Quantifiers of Food

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Quantifiers of Food

• a little, very little, less, not much,
• A few, very few, fewer, not many, too, too much,
  too many, enough

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A little, very little, less, not much
uncountable noun

• e.g.,
• We have a little butter in the fridge.
• Theres very little food. We need to go shopping.
• Im trying to eat less fat (than before).
• Theres not much food in the house.

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• A little It means a small amount before
  uncountable nouns.
• e.g. There is a little water in the bottle.
• Very little It means almost none before
  uncountable nouns.
• e.g. - Theres very little rice to cook. We
  need to buy some.
• - She ate very little chocolate last
  week. Good for her.
• Less It compares quantities with uncountable
  nouns.
• e.g. - They drank less coffee (than they drank
  before).
• Not much It means a small amount before
  uncountable nouns.
• e.g. - Theres not much oil in the house.

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A few, very few, fewer, not many plural
countable noun

• e.g.
• We have a few oranges in the fridge.
• We eat very few frozen meals. I think thats
  healthier.
• Skim milk has fewer calories (than whole milk).
• There arent many vegetables.

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• A few It means a small number before plural
  countable nouns.
• e.g. - There are a few slices of cheese in the
  fridge.
• Very few Before plural countable nouns, it means
  almost none.
• e.g. - I made a lot of food, but very few
  people came.
• - I drank very few cans of soda last
  week. Im planning to quit it.
• Fewer It compares quantities with plural
  countable nouns.
• e.g. - My box contains fewer eggs (than your
  box).
• Not many Before countable nouns, it means a
  small number.
• e.g. - There arent many apples.

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Food Containers/items/weights

• A bottle of .... Milk, soda, water, oil, ketchup
• A bag of..Coffee, crackers, potato chips, sugar
• A box of ..Cookies, asparagus, crackers,
• A package of ..Asparagus, soup, coffee
• A carton of..Milk, soup, eggs, juice
• A can ofCrushed pineapples, curry past, tomato
  paste, soda
• A jar ofOlives, asparagus, curry paste, tomato
  paste, jam
• A loaf of. Bread
• A quart of.. Milk, oil
• A liter (1.1 quarts) of Milk, oil
• A pound of. Cheese, butter, apples, oranges
• A kilo (2.2 pounds) of oranges, apples
• Note
• gtgtgtgt a carton of juice ? two cartons of juice
• gtgtgtgt a loaf of bread ? two loaves of bread

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Exercise

• Circle the correct answer
• 1. We only have . cheese left in the
  refrigerator.
• a. a few b. a little c. many d. fewer
• 2. I dont think that there are . oranges
  in the fruit bowl.
• a. a little b. less c. many d. much
• 3. He eats .. vegetables.
• a. very little b. very much c. very few d. less
• 4. I eat eggs than I used to.
• a. fewer b. less c. few d. little
• 5. I drink . tea than my cousin.
• a. fewer b. less c. few d. little
• 6. I have two .
• a. box of milk b. boxes of milks c. a box of
  milk d. boxes of milk

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Too, too many, too much, enough

• TOO
• Too generally expresses the idea of an excessive
  amount or more than someone wants or expects
• Too is used before adjectives or adverbs too
  ADJ/ADV
• e.g. He is too full.
• She is too hungry.
• He eats too slowly.

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Enough

• Enough expresses the idea of an acceptable
  amount or the amount someone wants to expect
• 1. Enough is used after adjectives or adverbs
  ADJ/ADV enough
• e.g. Her salad wasnt filling enough.
• She doesnt eat fast enough.
• 2. Enough is used before nouns. enough plural
  count/uncountable noun
• e.g. I didnt eat enough eggs
• I drank enough milk.
• 3. Enough is used as a pronoun ( replaces a noun
  mentioned before)
• e.g. A I ate a lot of vegetables.
• B You are lucky. I didnt eat enough
  (vegetables).
• 4. Enough is used with verbs. V enough
• e.g. She doesnt listen enough
• They run enough.

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Too Many

• 1. Too many is used before plural countable
  nouns too many plural noun
• e.g. I ate too many fries
• He bought too many books.
• 2. Too many is used as a pronoun ( it replace a
  noun mentioned before).
• e.g. I ate too many. (.. Apples, fries,
  vegetables..)

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Too much

• 1. Too much is used before uncountable nouns
  too much uncountable noun
• e.g. I drank too much milk.
• He cooked too much rice.
• 2. Too much is used as a pronoun
• e.g. I drank too much. (.. Milk, water..)
• 3. Too much is used after verbs V too much
• e.g. She talks too much.
• He swims too much.

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Exercise

• Choose the correct answer
• 1. My cousin eats .. Frozen meals.
• a. too b. too much c. a little d. too many
• 2. My brother is tall to reach the
  ceiling.
• a. enough b. too c. too much d. too
  many
• 3. My car is .. Old that it always needs a
  push.
• a. too many b. too much c. too d. enough
• 4.Theres .. Salt in the soup. I cant eat
  it
• a. too many b. too much c. too d. enough
• 5. Do you exercise .?
• a. too much b. too many c. too d. few
• 6. Im wearing . Clothes. I feel warm in
  this cold weather.
• a. too much b. too many c. too d. enough