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Future Forms and Quantifiers

The document provides examples of quantifiers that can be used with countable nouns, uncountable nouns, and both countable and uncountable nouns. It lists common quantifiers like "some", "many", "a lot of", and "a few" and categorizes them based on whether they are used with countable nouns, uncountable nouns, or both. It also includes notes on the differences between "few" and "a few", and "little" and "a little". The document concludes with some quantifier exercises to practice using quantifiers in sentences.

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Future Forms and Quantifiers

The document provides examples of quantifiers that can be used with countable nouns, uncountable nouns, and both countable and uncountable nouns. It lists common quantifiers like "some", "many", "a lot of", and "a few" and categorizes them based on whether they are used with countable nouns, uncountable nouns, or both. It also includes notes on the differences between "few" and "a few", and "little" and "a little". The document concludes with some quantifier exercises to practice using quantifiers in sentences.

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Fill in the gaps using will, be going to or the Present Continuous
Tense
1. My cousins _________________ (come) to dinner tomorrow.

2. She has bought a lot of food this morning. She ______________


(prepare) a delicious lunch today.

3. She has studied a lot. She __________________ (pass) an exam.

4. A: “Where are you going tomorrow?”


B: “I ______________ (travel) to the seaside.

5. Why are you taking that big basket? I ___________________ (buy) a lot of
vegetables.

6. There’s somebody on the door! Ok, I ___________________ (go) and


check who it is.

7. My father _________________ (take) my mother to a fancy restaurant


tonight. They ___________________ (celebrate) their wedding anniversary.

8. Oh, no! I forgot to post this letter. Don’t worry. I


_______________(post) it for you on my way home.

9. I think that you can’t do it by yourself. I _____________ (help) you


finish it.

10. Look at that tree! It __________________ (fall) down.

11. I don’t think he ____________________ (manage) to do it today.

12. She looks wonderful. She _____________ (have) dinner with her boyfriend
tonight.

13. I didn’t know that you had spent all your money. I ______________ (lend)
you some tomorrow.

14. We __________________ (have) party next Saturday.

15. “Why are you putting your old clothes on?”


“Because I __________________ (cut) the grass.

16. I __________________ (have) lunch with the president today.

17. She is waiting for him to call her. I don’t think he _________________ (call)
her.

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18. “He has just been taken to hospital with a broken leg.”
“I’m sorry to hear that. I ______________ (send) him some grapes.

19. “Why do you have so much food?”


“Because I ____________________ (cook) a meal for ten people.”

20. “I passed my driving test!”


“That’s great! I _________________ (buy) some champagne to celebrate!”

21. I ____________________ (have) dinner with my business


partners tonight.”

22. “Oh, dear. I’m late for work.”


“Don’t worry. I _________________ (give) you a lift.

23. Look at her sad face! She ___________________ (cry).

24. “It’s Tony’s birthday next week.”


“Is it? I didn’t know. I __________________ (send) him a card.

25. I ____________________ (go) out with my friends next week.

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QUANTIFIERS

What are quantifiers?

A quantifier is a word or phrase which is used before a noun to indicate the amount or
quantity:
'Some', 'many', 'a lot of' and 'a few' are examples of quantifiers.

Quantifiers can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.

Examples:

There are some books on the desk


He's got only a few dollars.
How much money have you got?
There is a large quantity of fish in this river.
He's got more friends than his sister.

Examples of quantifiers

With Uncountable Nouns

 much
 a little/little/very little *
 a bit (of)
 a great deal of
 a large amount of
 a large quantity of

With Both

 all
 enough
 more/most
 less/least
 no/none
 not any
 some
 any
 a lot of
 lots of
 plenty of

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With Countable Nouns

 many
 a few/few/very few **
 a number (of)
 several
 a large number of
 a great number of
 a majority of

* NOTE

few, very few mean that there is not enough of something.


a few means that there is not a lot of something, but there is enough.

** NOTE

little, very little mean that there is not enough of something.


a little means that there is not a lot of something, but there is enough.

 Quantifiers: A Basic Quiz

I. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following
quantifiers:
much, many
a. It seems to me that we've had ____assignments in English this term.
b. How ___ material can we be expected to read in one week?
c. _____books are not in the library.
d. I've had _____headaches already because of stress.
e. ____depression can be attributed to being overworked.

II. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the following
quantifiers:
much, many, few, little, most

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a. Our yard looks awful this summer. There are too ____weeds.
b. I didn't use _____fertilizer last spring, and that has made a difference.
c. Also, I've paid attention to how _______rain we've had.
d. I'm afraid it's rained _______times this summer, and the grass is
turning brown and dying.
e. _______experts say you should fertilize your lawn in the fall.
f. It didn't seem to do my lawn _______ good.
g. ________ advice you get from experts doesn't seem to help.
h. _______ of my neighbors ignore their grass, and they have better
lawns this year.

III. In the following sentences, fill in the gaps with one of the
following quantifiers:
a little, little, a few, few.

a. They say ____ knowledge is a bad thing.


b. I know ____ instances where that proves true.
c. ______people know as much about computers as Tomasz does.
d. But it does him ______good when the whole system goes down.

IV. Choose the correct quantifier.

1 They have had ____homework in mathematics recently.

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2 How _____ time do you need to finish the work?
3 There are too ______ students in the library.
4 Have you visited ______foreign country?
5 Although he's very ill, he didn't take ______ medicine.
6 ______ people know as much about linguistics as John does.
7 He's having _____ of trouble passing his driving test.
8 I spend ______ of my time reading novels.
9 He knows ______ English. He knows enough English to manage.

V. Fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers:

A FEW | A GREAT DEAL | A LITTLE | A LOT | A LOT OF | A


MAJORITY OF | ENOUGH | MANY | MUCH OF | PLENTY | SEVERAL
OF | SOME

1. I'm having ____ of trouble passing my driving exam.


2. ______ movies were rated PG.
3._______ information proved to be outdated.
4. We're close to the project deadline, but there is still _____time left.
5. Although there are _______ brilliant students in this state -- thousands,
even, only will choose to remain in the state after graduation.

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