Quantifiers

Wenn man viel hat (a big quantity) dann kann man die folgenden Mengenwörter (quantifiers) verwenden:

• much

• some

• a lot of

• many

For example, you can say: He has got ​ (a)   money.​

• a lot of
• lot
• a lots of
• lot of

True or false?

a lot of = lots of

• True

• false

Answer explanation

Exactly, you can use them as synonyms.

For uncountable nouns (like money, homework, time etc.) you can use ​ (a)   instead of a lot of.

• much
• many
• any
• more

And for countable nouns (when you can say one, two, three before them) you can use

What can you say as a sysnonym for the underlined words?

• not much

• Has your brother got a lot of books?

• much

• At home, we drink a lot of orange juice.

• not many

• My friend doesn't get lots of pocket money.

• many

• I don't buy a lot of sandwiches.

Choose much or many:

How ​ (a)   books can you see?

• many
• much

Luke hasn't got ​ (a)   pocket money, so he can't buy ​ (b)   shoes.

• much
• many
• lot of

There is ​ (a)   coke in the fridge, so we must bring ​ (b)   glasses.

• a lot of
• many

Which of the sentences are NOT correct?

• How many pets have you got?

• Do you drink many lemonade?

• We want lot of money.

• Many boys help at the flea market.