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==== Examples ==== | ==== Examples ==== | ||
Count-nouns are regarded as individual, countable items: | Count-nouns are regarded as individual, countable items: | ||
e.g. tree | e.g. tree | ||
he following quantifiers will work with count nouns: | |||
many trees | |||
a few trees | |||
few trees | |||
several trees | |||
a couple of trees | |||
none of the trees | |||
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e.g. dancing, the water we spilled on the floor, one big mess | e.g. dancing, the water we spilled on the floor, one big mess | ||
The following quantifiers will work with non-count nouns: | |||
not much dancing | |||
a little dancing | |||
little dancing | |||
a bit of dancing | |||
a good deal of dancing | |||
a great deal of dancing | |||
no dancing | |||
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*all | *all | ||
*some | *some | ||
The following quantifiers will work with both count and non-count nouns: | |||
all of the trees/dancing | |||
some trees/dancing | |||
most of the trees/dancing | |||
enough trees/dancing | |||
a lot of trees/dancing | |||
lots of trees/dancing | |||
plenty of trees/dancing | |||
a lack of trees/dancing | |||
== References and links == | == References and links == | ||
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Quantifiers are words that precede and modify nouns; they indicate quantity.
There are different types of quantifiers which can be divided in quantifiers for count nouns and non-count nouns.
Examples
Count-nouns are regarded as individual, countable items:
e.g. tree
he following quantifiers will work with count nouns: many trees a few trees few trees several trees a couple of trees none of the trees
Non-count nouns are not countable, things that we regard as 'undifferentiated mass':
e.g. dancing, the water we spilled on the floor, one big mess
The following quantifiers will work with non-count nouns: not much dancing a little dancing little dancing a bit of dancing a good deal of dancing a great deal of dancing no dancing
Nouns that can be either count or non-count nouns:
e.g. paper, stone, and cake
For instance, I can enter a bakery and say 'I want a cake' (an individual bakery product), or, before we enter, I can tell a friend that 'I want cake' and not refer to a specific cake but simply mean that the idea of eating cake appeals to me — any cake or piece of cake with chocolate frosting...
Quantifier expressions:
- all
- some
The following quantifiers will work with both count and non-count nouns: all of the trees/dancing some trees/dancing most of the trees/dancing enough trees/dancing a lot of trees/dancing lots of trees/dancing plenty of trees/dancing a lack of trees/dancing
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- Definition of quantifier from the Oxford Online Dictionary
- Definition of quantifier from the Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy
- http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/noun_exercise.htm
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