Grammar - Adjectives of Quantity (A few, A little, A lot of, Any, Many, Much, Some)

Compiled from Grammar Builder Book 3

The rules are:

1.    Many, much, a lot of

Many – used with plural countable nouns.

Much – used with uncountable nouns.

A lot of – used with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns.

• There are many/a lot of people at the market today.
• There is much/a lot of milk in the refrigerator.

2.     Much – used with uncountable nouns in questions and   negative sentences in these ways:

a)    Is/Was + there + much + uncountable nouns

·                     Was there much traffic on the road this morning?

b)    There + isn’t/ wasn’t + much + uncountable nouns

·         There wasn’t much traffic on the road.

c)    Subject + doesn’t/don’t/didn’t + base form of the verb + much + uncountable noun

·         We don’t have much money left.

Compiled from Grammar Builder Book 3

3.     A few, A little

A few – used with plural countable nouns.

A little – used with uncountable nouns.

·         I’ll do the dishes in a few minutes.

·         We need to add a little salt to the soup.

4.                Some, Any

Some – used with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in positive statements or questions.

·         John’s father owns some old Spanish coins from the 17^th century.

·         Does/Doesn’t your sister want tea or coffee?

Any – used with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in negative statements or questions.

·         We don’t own any Spanish coins from the 17^th century.

·         Is/isn’t there any coffee or tea for the guests?

Compiled from Grammar Builder Book 3