Common Mistakes: Quantities

Common Mistakes with Quantities

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Few -vs- a few

few = not many
a few = some

Jorge is sad. He has few friends. -----> Jorge doesn't have many friends.

Maria is happy because she found a few dollars in her purse. -----> Maria has some dollars.

Enough

Enough always comes AFTER an adjective.
Enough = sufficient

The shirt isn't enough big for me.

The shirt isn't big enough for me. -----> I need a bigger shirt.

Much

Use much with uncountable nouns

I don't have many information to give you.

I don't have much information to give you.

One of the _____

Use a plural noun with this expression

One of the cat ate my pet goldfish.

One of the cats ate my goldfish.

Most of _____

Use "of the" for specific groups

Most of Canadians love cats.

Most Canadians love cats. (general)

Most of the Canadians I know love cats. (a specific group of Canadians - the ones I know))

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I love this song _________.

 
 
 

The party was a disaster. ________ people showed up.

 
 
 

You need to warm up the soup. It’s not ________

 
 
 

One of my _________ told me a story.