Some / Any / Much / Many

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Some       

• A little, a few or small number or amount.
• We usually use some in positive sentences for countable and uncountable nouns.

                       I have some friends in London.

               I usually drink some wine with my meal.


• Sometimes we use some in a question when we expect a positive YES answer.

               Would you like some more tea?

               Could I have some more sugar, please?




Any         

• It is used with negative sentences.
• When asking questions and when a sentence is grammatically positive, but the meaning of the sentence is negative.

               Do you have any ice cream left for me?

               My brother never does any chores.

• We use any for both countable and uncountable nouns.

               Do you have any cheese?

               He doesn't have any friends in Paris.




Much       

• It is used with uncountable nouns.

              They don't have much money to buy a present.




Many        

• It is used with countable nouns.

               I don't have many English stamps in my collection.




Much and Many are used to express that there is a large quantity of something.

A lot of 

• We usually use a lot of in positive sentences for countable and uncountable nouns.             

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DETERMINERS

DETERMINERS

EXAMPLES

• A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.
• An open enemy is better than a hollow friend.
• A good book is a light to the soul.
• Don’t judge men or things at first sight.
• Sophie lifted the phone before the second ring.
• His office is on the third floor.
• The last joke got the biggest laugh.
• I could hear Sarah and Andrew talking in the next room.
• There’s zero chance of rain today.
• I have one deadline this week.
• There are two sides to every question.
• I have three jackets to choose from.
• John is twenty minutes away.
• The World Cup final is being transmitted live to over fifty countries.
• Our soldiers annihilated a force of five hundred enemy troops.
• We need some fresh air in this stuffy room!
• I’ve got that pain in my back again.
• I felt very inferior among all those academics.
• Memory will fade, but my heart will go on.
• Everything is nice in your garden.
• He asserted his ideas loudly and clearly.
• Every mother thinks her child beautiful.
• The cat shut its eyes while it steals cream.
• We’ll make our decision and contact the people involved.
• They’re building an extension to their house. 
• We had to eat some potatoes substituted as a meal.
• There were no witnesses to the accident.
• You can’t go out without any shoes.
• The children brush their teeth after every meal.
• There’s always more fish in the sea.
• Have you got much money on you?
• Few people knew exactly what the rebels planned to do.
• The safety net gives little help to those who need it most.
• These cakes are very quick and easy to make.

Use of English: Differences

DETERMINERS

 

ACTIVITIES

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 Subject Tests: (grammarbank.com)
1. Determiners/Quantifiers Tests
2. Determiners - Intermediate
3. Determiners-Upper Intermediate
4. Determiners Articles Intermediate
5. Quantifiers - Intermediate
6. Quantifiers - Upper Intermediate
7. Quantifiers - Advanced
8. Similar Quantifiers Worksheet
9. Quantifiers/Determiners Practice
10.Quantifiers Exercises (Classic Style)