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DETERMINERS AND QUANTIFIERS

DETERMINERS

NOUNS

a/an

Singular

Some (oraciones afirmativas)

Contables plurales e incontables

Any (oraciones negativas interrogativas)

e

Contables plurales e incontables

QUANTIFIER

NOUNS

EXAMPLE

A lot of (mucho/a/os/as)

Contables incontables

Many (muchos/as)

Contables plurales

Many German tourists come to Spain in Summer.

Much (mucho/a)

Incontables *se usa en oraciones negativas e interrogativas Contables plurales

I haven´t got much time

Few (sentido negative) (pocos/as) A few (sentido positive) (unos cuantos/as ;unos/as pocos/as) Little (sentido negative) (poco/a) A little (sentido positive) (un poco7 How many? ¿Cuántos/as?

How much? ¿Cuánto/a?

plurales

EXAMPLES There´s a new film at the cinema It´s an interesting film Some people think the film is boring I found some information about this issue They don´t have any children.

Have you got any frozen food at home?

Contables plurales

Incontables Incontables Contables Incontables

y

nombres

Andalucía exports a lot of olive oil.

I eat a lot of oranges

There are few LP's in the record shop.

They are old-fashioned.

She´s got a few friends in her new job.

I think you pay little attention to my explanations We don´t need to hurry. We´ve still got a little time How many tomatoes do you need for the salad?

How much fruit do you want?

EXERCISES 1. Choose the correct answers -

The man is very rich. He´s got …. Money a) a lot of b) much c) many

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I want ...milk a) any b) much c) some

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Are there…..messages for me? a) any b) a c) much

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I´d like to eat …. Yoghurt and muesli a) an b) some c) any

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I haven´t got …. Money in my wallet a) some b) much c) many

2. Complete the sentences with the words below Some any an

man

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I want …………….. milk in my coffee but I don´t want ……sugar

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She doesn´t want …. Mushrooms with her hamburger. She doesn´t like them.

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There´s ….. ne coffee shop in Market Street.

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I always have …………. hot chocolate in the mornings.

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There´s ………….. atlas on my desk

3. Complete with a suitable quantifier 1.

How ……... children do you and Tony have?

2. I don't have ………….patience and I find jigsaw puzzles boring.

3. We only have …………….carrots. We should go and buy some more.

4. "Do we need any mushrooms?" "No, we have ………………. Look, three bags!"

5. There was an explosion at the factory and ……………people were injured. We don't know how many yet.

6. When you make the pie, put …………….wine in too. But not too much! It makes it really tasty.

7. When you go out, buy me …………..apple and a bottle of Coke.

8. I don't need ………………………advice from you. You don't understand the problem!

9. ………………….. people think he is stupid, but he's actually quite intelligent.

4. Decide whether you have to use little or few.

1.

We had ……………..snow last winter.

2. ………………people were interested in the exhibition.

3. I speak …………..French.

4. There are …………….. gentlemen nowadays.

5. She has ………………. relatives.

6. There is ……………… water in the pond.

7. The professor spends…………………time in company.

8. We have……………………………knowledge of this phenomenon.

9. There are …………………. mushrooms in my mushroom soup.

10. …………………animals can survive in the desert.

5. Use little/a little, few/ a few 1.

………………….. came to see the play. It was very sad.

2. Come on! We´ve still got …………….. time to finish this.

3. With time and …………………… patience you´ll forget her and will be happy again 4. I ´ve been to that restaurant ……………………. times. It´s very good 5. I´ve got 20 euros and …………………. coins. That´´s enough for tonight.

6. His computer needs cleaning. He takes very …………….. care of

6.

1.

Choose the correct answer

I haven´t got much/many time today

2. There are any/ a lot of apples on the tree.

3. He´s got a/an new iPod. 4. Are there a lot of/much people at the concert?

5. How much/many sugar do you want in your coffee?

6. There aren´t much/many cars on the road.

7. I haven´t got any/some cheese in my pizza.

8. How much/many sausages can you eat?