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Quantifiers 
· How much 
· How many
A lot of
O a lot of é um quantificador usado para descrever quantias grandes (mas não especificadas) de algo:
Exemplos:
I used to have a lot of money in the past. Now not so much. (Eu costumava ter muito dinheiro no passado. Agora nem tanto)
Susan ate a lot of candies last week. (Susan comeu muitos doces semana passada)
Mark has a lot of friends. He is not lonesome. (Mark tem muitos amigos. Ele não é solitário)
Some
Pode significar algum ou um pouco de . Utiliza-se some com substantivos incontáveis.
Exemplos:
I have some money in my bank account. (Eu tenho algum dinheiro na minha conta no banco)
Can I have some wine, please? (Pode me dar um pouco de vinho, por favor?)
Would you like some food? (Você gostaria de um pouco de comida?)
Any
Em sentenças positivas, any tem o significado de qualquer. Em frases negativas, assume o significado de nenhum/nenhuma. Nas interrogativas, assume o significado de algum/alguma.
Exemplos:
I don’t have any cats. (Eu não tenho nenhum gato)
You can have any videogame you like. (Você pode ter qualquer videogame que quiser)
Can you speak any other language? (Você consegue falar algum outro idioma?)
A few
Pode significar algum/algumas ou pouco/poucas. Usa-se o a few com substantivos contáveis no plural.
Exemplos:
I stayed at my aunt’s house for a few days. (Eu fiquei na casa da minha tia por alguns dias)
A few boys wanted to talk to the police about the robbery. (Alguns meninos queriam falar com a polícia sobre o roubo)
I like a few songs by Guns and Roses. (Eu gosto de algumas músicas do Guns and Roses)
A little
Significa um pouco de. Utiliza-se o a little substantivos incontáveis.
I love a little cream in my coffee. (Eu amo um pouco de creme no meu café)
Have a little tea with me. It’s delicious! (Beba um pouco de chá comigo. Está delicioso!)
EXERCÍCIOS DE APRENDIZAGEM
01. (PUC – PR) Which alternative completes the sentences correctly?
— Why do you drink so _______ water ?
— The food had too ______ salt
a) little – few
b) few – much
c) few – few
d) much – little
e) much – much
02. (UNIV. TUIUTI – PR) Fill in the blanks correctly: How ________ of you want to go to law school?
a) much
b) many
c) a lot of
d) None of the alternatives
e) none
03. (FAC. SÃO LUÍS) Fill in the blanks correctly:
“Do you have 10 dollars?”
“No, I don’t, but Peter has _____ money with him”
a) much of
b) lots
c) many
d) a lot of
e) many of
04. (UFSC) Complete the sentences using the right alternative:
“She drinks _______ coffee”
“How ______ cups of coffee do you drink every day ?”
“He says there was ______ milk in the pot. It was almost empty”
“There are ________ bottles on that shelf”
“How _______ money do you have?”
a) little – many – little – few – many
b) many – much – little – few – many
c) much – few – little – few – many
d) much – many – little – few – much
e) little – few – little – few – many
05. (UnB – DF) Fill in the blanks correctly: “He has _______ friends but ______ enemies
a) much – a few
b) a lot of – much
c) lots of – little
d) few – many
e) many – one
06. (FUND. CARLOS CHAGAS – BA) Choose the correct alternative: “Only _____ survived the accident”
a) a lot
b) any
c) a few
d) much
e) many
07. (FMU – SP) Complete the sentence correctly: There were too ____ people in the room
a) many
b) a little
c) much
d) little
e) few 
08. (VPNE) Poor thing, she’s got ________ problems still unsolved.
a) a lot
b) a lot of
c) a little
d) much
e) little
09. (PUC) A expressão “a few” completa corretamente a frase:
a) Could you spare __________ moments?
b) It’s a pity they have __________friends.
c) It will taste better with __________ bacon.
d) His ideas are di cult and _________ to understand.
e) He´s asked me for __________ money.
10. (PUCRS) The expression “a few” is used incorrectly in
a) Unfortunately there were a few seats left when we arrived at the theater.
b) Help yourself, there are a few sandwiches and cookies left.
c) These journal articles always have a few ideas worth discussing.
d) They managed to find a few clues of what the theater looked like.
e) A few of his marvellous engravings have survived.
11. (UFSM) __________days do you need to finish it?
a) How much
b) How little
c) How often
d) How many
e) How long
12. (UFPEL) Americans produce ________ soybean.
a) many
b) a lot of
c) a few
d) few
e) a much
13. (VPNE) We still have ________ minutes before class. Let’s get ________ coffee, shall we?
a) a little – some
b) few – a
c) a few – some
d) much – very
e) a good deal of – some
14. (VPNE) In the summer there aren’t as _________ people in Porto Alegre as during the school year.
a) a lot of
b) many 
c) much
d) plenty of
e) fewer
15. (VPNE) I am very thirsty so I beg you to get me ________ cold tea, please.
a) a 
b) few 
c) less
d) some
e) much
A: Hey! Do you have any unopened glue bottles left in stock?
B: I do have some. How many do you need?
A: I'll need six bottles please.
B: Oh, we just have four bottles left.
A: I'll take those four bottles but still need two bottles for this afternoon.
B: I’m going to ask to the supplier manager to order some.
A: For this afternoon?
B: No. It will take up to one week to arrive.
A: But I need for today!
B: Okay. Would you mind if I give you some money, then you buy those two bottles yourself ?
A: No problem with that!
B: How much money do you need?
A: I guess seven dollars is enough.
B: Okay take the money!
A: Thanks.
B: Just one thing more! Don't forget to bring me the receipt tomorrow!
A: No. I won't.
A: Hey Carl I need a favor. If is it okay for you?
B: Okay! What's up?
A: How many empty chairs do you have in your classroom?
B: I just have a few chairs left there. If you need you can pick them up.
A: Thanks Carl.
B: By the way, why do you need extra chairs anyway?
A: I have some old fellows visiting my class today.
B: Are they British too?
A: Yes. A few of them are. There are also some Scottish girls too.
B: Okay, maybe I'll meet them later.
A: Sure you're welcome. Certainly they will like you.
B: Thanks. If  you excuse-me let me get back to my folks.
A: Okay. Cheers mate!
B: Bye then!