14 Quantifiers without a noun Flashcards
Some sell food.
A few are outside the West End.
Two have car parks.
None stay open all night.
We can use a quantifier without a noun, like a pronoun.
Many of them also have hairdressing salons.
We can also use the of-pattern.
I tried three doors, and each (one) was locked.
After some quantifiers we can use one instead of a noun.
All open on Saturday.
All as a pronoun is possible but a little unusual.
We normally use a different pattern:
All of them open on Saturday.
They all open on Saturday.
I’ve told you all I know.
All you need is love.
But we sometimes use all+ clause meaning ‘everything’ or ‘the only thing’.
All (those) in favor raise your hands.All were prepared to risk their lives.
All can also mean ‘everyone’, although this use is old-fashioned and often formal.
The first bus was full, but another (one) soon arrived.
We can use another without a noun or with one.
I’ll take one suitcase, and you take the other (one).
We can do the same with the adjective other.
These letters are yours, and the others are mine.
These letters are yours, and the other ones are mine.
Some stores sell anything. Others are more specialized.
But when we leave out a plural noun, we use others or ones with an s.
Each can choose its own half day.
NOT Every can cheese-its own half day.
There are several routes up the mountain. None (of them) are easy.
We cannot use no without a noun. We use none instead.
If you want to climb a mountain, there are plenty to choose from.
The area has millions of visitors, a large number arriving by car.
When the quantifier is without a noun, we do not
use of.
A lot serve lunches.
"Of" must have a noun or pronoun after it. A lot (of them/of the stores) serve lunches.
