GRAMMAR - QUANTIFIERS CHART

 

	C. NOUN	U. NOUN	EXAMPLES	TYPE OF SENTENCE
a/an	YES	NO	I have a sister. She is an architect.	AFFIRMATIVE  NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
some	YES	YES	I eat some apples. You drink some milk.	AFFIRMATIVE
any	YES	YES	I don’t eat any apples. Do you drink any milk?	NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
much	NO	YES	I don't have much patience.	NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE (How much?)
many, several	YES	NO	I don't have many oranges.	AFFIRMATIVE (several) NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE (How many?)
(a) few	YES	NO	I know (a) few students in the new class.	AFFIRMATIVE  NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
(a) little, bit	NO	YES	I know (a) little/bit Chinese.	AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE  INTERROGATIVE
enough	YES	YES	I have enough money. He has enough coins.	AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE  INTERROGATIVE
plenty	YES	YES	I have plenty of money. You have plenty of time.	AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE  INTERROGATIVE
a lot of	YES	YES	There are a lot of houses. There is a lot of sugar.	AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE  INTERROGATIVE
lots of	YES	YES	There are lots of houses. There are lots of sugar.	AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE  INTERROGATIVE
too much	NO	YES	There is too much noise so I can’t concentrate on my homework.	AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE  INTERROGATIVE
too many	YES	NO	There are too many people so I can’t remember all their names.	AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE  INTERROGATIVE

GRAMMAR - THERE IS, THERE ARE / COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

1. THERE IS/ THERE ARE

COUNTABLE NOUNS

THERE IS + A / AN + singular noun: There is a flower.

THERE ARE + plural noun: There are four flowers.

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

THERE IS + some + uncountable noun: There is some bread.
THERE IS NOT + any + uncountable noun: There isn't any bread.
IS THERE + any + uncountable noun? Is there any bread?

AFFIRMATIVE		NEGATIVE		INTERROGATIVE
Sing.	There is ... There’s ...	Singular	There is not ... There isn’t ...	Sing.	Is there…?     Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.
Pl.	There are ... There’re	Plural	There are not ... There aren’t ...	Pl.	Are there…? Yes, there are / No, there aren’t.

2. A/AN, SOME, ANY

AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE	INTERROGATIVE
A/AN There is a pea.	A/AN There isn’t a pea.	A/AN Is there a pea?	COUNTABLE (Singular)
SOME There are some peas.	ANY There aren’t any peas.	ANY Are there any peas?	COUNTABLE (Plural)
SOME There is some salt.	ANY There isn’t any salt.	ANY Is there any salt?	UNCOUNTABLE

3. HOW MANY/MUCH...?, NOT MANY/MUCH, A LOT OF, LOTS OF

1-  Questions:

HOW MANY + PLURAL NOUN? How many books do you have?

HOW MUCH + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN? How much sugar do you need?

2-  Negative answers:

HOW MANY? → NOT MANY

HOW MUCH? → NOT MUCH 

How many books do you have? Not many / I don’t have many books.

How much sugar do you need? Not much / I don’t need much sugar.

3- Affirmative answers: 

A LOT OF, LOTS OF + plural noun / uncountable noun

How many books do you have? A lot / I have a lot of books.

How much sugar do you need? A lot / I need a lot of sugar.

GRAMMAR - THERE WAS, THERE WERE

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

THERE WAS + A / AN + singular noun: There WAS a book.

THERE WERE + plural noun: There WERE four tables

NEGATIVE FORM

THERE WASN’T + A / AN + singular noun: There  WASN’T a book.  

THERE WEREN’T + plural noun: There WEREN’T four tables

INTERROGATIVE FORM AND SHORT ANSWERS

WAS + there +  A / AN + singular noun? Yes, there WAS. / No, there WASN'T.

 WAS there a book?  Yes, there WAS. / No, there WASN'T.

WERE + there + plural noun?  Yes, there WERE. / No, there WEREN'T.

WERE  there four tables? Yes, there WERE. / No, there WEREN'T.

GRAMMAR - EXERCISES: THERE IS, THERE ARE / THERE WAS, THERE WERE, COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

- Complete with “THERE IS” or “THERE ARE” according to the sign. Then change the sentences into the Past Simple Tense, using "THERE WAS" and "THERE WERE" as necessary:

1.+ ____________________ one sandwich.

2. ? ______________________ any coffee?

3. - ____________________ three potatoes.

4. ? ___________________ one steak?

5. + __________________ some water.

6. + _____________________ six onions.

7. - ___________________ any tea.

8. ? ______________________ four peppers?

9. + _______________________ some orange juice.

10. + ____________________ a lot of apples.

- Write “A/ AN”, “SOME” or “ANY”: 

1. You’ve got ________________ friends.

2. Is there _____________ cheese?

3. I haven’t got ___________ bread.

4. Have they got ____________ burgers?

5. There is __________ ham.

6.  There isn’t ___________ salad.

7. Is there _________________ tomatoes?

8. Have you got ____________ ketchup?

9. I want ______________ mustard on my hot dog.

10. There isn’t ______________ milk at home.