Quantifiers

Use some for an indefinite small or moderate amount, with both countable and uncountable nouns; it often appears in positive sentences and polite offers or requests.

Use any in questions and negative sentences and sometimes in positive sentences with conditional or limited meaning; it works with both countable and uncountable nouns.

Use much with uncountable nouns to talk about large amounts, often in questions and negatives; it sounds more natural in formal contexts.

Use many with countable nouns to refer to large numbers, mainly in questions and negatives; it suits both formal and informal contexts.

Use a lot of for large amounts with both countable and uncountable nouns; it works well in positive, negative, and question sentences and is natural in everyday speech.

Use plenty of to emphasize more than enough with countable and uncountable nouns; it carries a positive tone and fits informal and neutral contexts.

Use few with countable nouns to highlight a small number, often with a negative or limiting sense; use a few to soften this and suggest some but not many.

Use little with uncountable nouns to emphasize a small amount, often with a negative nuance; use a little to indicate some useful amount.

Use each to focus on individual items in a group and every to emphasize all members collectively; both work with singular countable nouns but differ slightly in scope and tone.

Use these quantifiers to talk about proportions with countable and uncountable nouns; choose based on whether you mean 100% all, a large portion most, an indefinite portion some, or 50% half.

Quantifiers guide learners to match amount expressions with countable or uncountable nouns and to choose forms suited for positive, negative, or question contexts; practicing each one helps make speech and writing precise and natural.