Grammar: Quantifiers

Activity 1: Find and correct the mistake

Each sentence contains one mistake with a quantifier. Correct it.

1. I follow too much accounts on Instagram.
2. Every teenagers should learn how to manage their screen time.
3. I spend a few time watching videos before dinner.
4. There is plenty useful content on YouTube.
5. My parents let me watch a little videos after homework.
6. Each apps on my phone sends me notifications.
7. I spend a good deal of hours watching gaming videos.
8. I want to spend fewer time scrolling.
9. Most my friends use their phones in bed.
10. I watched quite a few video before I went to sleep.

Activity 2: Choose the correct answer

Choose the option that completes each sentence correctly.

Activity 3: What does the speaker mean?

Read each situation. Choose the quantifier that best expresses the speaker’s meaning.

1. A useful short break
   Sara has ten minutes before dinner. That is enough time to relax and watch something short.
   “I have ______ time to watch a video.”
   a) little
   b) a little
2. A deadline problem
   Leo has only ten minutes to finish a large piece of homework. He is worried.
   “I have ______ time to finish this.”
   a) little
   b) a little
3. Some helpful recommendations
   Amira follows three excellent study accounts. She is pleased because they give her useful advice.
   “I follow ______ helpful accounts.”
   a) few
   b) a few
4. Disappointing results
   Tom saved fifty videos to help him revise. Only two were useful, which disappointed him.
   “______ of the videos were useful.”
   a) Very few
   b) Quite a few
5. More than you might expect
   Mia thought she followed five or six creators. She checked and discovered she followed forty.
   “Actually, I follow ______ creators!”
   a) very few
   b) quite a few
6. A shared habit
   Eighteen of the twenty students in a class watch short videos every day.
   “______ the students watch short videos every day.”
   a) All of
   b) Most of
7. Enough choice for everyone
   A free platform has hundreds of videos covering all the group’s interests.
   “There’s ______ choice for everyone.”
   a) little
   b) plenty of
8. More than is healthy for her routine
   Ava scrolls until 2 a.m. and is too tired to concentrate at school.
   “I spend ______ time scrolling at night.”
   a) a little
   b) too much
9. A complete break
   For one evening, Dan puts away every device and does not use a screen at all.
   “I had ______ screen time that evening.”
   a) little
   b) no
10. A better balance
    Jay wants to reduce the number of accounts he follows and the time he spends online.
    “I want to follow ______ accounts and spend ______ time online.”
    a) fewer / less
    b) less / fewer