Quantity of objects

Much, many, a lot of

Examples :

·         We don’t have much time.

·         Are there many students in the hall?

·         There are a lot of trees in this school.

1.      Much – with uncountable nouns in questions and negative sentences.

2.      Many – with plural uncountable nouns in questions and negative sentences.

3.      A lot of - with countable and uncountable nouns, usually in positive sentences but we sometimes use a lot of in questions and negative sentences.

4.      To ask about quantity, we use :

·         How much + uncountable noun

Example : How much milk did you buy?

·         How many + plural countable noun

Example : How many students are there in the bus?

A few, a little

·         There are a few glasses in the cupboard.

·         I’d like a little milk in my tea, please.

·         Do you have any potatoes? Yes, we have a few.

·         Do you have any homework to do? Yes, a little.

1.      a few + plural countable noun

2.      a little + uncountable noun

Some, any, much, many, a lot of, a few, a little

Ø  Plural countable nouns

Positive

	a few
I have	some	kittens.
	a lot of

Negative

	any
I don’t have	many	kittens.
	a lot of

Question

	any
Do you have	many	kittens?
	a lot of

Ø  Uncountable nouns

Positive

	a little
I have	some	money.
	a lot of

Negative

	any
I don’t have	much	money.
	a lot of

Question

	any
Do you have	much	money.
	a lot of

References :

Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan. 2014. Bahasa Inggris, When English Rings a Bell SMP/MTs Kelas VIII. Jakarta : Pusat Kurikulum dan Perbukuan, Balitbang. Kemdikbud. Hal. 148 -155.

Zaida, N. 2014. Practise Your English Competence 2. Jakarta : Erlangga.

Zaida, N. 2015. BUPENA Buku Penilaian Autentik for SMP/MTS Grade VIII. Jakarta : Erlangga.