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English Year 6 Language Bank

Quantif ers

a / an
• for one item only
e.g. a pupil, a spider, an iron, an office

a few / a small number of / several / * some
• more than two items/not many
e.g. a few children, a small number of sweets, several chairs,
some books
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Quantif ers
for Countable many / a large number of / * a lot of / * plenty of
Nouns • in big quantities
e.g. many people, a large number of stocks,
a lot of flowers, plenty of shops

* any / many
• used mainly in questions or negative sentences
e.g. Are there any magazines in the library?
There aren’t any magazines in the library.
How many apples are left in the basket?
There aren’t many apples left in the basket.

a little / a small amount of / * some
• not much
e.g. a little dust, a small amount of flour, some oil

much / a large amount of / a great deal of / * a lot of / * plenty of
• in big amounts
e.g. much effort, a large amount of rubbish, a great deal of fun,
a lot of/plenty of space
Quantif ers for
Uncountable * any / much
Nouns • used mainly in questions or negative sentences
e.g. Is there any water in the bottle?
I don’t have any water to drink.
How much money have you saved yet?
I haven’t saved much money yet.

* Some, any, a lot of and plenty of are quantifiers used for both
countable and uncountable nouns.
e.g. some marks/paint, any files/information, a lot of cakes/water,
plenty of coins/money

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