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Quantitative adjectives

 

Quantitative adjectives.

Within the adjectives Quantitative there are two groups, some are countable adjectives and the others are uncountable adjectives, in this sense both are to give a quantity, but the difference lies in the fact that the first mentioned are for quantities that we can easily count by units or more while the others are for those things, people or animals that we cannot count.

These adjectives are always placed before the noun, that is, the thing you are indicating the quantity of, like this:

For example, in the phrase "three books," "three" is the quantitative adjective.

However, they can appear after certain verbs, especially with "to be." 

For example, "There are many students."

The most common position is before the noun, but the context and structure of the sentence can influence its placement

Accounting adjectives.

They are those who answer the following question: "How many? / How many (as)?" we use them to express the amount of a noun that can be counted from the unit.

These are:

None of / Ninguno de...

Few / Pocos (as)

Fewer

A few / Algunos (as)

A small quantity of...

A couple of / Un par de...

Several / Varios (as)

Many - A lot of / Muchos (as)

More / Más

A large number of / Un gran número de...

A large quantity of / Una gran gran de...

Plenty of...

Most of...

Lots of / Montones de.


Check out these 5 examples.

 I have three apples in my bag.    

She read four books last month.      

They bought ten tickets for the concert.

There are six chairs around the table.

We saw five movies during our vacation.



On the other hand, there are the countless adjectives which answer the question "how much? / How much?", and express quantities that cannot be counted per unit, such as liquid things, for example:

None of / Nada de...

Little / Poco

A little

Less / Menos

Some / Algo de...

Not much

Enough

The rest of...

More / Más

An amount of - A quantity of / Una cantidad de...

A great deal of...

Plenty of... - A lot of...

A lot of / Mucho - Demasiado


Check out these examples:

 There is some milk in the fridge.

 He needs a little sugar for his coffee.

 We have much homework to do this weekend.

 She drinks a lot of water every day.

 There is plenty of rice for dinner. 


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