{"id":2894,"date":"2022-02-20T05:29:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T05:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:heading -->\n<h2><strong>What is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/quantifiers\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">quantifier<\/a> in grammar?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>Quantifiers are Adjectives and adjectival phras"},"modified":"2022-05-10T11:10:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T11:10:10","slug":"quantifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/quantifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-3859531310\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/quantifiers\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">quantifier<\/a> in grammar?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Quantifiers are Adjectives and adjectival phrases that make up an important part of English Grammar.<\/li><li>Quantifiers are determiners that describe quantity&nbsp;in a noun phrase. They answer the question &#8220;How many?&#8221; or &#8220;How much?&#8221; on a scale from&nbsp;<em>none<\/em>&nbsp;(0%) to&nbsp;<em>all<\/em>&nbsp;(100%).<\/li><li>We use some quantifiers only with countable nouns. We use some other quantifiers only with uncountable nouns. And we use some with countable or uncountable nouns.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The most common Quantifiers are :<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>much and many, (a) little, (a) few, a lot<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Some, any, not any, no, none<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Compound with SOME, ANY and NO<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>ANY with the Affirmative<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>GRADED QUANTIFIERS<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>A little \/little, A few \/ few<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>ENOUGH + NOUN<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Other quantifiers<\/strong><br><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3406615517\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Much and many, (a) little, (a) few, a lot<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>we use:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>a few, few, many, a lot of<\/strong>&nbsp;with countable nouns<\/li><li><strong>a little, little, much, a lot of<\/strong>&nbsp;with uncountable nouns<\/li><li><strong>a lot of<\/strong>&nbsp;with both countable and uncountable nouns<\/li><li><strong>much<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>many<\/strong>&nbsp;are used with the negative and interrogative forms<\/li><li><strong>a lot of<\/strong>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<strong>lots of<\/strong>&nbsp;is used in the affirmative form<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. She doesn&#8217;t spend&nbsp;much&nbsp;time with her children.<br>2. I have&nbsp;a few&nbsp;eggs. I have&nbsp;a little&nbsp;money.<br>3. How many&nbsp;cigarettes have you smoked?<br>4. I\u2019ve got&nbsp;a&nbsp;lot of&nbsp;work this week.<br>5. There were&nbsp;a lot of&nbsp;people at the concert.<br>6. I have a&nbsp;little&nbsp;money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Some, any, not any, no, none<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SOME<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>ANY<\/strong>&nbsp;are used with both countable and uncountable nouns to specify a&nbsp;<strong>part&nbsp;<\/strong>or&nbsp;<strong>number&nbsp;<\/strong>of a substance or object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Some<\/strong> are commonly used in an affirmative sentence, but can also be used in interrogative or hypothetical sentences if the existence&nbsp;of the substance isn&#8217;t in query, as when we offer liquids or meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Get me&nbsp;some&nbsp;sugar, please.<\/li><li>Would you like me to buy you&nbsp;some&nbsp;fruit juice?<\/li><li>Would you like some help?<\/li><li>She has some valuable books in her house.<\/li><li>Did he give you&nbsp;some&nbsp;tea?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>ANY<\/strong> is generally used in negative or interrogative sentences. Instead of &#8220;not any&#8221; the adjective &#8220;no&#8221; can be used, and the form &#8220;none&#8221; as a pronoun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>No, thank you. I don&#8217;t want any more cake.<\/li><li>I don\u2019t&nbsp;think we\u2019ve got&nbsp;any&nbsp;coffee left.<\/li><li>Have they got&nbsp;any&nbsp;children?<\/li><li>They don\u2019t&nbsp;want&nbsp;any&nbsp;help moving to their new house.<br><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3406615517\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Compound with SOME, ANY, and NO<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Compound nouns with&nbsp;some-&nbsp;and&nbsp;any-&nbsp;are used in the same way as&nbsp;some&nbsp;and&nbsp;any.<\/li><li>Words formed with&nbsp;<strong>NO<\/strong>&nbsp;(nothing, nobody, no one, nowhere) are used in sentences to give a&nbsp;<strong>strong negative sense<\/strong>&nbsp;to the sentence.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td>Affirmative<\/td><td>interrogative<\/td><td>negative<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>+body<\/td><td>somebody<\/td><td>anybody<\/td><td>not &#8230; anybody<\/td><td>Nobody<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>+one<\/td><td>someone<\/td><td>anyone<\/td><td>not &#8230; anyone<\/td><td>no one<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>+thing<\/td><td>something<\/td><td>anything<\/td><td>not &#8230; anything<\/td><td>Nothing<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>+where<\/td><td>somewhere<\/td><td>anywhere<\/td><td>not &#8230; anywhere<\/td><td>Nowhere<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Compound nouns with&nbsp;<em>some-<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>any-<\/em>&nbsp;Positive statements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Someone<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is sleeping in my bed.<\/li><li>I left my glasses&nbsp;<strong><em>somewhere<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;in the house.<\/li><li>Susie has&nbsp;<strong>somebody<\/strong>&nbsp;staying with her.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions :&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Is there&nbsp;<strong><em>anything<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;to eat?<\/li><li>Did you go&nbsp;<strong><em>anywhere<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;last night?<\/li><li>Have you lost&nbsp;<strong><em>something<\/em><\/strong>?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Negative statements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I don&#8217;t know anybody.<\/li><li>She didn\u2019t go&nbsp;<strong><em>anywhere<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;last night.<\/li><li>&nbsp;She doesn&#8217;t want anything.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a difference in emphasis between&nbsp;<strong><em>nothing<\/em><\/strong><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>nobody<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;etc.&nbsp;<\/em>and&nbsp;<strong><em>not \u2026 anything<\/em><\/strong><em>,&nbsp;<\/em><strong><em>not \u2026 anybody<\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I do<strong><em>n\u2019t<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;know&nbsp;<strong><em>anything<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;about it. = I know&nbsp;<strong><em>nothing<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;about it.<\/li><li>I don&#8217;t know anybody. = I know nobody.<br><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3406615517\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">SOMETHING, SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><em>Someone<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is sleeping in my bed.<\/li><li>I left my glasses&nbsp;<strong><em>somewhere<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;in the house.<\/li><li>Have you lost&nbsp;<strong><em>something<\/em><\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/li><li>He knows&nbsp;<strong><em>somebody<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em>in New York.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">ANYBODY, ANYTHING, ANYWHERE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Is there&nbsp;anything&nbsp;to eat?<\/li><li>He doesn&#8217;t have&nbsp;anywhere&nbsp;to stay tonight.<\/li><li>Is there&nbsp;anybody&nbsp;who speaks English here?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">NOBODY, NOTHING, NOWHERE<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There is&nbsp;<strong><em>nothing<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em>to eat.<\/li><li>Homeless people have&nbsp;<strong><em>nowhere<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;<\/em>to go at night.<\/li><li>When I arrived there was&nbsp;<strong><em>nobody<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;to meet me.<\/li><li>I have learned&nbsp;<strong>nothing<\/strong>&nbsp;since I began the course.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">ANY with the Affirmative<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Any and its compound words are used in the affirmative to mean a possible CHOICE from a range of possibilities.<\/li><li>ANY&nbsp;can also be used in positive statements to mean&nbsp;\u2018no matter which\u2018, \u2018no matter who\u2018, \u2018no matter what\u2018:<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td>any<\/td><td>anybody<br>anyone<\/td><td>anything<\/td><td>anywhere<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They can choose&nbsp;anything&nbsp;from the menu.<\/li><li>You may invite&nbsp;anybody&nbsp;to dinner, I don\u2019t mind.<\/li><li>I refused to give them&nbsp;any&nbsp;money.<br><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3406615517\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">GRADED QUANTIFIERS<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>They function like comparatives and hold a relative position on a scale of increase or decrease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>INCREASE From 0% to 100%<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td><strong>With plural countable nouns<\/strong>:<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Many<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>more<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>most<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>With uncountable nouns:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Much<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>more<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>most<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DECREASE From 100% to 0%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td><strong>With plural countable nouns:<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Few<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>fewer<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>fewest<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>With uncountable nouns<\/strong>:<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Little<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>less<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>least<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I know&nbsp;<strong>many<\/strong>&nbsp;foreigners. \u2192 I know&nbsp;<strong>more<\/strong>&nbsp;foreigners than som&nbsp; does. \u2192 Jackie knows&nbsp;<strong>the most<\/strong>&nbsp;foreigners compared to us all.<\/li><li>Do you have&nbsp;<strong>much<\/strong>&nbsp;cash on you? \u2192 You need more&nbsp;<strong>cash<\/strong>&nbsp;to buy this dessert. \u2192 You are the one among us to have&nbsp;<strong>the most<\/strong>&nbsp;cash on you.<\/li><li>I know<strong>&nbsp;few<\/strong>&nbsp;French artists. \u2192 You know<strong>&nbsp;fewer<\/strong>&nbsp;French artists that me. \u2192 What is the French city to have produced&nbsp;<strong>the fewest<\/strong>&nbsp;artists?<\/li><li>Sumit has&nbsp;<strong>little<\/strong>&nbsp;money to fly to Australia. \u2192 Being a student, Sumit has&nbsp;<strong>less<\/strong>&nbsp;money than his parents. \u2192 Sumit is the person to have&nbsp;<strong>the least<\/strong>&nbsp;money in the family.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">A little \/little, A few \/ few<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A few<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>a little<\/strong>&nbsp;have a different meaning than&nbsp;<strong>few<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>little<\/strong>, since &#8220;a few&#8221;, &#8220;a little&#8221; have a positive meaning, whereas &#8220;few&#8221; and &#8220;little&#8221; have a negative meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>I<\/em> have&nbsp;<strong>a few<\/strong>&nbsp;friends. &#8211;&gt; I have SOME friends.<\/li><li>&nbsp;I have a little money. &#8211;&gt; I have SOME money.<\/li><li>&nbsp;I have few friends. &#8211;&gt; I do not have MANY friends.<\/li><li>I have little money. &#8211;&gt; I do not have MUCH money.<br><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3406615517\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">ENOUGH + NOUN<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Enough&nbsp;is placed before the noun, but when it is used with adjectives and adverbs it goes after them.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I will not have&nbsp;<strong>enough<\/strong>&nbsp;time until Tuesday.<\/li><li>Are there&nbsp;<strong>enough<\/strong>&nbsp;eggs to make an omelette?<\/li><li>There is&nbsp;<strong>enough<\/strong>&nbsp;bread for lunch.<\/li><li>Are there<strong>&nbsp;enough<\/strong>&nbsp;chairs for everybody?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Other quantifiers<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Half<\/strong>&nbsp;, <strong>Double<\/strong>&nbsp;, <strong>Both<\/strong>&nbsp;, <strong>All<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Half<\/strong>&nbsp;= 50%<br>&#8211;&nbsp; It\u2019s used with countable and uncountable nouns.<\/li><li><strong>Double<\/strong>&nbsp;= the quantity + 100% of that quantity<br>&#8211; It\u2019s&nbsp; used with uncountable nouns<\/li><li><strong>Both<\/strong>&nbsp;= the two, not only the one (this one AND that one)<br>&#8211; It\u2019s used with nouns that are plural and countable<\/li><li><strong>All<\/strong>&nbsp;= 100%<br>&#8211; whole amount<br>&#8211; It\u2019s used with countable and uncountable nouns.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You can have&nbsp;<strong>half<\/strong>&nbsp;of the chocolate.<\/li><li>Both were healthy and breathing on their own.<\/li><li>All is mortal.<\/li><li>There is a&nbsp;<strong>double<\/strong>&nbsp;quantity of rice for the hurricane victims.<br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3406615517\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"rank-math-faq\" class=\"rank-math-block\">\n<div class=\"rank-math-list \">\n<div id=\"faq-question-1645334092634\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \">What are the most common quantifiers in the English language?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>1. <strong>much and many, (a) little, (a) few, a lot<\/strong><br \/><strong>2. Some, any, not any, no, none<\/strong><br \/><strong>3. Compound with SOME, ANY and NO<\/strong><br \/><strong>4. ANY with the Affirmative<\/strong><br \/><strong>5. GRADED QUANTIFIERS<\/strong><br \/><strong>6. A little \/little, A few \/ few<\/strong><br \/><strong>7. ENOUGH + NOUN<\/strong><br \/><strong>8. Other quantifiers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"faq-question-1645334127644\" class=\"rank-math-list-item\">\n<h3 class=\"rank-math-question \"><strong>What is a quantifier in grammar?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rank-math-answer \">\n\n<p>&#8211; Quantifiers are Adjectives and adjectival phrases that make up an important part of English Grammar.<br \/>&#8211; Quantifiers are determiners that describe quantity\u00a0in a noun phrase. They answer the question \u201cHow many?\u201d or \u201cHow much?\u201d on a scale from\u00a0<em>none<\/em>\u00a0(0%) to\u00a0<em>all<\/em>\u00a0(100%).<br \/>&#8211; We use some quantifiers only with countable nouns. 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