 What do you have to put up with?

7 Are we running out of time?
8 Do you look down on someone?
9 Are you cutting down on cigarettes?
10 Did you grow up with your cousins? / Who did you grow up with?
11 Can you own up to your crime?
12 Have you ever come forward with information about a crime?
13 Can you get on with your presentation?
	(continue something after a pause or interruption)
14 How can you stand out from your competition?
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Nouns and Quantifiers
noun = people, places, things, ideas
quantifiers = words about the amount or quantity of a noun
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worksheet (https://www.teach-this.com/downloads/1929-ask-yourself/file)
part A - Countable and Uncountable
countable / count nouns = nouns you can count (one, two, three)
uncountable / noncount nouns = nouns you can’t cout
Put these nouns in the correct categories
Countable
1 game
2 child
3 party
4 present
5 decoration (We use “decorations”, which makes this a count noun, even if numbers don’t make sense.)
Either (depending on use)
1 time (“How many times” = how many separate occasions; “how much time” = how long)
2 pizza (“How many pizzas do we need for the party?” “How much pizza did you eat at the party?”)
3 cake
Uncountable
1 entertainment
2 money
3 juice (We can count orders or types.)
4 ice cream (We can count orders or types.)
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- Many normally-uncountable nouns can be counted when you order at a restaurant.

- Countable uses of noncount nouns usually refer to containers or types.
- Noncount uses of countable nouns usually refer to the material (e.g. the stuff inside an egg is egg).
	(Except for cows, pigs, and sheep, almost all animals have the same name as the meat.)
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part C - Complete the sentences with the quantifiers at the top of the page.
1 a lot of, too many, enough
2 too much, any, some
3 Most, A few, Some
4 a little
5 Most, a few
6 too much
7 Some, a few, some
8 any, enough
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“too” means it causes a problem or makes something else difficult to do.
If it doesn’t cause any problems, use a neutral word like “very” or “so”.
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Homework (optional): part B of the handout (write questions with “how many” or “how much”)