​Definition of Quantifiers:

A quantifier is a word used before a noun to describe its quantity.

​Examples of Quantifiers:

• I saw a few people in the program.

• Jack has many friends here.

• I have written articles on several

• Jeff went to many places regarding this project.

• There was a lot of people in the concert.

​Definition of Quantifiers for countable nouns:

These quantifiers quantify only the countable nouns. These are few, many, a number of, several, etc.

Few means "not many (people or things)." It is used to say that there are not a lot of people or things. A few means "some (people or things)." It is used to say that there are a small number of people or things.

​The Difference Between "Few" and "A Few"

I have a few [=some/a small number of] friends.

I have few friends. [=I do not have many friends]

A few people [=some people] arrived early.

Few people [=not very many people] arrived early.

​Quantifiers for Uncountable Nouns

​These quantifiers quantify only the uncountable nouns.

• Jeff is a bit tired.

• Jim has much patience.

• Alice had a little juice and nothing else.

• We have much time to complete the project.

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