Some / Any / No
A Lot of / Many / Much
There is / There are
In English nouns can be countable (a dog, a table) or uncountable (money, water). Countable nouns can be singular or plural (dog - dogs). Uncountable nouns can only be singular (sugar, water).
Words like some,
any, no, a
lot of are called quantifiers. We use some,
any, no, a
lot of in front of countable and uncountable nouns.
We usually use some in affirmative sentences and any
in negative sentences.
I need some new shoes.
I don't have any money.
We use much and a little
in front of uncountable nouns.
We haven't bought much sugar.
There is a little cake left.
We use many and a few
in front of plural countable nouns.
There aren't many quiet places nowadays.
I invited a few friends to go to my birthday party.
We use a lot of in front of
plural and uncountable nouns.
A lot of people came to her party.
We have a lot of homework tonight.
We use much and many
mainly in negative sentences.
Not many people came to her party.
We don't have much homework tonight.
We use there is / are when we
want to say that something exists.
There are twenty students in our class.
1. Explanation
2. Much - Many
3. Some - Any
4. Some - Any
5. Exercise
7. Exercise
8. Explanation1, 2, 3
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15. Cloze