Quantifiers: some, any, much and many

Test it, Fix it. English grammar - Kenna Bourke 2003

Quantifiers: some, any, much and many

Test it

1 Choose the correct sentence in each pair.

a Jim's got any photos to show me.

b Jim's got some photos to show me.

с I don't think there's any coffee.

d I don't think there's some coffee.

e Can I have some more cheese, please?

f Can I have any more cheese, please?

g Jo doesn't have many trouble making friends.

h Jo doesn't have much trouble making friends.

i I don't know much French.

j I don’t know many French.

к We don’t eat much sweet things.

I We don't eat many sweet things.

m Have we got any milk left?

n Have we got some milk left?

о Look! Here’s any information about the city.

p Look! Here's some information about the city.

q How much time have you got?

r How many time have you got?

s There aren't some apples.

t There aren't any apples.

2 Choose the best option.

a We haven't got much/many time.

b Would you like some/any bread?

c How much/many times have you been to Egypt?

d George doesn’t like many vegetable/vegetables.

e Pete's bought some/any CDs.

Test it again

1 Choose the correct option, A or В

a Can I have ... apple juice?

A any

В some

b Do you play ... sports?

A any

В much

c Sam doesn't want ... milk. He wants water.

A any

В some

d How ... legs has a millipede got?

A much

В many

e I didn't get ... answers right. All the questions were too hard.

A any

В some

f There ... much butter left.

A is

В isn't

g We didn't see ... pollution in Kathmandu.

A much

В many

h Clara has got__ ... interesting books.

A much

В some

i Have you got any ...?

A stamp

В stamps

j There ... any wolves in England.

А аге

В aren't

2 Complete the sentences. Use much, many, some or any. Sometimes more than one answer may be correct.

a Bill needs ... advice. Can you help him?

b Have you got ... friends?

c Is there ... bread? I'm hungry.

d How ... petrol is there in the car?

e Pat bought ... books and a DVD.

f I need ... more time.

g There isn't ... time, so hurry up!

h How ... cents are there in €7?

i You didn't buy ... clothes today, did you?

j We took ... photos when we were in Venice.

Fix it

Answers to Test it

Check your answers. Wrong answer?

Read the right Fix it note to find out why.F

1 The correct sentences are:

b → A I → E

c → C m → C

e → B p → A

h → D q → D

i → D t → C

2 a much → D

 b some → B

 c many → E

 d vegetables → E

 e some → A

Answers to Test it again

1 a B b A c A d B e A

 f B g A h B i B j B

2 a some

 b any/many

 c any

 d much

 e some

 f some

 g any/much

 h many

 i any/many

 j some

Fix it notes

A

Use some in positive sentences with uncountable nouns and plural nouns when you're talking about a small amount or number.

В

Use some in questions when you expect the answer to be 'yes'.

C

Use any in negative sentences and in most questions with uncountable nouns and plural nouns when you're talking about a small amount or number.

D

Use much and how much with uncountable nouns.

E

Use many and how many with plural nouns.

Review

Quantifiers: some, any, much and many

Some

• You use some with uncountable nouns and plural nouns when you're talking about a small amount or number and you don't know or it isn't important to know the exact amount.

We need some information.

He's got some new books.

Any

• You use any with uncountable nouns and plural nouns when you're talking about a small amount or number.

There isn't any milk.

Are there any rooms for tonight?

Much

• You use much (or how much} with uncountable nouns in questions.

Is there much coffee left?

How much time is there before the film starts?

Many

• You use many (or how many) with plural nouns in questions.