Name: Quantifiers
Uploaded: 2016-12-19T17:26:43.000Z
Duration: 3 min 52 s
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Hi. I'm Anne, and I speak American English.

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I'm a student, and I like to read and learn about languages.

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Last time, we learned about countable and uncountable nouns.

And we use quantifiers, such as 'much', 'many',

'a lot of', 'a little', and 'a few' with nouns.

Quantifiers tell us the number or amount of a noun.

We use the quantifier "much" with uncountable nouns.

"Much" means a large amount. We only use 'much' in questions and in negative sentences.

For example: Is there much rain in summer?

We also use "a little" with uncountable nouns.

For example: There is a little water in the bottle.

We use the quantifiers "many" and "a few" with plural countable nouns.

For example: There are many palm trees on the island.

"A few" means a small number. There are a few birds outside.

We use the quantifier "a lot of" with both uncountable and countable nouns.

"A lot of" means a large amount or number.

Let's take a quick tour of some places in the U.S.

and use quantifiers to describe what we see.

Here, there are many tall buildings and cars.

In California, there are a lot of palm trees.

Click pause and choose the correct quantifiers in these sentences.

Describe the landscape of your country using quantifiers.

Next time, we will learn about the difference between adjectives and adverbs.

This is American English. Thank you for watching.

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