UNIT 9: QUANTIFIERS

Quantifiers with Non-Count Nouns

LITTLE / A LITTLE

• (a) little + non-count noun

(a) little time

• a little: some but not much.

Helen didn't eat anything, but she drank a little water.

• little: nearly no... or nearly nothing.

There was little food in the refrigerator. It was nearly empty.

• very little

She is very thin because she eats very little.

• a little: + idea

They have a little money, so they are not poor.

• little: - idea

They have little money. They are very poor.

MUCH

• much + non count noun

much coffee

• much: ? / -

Do you drink much coffee? / a lot of coffee?

I don't drink much coffee / a lot of coffee, but I drink a lot of coffee. ( not "much coffee").

* Sometimes much or a lot mean often.

Do you watch TV much? No, not much ( not often)

I don't like to stay home, so I go out a lot.

A GREAT DEAL OF

• A great deal of = a lot of or lots

A great deal of current information is available on the internet.

Ericka Cojoma

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