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    QUANTIFIERS

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    This document discusses English quantifiers and their Spanish equivalents. It explains that "much/many/a lot of/lots of" are used to refer to large quantities, while "few/little/a few/a little" refer to small or not enough amounts. It also outlines the uses of "a/an/some/any" with countable and uncountable nouns in positive, negative, and interrogative sentences as well as exceptions for "some."

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    This document discusses English quantifiers and their Spanish equivalents. It explains that "much/many/a lot of/lots of" are used to refer to large quantities, while "few/little/a few/a little" refer to small or not enough amounts. It also outlines the uses of "a/an/some/any" with countable and uncountable nouns in positive, negative, and interrogative sentences as well as exceptions for "some."

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    This document discusses English quantifiers and their Spanish equivalents. It explains that "much/many/a lot of/lots of" are used to refer to large quantities, while "few/little/a few/a little" refer to small or not enough amounts. It also outlines the uses of "a/an/some/any" with countable and uncountable nouns in positive, negative, and interrogative sentences as well as exceptions for "some."

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    QUANTIFIERS

    MUCH/MANY/ A LOT OF/ LOTS OF = Large quantities of something


    Se prefiere en oraciones negativas y preguntas

    MUCH= money MANY=friends


    Uncountable Countable
    (?)How much money do you have? (?)How many friends do you
    have?
    (-)I don’t have much time (-)He doesn’t have many friends
    (too) I have too much money / (too) I have too many friends /
    Tengo demasiado dinero Tengo demasiados amigos
    (so) She has so much money / (so) She has so many friends /
    Ella tiene tanto dinero Ella tiene tantos amigos

    A LOT OF/ LOTS OF


    Used for positive, negative or questions of countable and uncountable nouns.

    A LOT OF LOTS OF
    Countable Uncountable Countable Uncountable
    Positive I have a lot of I have a lot of money He has lots of He has lots of
    friends / Tengo / Tengo mucho friends money
    muchos amigos dinero
    Negative I don’t have a I don’t have a lot of He doesn’t have He doesn’t have
    lot of friends money lots of friends lots of money
    Questions Do you have a Do you have a lot of Does he have lots Does he have lots
    lot of friends? / money? /Tienes of friends? of money?
    Tienes muchos mucho dinero?
    amigos?

    FEW/ A FEW/ LITTLE/ A LITTLE


    FEW/LITTLE= Pocos(as)/Poco(ca)
    A few/ A little=Algunos(as)/ Algo
    FEW LITTLE A FEW A LITTLE
    Not many-much, not enough (-) Some, small amount (+)
    Plural Countable Uncountable Nouns Plural Countable Uncountable Nouns
    They have few We have little money She has a few He has a little
    friends / Ellos tienen Nosotros temenos poco friends / Ella tiene money / Él tiene algo
    pocos amigos dinero algunos amigos de dinero

    A/ AN / SOME / ANY
    A= Consonant Sounds(sing.)
    An= Vowel Sounds(sing.)

    SOME (Algo/Algunos) ANY(NINGUN/Niguna/algún(a))


    COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE
    Positive There is some sugar on the table -
    I play with some children in the park
    Negative - There isn’t any sugar on the table
    I don’t play with any children in the park
    Questions Is there any sugar on the table? /Hay
    - algo de azucar en la mesa?
    Exception: offers, suggestions, Ask for
    Do you play with any children in the
    something*
    park? / Juegas con algún niño en el
    parque?

    SOME: Exception

    Cuando se hace una oferta, sugerencia y petición esperando que respondan que sí. Por
    ejemplo, cuando un mesero te ofrece la carta.

    Would you like some water/ apples?

    Can I get you some water/apples?

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