A determiner is used before a noun to show how the noun is being used.
Quantifiers show the number or amount of what we are talking about.
Examples of quantifiers are: any, all, many, much, most, some, a few, and a lot of, a little, a large amount of, none, each, enough, least.
Examples of Quantifiers in Sentences
Some are used with countable nouns e.g
Few students came to school. (A very small number/almost none)
A few children came to the party. (A very small number/but not many)
Each girl came to the church. (Every one of the girls)
Others are used with uncountable nouns only. e.g
a. Little water remained. (A very small amount/almost none)
b. A little food remained. (A small amount but not much)
The rest are used with both countable and uncountable nouns e.g
A lot of children came to school. (A large number)
Enough children came. (A sufficient number)
Most of the food remained. (Almost all the food)
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