Quantifiers

Question 1

Uncountable

(much^(-) / little^(-))

They may be abstract ideas, qualities or for physical objects that are too small or too amorphous to be counted (liquids, powders, gases, etc.). Uncountable nouns are used with a singular verb. They usually do not have a plural form.

Ex: tea / sugar / water / air / rice / knowledge / beauty / anger / fear / love / money / research / safety /evidence / time / luck / energy / money / space

Answer 1

little (- ideas) _{^{not much}}

a little (+ ideas)

much^(-)

a bit of

a great deal of

a large amount of / a large quantity of

Question 2

Countable

(many / few^(-))

Countable nouns are for things we can count using numbers. They have a singular and a plural form. The singular form can use the determiner A or AN. If you want to ask about the quantity of a countable noun, you ask “How many?” combined with the plural countable noun like people

a dog / one dog / two dogs
a horse / one horse / two horses
an idea / one idea / two ideas

Answer 2

few (- ideas) _{^{not many}}

a few (+ ideas)

several

many

a majority of / a great number of / a large number of / a number of

Question 3

Uncountable and Countable

(some⁽⁺⁾ / any^{(- _or ?)})

Answer 3

some ⁽⁺⁾ = any ^{(- _or ?)}

lots of / a lot of

plenty of / enought

almost all / no / none of / hardly any

most (of) / all / none / more / less / least