2019-02-19 Grammar: quantifiers introduction

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes
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Quantifiers
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- tell you the quantity (how much or how many) of a noun
- Like articles and demonstratives, these are determiners, which go before any adjectives or adverbs in a noun phrase.
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How much chicken is there? - noncount, about the meat, the answer might be in grams or kilos
How many chickens are there? - count, about whole chickens (alive or dead)
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p. 359 exercise 1 - Underline the quantifiers and circle the noun phrases they modify.
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p. 361 - Affirmative and Negative Quantifiers
What’s the difference?
	I have a few friends and a little money. = I have some friends and some money. I’m content.
	I have few friends and little money. = I’m lonely and poor. I’m unhappy.
I had a little trouble finding this place. = I had some problems. It was somewhat difficult.
I had little trouble finding this place. = I had almost no problems. It was pretty easy.
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many > several > some > a few > a couple ≈ 2
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Homework: p. 362 exercise 4 - Complete these sentences with affirmative or negative quantifiers.