Qualifiers with Nouns

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Determiners and qualifiers are the words that come before a noun.

Determiners and qualifiers are the words that come before a noun.

Some books A lot of books Either the man or the woman

Determiners and qualifiers are the words that come before a noun.

Some books A lot of books Either the man or the woman

Certain words can be used with a countable noun and other words must be chosen when using an uncountable noun. A few words can be used with either countable or uncountable nouns.

The following words can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns:

The – The booksThe software

A lot of – A lot of the booksA lot of the software

All of the – All of the booksAll of the software

Enough – Enough of the booksEnough of the software

Lots of the – Lots of the booksLots of the software

Most of the – Most of the booksMost of the software

Not any of – Not any of the booksNot any of the software

None of the – None of the booksNone of the software

Some – Some of the booksSome of the software

Not enough of the – Not enough of the booksNot enough of the software

Hardly any – Hardly any of the booksHardly any of the software

The following words can be used with countable nouns:

Some – I have some books. A lot of – I have a lot of books. Any – I don’t have any books. Hardly any – I have hardly any books left after the sale. Many – I have many books. A – I have a book. Both – I have both books. Two (or any numbers) – I have two books. Several – I have several books.

A couple of- I have a couple of books. A few – I have a few books. (means some books) Few – I have few books. (emphasizes is not having very many) These – I have these books for you to sell. A number of – I have a number of good books. Enough – I have enough books for now. Every – Every book in the collection is damaged. Each – Each book is carefully packed.

The following words can be used with uncountable nouns:

Much – I put too much sugar in my coffee. A lot of – I have a lot of sugar. Some – I have some sugar. Hardly any – I have hardly any sugar. (no article) – I have sugar. the – I have the sugar that I brought back from the store.

This – This sugar is full of bugs. Any – I don’t have any sugar in the house. A little – I have a little sugar left in the bottom of the bowl. Enough – I have enough sugar left for tonight’s dessert.

Both, Neither, Either Review

We use both, neither and either to talk about only two people or things.

Both is always followed by a plural verb.

Neither and either can be followed by a singular or plural verb.

We use:both + and, neither + nor, either + or.