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Some – any – much – many

Some in positive sentences.

I have found some coffee.

Any in negative sentences and questions

There isn’t any sugar.

Is there any milk.

Don’t usually use much and many in positive sentences

There is a lot if stuff here.

I have got lots of cups.

Some – any for : plural countable nouns (biscuits, beans) and uncountable nouns (pasta, milk)

Some in questions

Would you like some coffee?

Negative meaning: not many, hardly any, not much.

Positive meaning: several, a few, a bit, a little.

PLURAL

Nothing : (countable & uncountable)

Not any

Any

A small quantity:

Countable: not many, several, a few.

Uncountable: not much, a bit of, a little.

Countable & uncountable: hardly any

A large quantity: (countable & uncountable)

A lot of / lots of

Loads of

Plenty of

More than we want: too many (countable) and too much (uncountable)

Less than we want: not enough

The correct quantity: enough

A large quantity: (countable & uncountable)

A lot of

1.   There are a lot of T-shirts

2.   I have got a lot of T-Shirt

3.   There are a lot of books.

4.   There are a lot of plastic bags.

5.   There are a lot of pencils and pens.

6.   There is a lot of paint (cat tembok).

7.   There are a lot of newspapers.

A small quantity - Uncountable: not much, a bit of, a little.

A few

1.   There are a few CDs

2.   There are a few ties.

3.   There are a few batik shirts.

4.   There are a few magazines.

A bit of

1.   There is a bit of toothpaste.

2.   There’s a bit of cooking oil.

3.   There’s a bit of shampoo.

Don’t usually use much and many in positive sentences

Many

1.      There aren’t many CDs

2.      There aren’t many swimming trunks.

3.      There aren’t many sweaters.

4.      There aren’t  many jeans.

5.      There aren’t many razors.

6.      There aren’t many envelopes.

Much

1.      There isn’t  much toothpaste.

2.      There isn’t  much sugar.

3.      There isn’t much coffee.

4.      There isn’t much emergency medicine.

5.      There isn’t much tissue.

Some in positive sentences.

I have found some coffee.

Some

1.   There are some towels.

2.   There are some mobile phones.

3.   There are some credit cards.

4.   There are some underwears.

5.   There are some travel bags.

6.   There are some shoes.

Any in negative sentences and questions

There isn’t any sugar.

Is there any milk. 

Any

1.   There isn’t  any sun cream.

2.   There isn’t any body lotion.

3.   There aren’t any T-shirts

4.   There isn’t  any coffee.

5.   There aren’t any jackets.

Bottle of 

1.   There’s a bottle of ketchup.

2.   There are some bottles of soft drink.

3.   There are some bottles of mineral water.

4.   There’s a bottle of cough medicine.

5.   There’s a bottle of syrup.

Packet of

1.   There is a packet of tea.

2.   There is a packet of match.

3.   There are some packets of cracker.

4.   There are some packets of instant noodle.

5.   There are some packets of biscuit.

A tin of , for food tuna, biscuits, cat food, soup, bean

A can of , for drink cola, beer, lemonade

A bottle of milk beer tomato ketchup olive oil lemonade apple juice

A bag of (sekantong sekarung)  sweets, potatoes, crips - chips (us), soup, apple juice.

A jar of honey, jam, marmalade

A packet of ( sachet) biscuits, sweets, soup, tissues, beans, crips, butter.

Plenty of  too much too many not enough a few - a little several - hardly any loads of a lot of – no – a bit of

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