{"id":2520,"date":"2015-12-16T09:00:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T17:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2020-12-10T13:44:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:44:35","slug":"quantity-adjectives-with-countable-and-non-countable-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/toefl\/quantity-adjectives-with-countable-and-non-countable-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantity Adjectives with Countable and Non-Countable Nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, I did a series<\/a> of<\/a> posts<\/a> on different kinds non-countable nouns. What I didn\u2019t mention is that non-countable nouns sometimes have different quantifying adjectives, <\/em>ones that aren\u2019t used with countable nouns.<\/p>\n

This idea may seem a little confusing at first. It may help if I define what a quantifying quantifying adjective is. Quantifying adjectives are adjectives that describe the amount of something, without specifically measuring it. For example, the quantifying adjectives much<\/em> and many<\/em> suggest a large amount of something, without giving the exact amount. And the quantifying adjectives little<\/em> and few<\/em> suggest small, not-specifically-measured amounts.<\/p>\n

In this post, we\u2019ll look at the common quantifying adjectives that are used to describe non-countable nouns. We\u2019ll also look at the quantifying adjectives that go with countables. Let\u2019s start with the four quantifying nouns that I mentioned in the paragraph above.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Much<\/em> and many<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Much<\/em> only modifies non-countable nouns.<\/p>\n

EX: There was much <\/em>joy when we heard the good news that we were being paid much<\/em> money.<\/p>\n

Many<\/em> is used only with countable nouns.<\/p>\n

EX: There are many<\/em> people living in the many<\/em> houses on that street<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Little<\/em> and few<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Little <\/em>can only describe non-countable nouns.<\/p>\n

EX: Because there was so little <\/em>fire, people noticed little <\/em>smoke.<\/p>\n

Few<\/em> should be used only to modify countable nouns.<\/p>\n

EX: She made very few<\/em> hamburgers, so she only was able to sell a few<\/em> hamburgers.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A lot<\/em> and lots of<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Like much<\/em> and many<\/em>, a lot of<\/em> and lots of<\/em> are used to describe a large amount. Unlike much <\/em>and many<\/em>, a lot of<\/em> and lots of<\/em> can be used much more flexibly. Both words can describe countable or non-countable nouns.<\/p>\n

EXs:
\nTrees have a lot of<\/em> leaves that absorb a lot of<\/em> sunlight.
\nHe put lots of<\/em> chocolate chips and lots of<\/em> sugar into the cookie dough.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A little bit<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A little bit <\/em>can only be used with non-countable nouns.<\/p>\n

EX: If you put a little bit<\/em> more effort into this, I\u2019m sure you can have a little bit<\/em> more success.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Plenty of<\/em> and enough of<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Plenty of<\/em> and enough <\/em>of can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns. Like much<\/em>, many<\/em>, a lot<\/em>, and lots of<\/em>, plenty of<\/em> and enough of <\/em>suggest a large amount. Plenty of<\/em> and enough <\/em>of have an additional connotation of a sufficient<\/em> amount.<\/p>\n

EXs:
\nThey put plenty of<\/em> thought into their plans, and were able to think of plenty of<\/em> ideas.
\nHe\u2019d heard enough of<\/em> the rock band\u2019s music and bought enough of<\/em> their CDs, and now he was getting bored.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

No<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

No<\/em> suggests zero<\/em> quantity of something. It can modify both countable and non-countable nouns<\/p>\n

EX: We have no <\/em>pens and no<\/em> ink, so we can\u2019t write anything down on paper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently, I did a series of posts on different kinds non-countable nouns. What I didn\u2019t mention is that non-countable nouns sometimes have different quantifying adjectives, ones that aren\u2019t used with countable nouns. This idea may seem a little confusing at first. It may help if I define what a quantifying quantifying adjective is. 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