Después de aprender Adjectives ending in ED or ING, en está lección aprenderás Many, Much, Few, Little.
Estas palabras son cuantificadores, lo que significa que indican la cantidad de un sustantivo (personas, cosas).
Much/Many
We use much for non-countable nouns. It is usually for questions and negatives. Many is used for countable nouns, on negative sentences and questions.
- How much was your cellphone?
- I don’t have much time!
- How much water you drink a day?
- How many brothers do you have?
- There aren’t many psychiatrists in Chihuahua.
A lot of
We use a lot of to answer affirmatively to the questions how much and how many. Also to talk about a large amount of something.
- I have a lot of things to do.
- Michael brought a lot of beer to the party.
A lot
It means very much or very often. It usually comes at the end of sentences and never before a noun.
- Karen is a great pianist, she has improved a lot.
- I like him a lot.
A few / A little
These are used to express a small amount of something, but still satisfying.
A few is used with countable nouns. A little is used with non-countable nouns.
- I just need a little salt for the recipe.
- George lent me a few books the other day
Few / Little
We use these usually in formal contexts to express a not sufficient, or unsatisfying amount of something. Few is used for countable nouns, and little, for non-countable.
- Only few people came to the lecture.
- I have little money left for the week.
En la próxima lección aprenderas Inverted Word Order.
