|
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 |
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
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