Grammar - Quantifiers

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Quantifiers

Met quantifiers geef je aan om hoeveel 'iets' gaat.

(Denk aan het woord quantity: kwantiteit).

Hoeveel?

Welke quantifier gebruiken? Eerst nagaan of het gaat om:

countable (telbare) of uncountable (ontelbare) zelfstandig naamwoorden. 

Bedenk bij de volgende dia's na of je iets kunt tellen of niet.

1. Uncountable
2. Countable

Love

1. Uncountable
2. Countable

Sunlight

1. Countable
2. Uncountable

Bread

1. Uncountable
2. Countable

Series

1. Uncountable
2. Countable

Hoe kun je het nagaan?

Zet een getal voor het zelfstandig naamwoord.

One air, two airs... 😆

One sunlight, two sunlights... 🤗

Tiny test!

Probeer niet na te denken, maar kies op gevoel. 

I drank .... water today.

1. little
2. few

There are ......... soldiers.

1. a few
2. a little

A ..... drinks

1. few
2. little

This is .... rice.

1. few
2. little

I only have ..... money left.

1. little
2. few

Do you want .... sugar in your tea?

1. a few
2. a little

Dus welke quantifiers?

Weinig/een beetje:

Countable nouns	Uncountable nouns
Few	A Little
A few	A little

Countable: I only have a few M&M's.

Uncountable: There is little sunshine today.

Welke quantifiers?

Veel:

Countable	Uncountable	Soort zin
Lots	Lots	Bevestigend
A lot	A lot	Bevestigend
Many	Much	Ontkennend, bevestigend formeel

Quantifiers. Choose from: a lot of, a few, few, a little, little, many, much, a lot

I don't use........ apps on my phone.

Quantifiers:
After losing the game, _______ Ajax fans were disappointed and went home .

Use the correct quantifier
I don't know how ___ time it takes.

Fill in the correct quantifier:

She just lost her job. She has .............. free time.

The end

Hoe ging het? Nog meer uitleg nodig? Of samen oefenen?