Ngữ pháp Tiếng Anh - QUANTIFIERS_ Lượng từ + Bài Tập

QUANTIFIERS
I. LƯỢNG TỪ ( TỪ CHỈ SỐ LƯỢNG )
1. Từ chỉ số lượng đi với danh từ đếm được/ danh từ số nhiều
a) Some
Eg: Some pens are on the table. - Có một số cây viết trên bàn.
b) Any
Eg: There aren’t any chairs in the room. – Khơng có cái ghế nào ở trong phòng cả.
c) Many
Eg: There aren’t many people living here. – Khơng có nhiều người sống ở đây.
d) A large number of: A large number of + countable noun (số nhiều) + V(số nhiều)
Eg: A large number of English books have been bought by him - Một số lượng lớn sách tiếng Anh đã được anh ta
mua.
e) A great number of
Eg: A great number of students said they were forced to practise the piano. – Rất nhiều học sinh bảo rằng họ bị ép
phải luyện piano.
f) Plenty of
Eg: There were plenty of berries. – Có nhiều trái mâm xôi.
g) A lot of/ lots of
Eg: A lot of pupils/ lots of pupils are in the library now. (Rất nhiều học sinh / rất nhiều học sinh đang ở trong thư
viện bây giờ.)
h) Few/ a few
Eg:The house isn’t full. There are a few rooms empty. - Ngôi nhà này chưa kín chỗ đâu. Có một vài phịng trống.
He isn't popular. He has few friends. - Anh ấy không nổi tiếng. Anh ấy có ít bạn bè.
i) Several
Eg: I’ve checked it several times. – Tơi đã kiểm tra nó vài lần rồi.
g) One of, Each of: mỗi
E.g: One of students in my class was sick today
l) Both of
E.g: Both of her books are bought from this store
m) Most/ Most of the
E.g: Most students are not interested in his class

n) All/ All of the
E.g: All of the classes have been cleaned up.
o) Every + N (số it)
E.g: Every student must bring one book along.
p) Almost thường đi với: Anybody, anything, no one, nobody, all, everybody, every.
E.g: Almost all Japanese (people) eat rice.
2. Từ chỉ số lượng đi với danh từ đếm được số ít
a) Every:
Eg: I go for walk every morning. – Tôi đi bộ mỗi sáng.
b) Each
Eg: Each day seems to pass very slowly. – Mỗi ngày dường như trôi qua rất chậm.
3. Từ chỉ số lượng đi với danh từ không đếm được
a) Some
Eg: There is some ink in the inkpot. Có một chút mực trong lọ mực
b) Any
Eg: We haven’t got any butter. – Chúng tơi khơng có tí bơ nào.
c) Much
Eg: There isn’t much fresh water on earth. - Khơng có nhiều nước sạch trên trái đất.
d) A large amount of
Eg: He borrowed a large amount of money. – Anh ta đã mượn một số tiền lớn.
e) A great deal of


Eg: A great deal of rice is produced in Vietnam - Rất nhiều gạo được sản xuất tại Việt Nam
f) Plenty of
Eg: Don’t rush, there’s plenty of time. Đừng vội vàng, còn rất nhiều thời gian.
h) A lot of/ Lots of
Eg: Lots of sugar is sold in the shop. - Rất nhiều đường được bán tại cửa hàng đó. A lot of time is needed to learn
a language. Cần nhiều thời gian để học một ngôn ngữ.
i) Little/ a Little

Eg: There is little sugar in my coffee. – Có rất ít đường trong cà phê của tôi. He spoke a little English, so we was
able to communicate with him.- Anh nói một ít tiếng Anh, vì vậy chúng tơi có thể giao tiếp với anh ấy.
Lưu ý:
- some: dùng trong câu khẳng định; any: dùng trong câu phủ định, nghi vấn
Tuy nhiên,
+ “SOME” được dùng trong câu yêu cầu, lời mời, lời đề nghị hoặc câu hỏi biết chắc câu trả lời:
“Would you like some tea?”
“Do you have some money?”
+ “ANY + N (số ít) trong câu khẳng định có nghĩa là “bất cứ”:
“You can choose any book to read in my room.”
- few, little (ít, khơng nhiều): thường có nghĩa phủ định, ít khơng đủ để dùng
- a few / a little (một vài, một ít): thường có nghĩa khẳng định, ít đủ để dùng
- No và none
Dùng No với một danh từ đếm được (cả số ít lẫn số nhiều) hoặc không đếm được.
E.g: No work was done.
No letters arrived.
Dùng No trong câu khẳng định, mang nghĩa phủ định, “not any + N".
We’ve rung all the hotels, and there are no rooms available.
None = No + Noun
Ví dụ:
- How much money have you got?" "None." (= no money)
- All the tickets have been sold. There are none left. (= no tickets left)
Hoặc sử dụng none of…
none of these shops/ none of my money/ none of it/them/us/you
- None of the shops were (hoặc was) open.
-I wanted some cake, but there was none left.
2. ĐỘNG TỪ SỬ DỤNG SAU TỪ CHỈ SỐ LƯỢNG
1.Số thập phân, phân số, sự đo lường + động từ số ít
E.g: Three quarters of a ton is too much
2.All, some, plenty + of + danh từ khơng đếm được+ động từ số ít

E.g: Some of the milk was sour.
3. Half, part, a lot + of + danh từ số nhiều + động từ số nhiều
Eg: A lot of my friends want to emigrate. – Nhiều người bạn của tôi muốn di cư.
4. No + danh từ số ít + động từ số ít
Eg:No student has finished their assignment. – Khơng có học sinh nào hồn thành bài tập.
5. No + danh từ số nhiều + động từ số nhiều
Eg: No people think alike. – Khơng có người nào nghĩ giống nhau.
6. A number of + danh từ số nhiều + động từ số nhiều
Eg: A number of countries are overproducing goods. – Một số nước đang sản xuất thừa hàng hóa.
7. The number of + danh từ số nhiều + động từ số ít
Eg: The number of visitors increases rapidly. – Lượng du khách tăng nhanh chóng.
ANOTHER/ OTHER/ OTHERS/ THE OTHER
– Another:
Determiner: ANOTHER + N (C, S): cái khác
Ví dụ:


Would you like another dress? (bạn muốn một chiếc váy nữa không?)
Another reason to reject him is experience (Một lý do nữa để từ chối anh ấy là kinh nghiệm)
ANOTHER + N (U: TIME, MONEY, DISTANCE): nữa
Ví dụ:
I need another 15 minutes.
A pronoun:
The applications are examined by one committee, then passed on to another
– Other:
Determiner: OTHER + N (C, P/ U): những cái khác
Ví dụ:
I have no other ideas (tơi khơng có ý kiến khác)
There are no other hats she could try (Khơng có cái mũ nào khác mà cơ ấy có thể thử)
Other travel information can be obtained by calling the freephone number.

A pronoun: (other: S, others: P)
We have to solve this problem, more than any other, today.
I’ll attach two photos to this email and I’ll send you others tomorrow.
– The other:
Determiner: THE OTHER + N (C, S: the second of two things) / N (C, P: the remaining people or things in a
group)
Ví dụ:
I enjoyed the first movie but I didn’t watch the other movies in the series (Tơi thích phim đầu tiên nhưng tơi khơng
xem những phim khác trong series đó)
Where is the other shoe? (Những chiếc giày còn lại đâu?)
A pronoun: (the second of the two things)
He had his hat in one hand and a bunch of a flowers in the other.
PRACTICE: Choose the one answer (A, B, C or D) which best complete the sentence
1. ..............of my parents enjoy fishing. They can spend the whole day fishing. A.Each B.One C.Both D.Some
2. I still remember .............. Saturday night my mother made a delicious meal for us.

A.little

B.some
C.all
D.every
3. .............of my students have a mobile phone but I only allow them to turn it on during breaks.

A.Each

B.One
C.All
D.Every
4. We wanted to make a cake but there was ............... sugar left. A.each B.few C.little D.some
5. Despite the fact that the weather was bad, ...............of Jason’s friends came to congratulate him.

A.all

B.little
C.few
D.a little
6. I couldn’t go to the cinema with my friends because I had too .............. homework to do.

A.many
B.few
C.some
D.much
7. There are .............. some apples left in the fridge, just in case you want a bite.
A.some
B.few
C.much
D.little
8. .................. tourists visited the site this morning. A.A little B.Much C.No D.A great deal of
9. Although Isabel always gives her students ............... assignments for the weekend, they are often very easy
ones.
A.a little
B.much
C.lots of
D.little
10. How .............. rice do you need for a week? A.little B.much C.some D.many
11. There is not international news in local papers today. A.any B.some C.both D.every
12. How ............. continents are there in the world? A.each B.one C.both D.many
13. Helen bought some ............. for dinner. A.newspaper B.People C.eggs D.wine

14. We haven’t met .......... people since we came here. A.some B.any C.few D.little
15. When I was a child, ............. Sunday I got up early to go to the countryside to visit my grandparents with

my mother.
A.all
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.

B.every
C.many
D.much
My father does not have ........... interest in opera. A.no B.many C.few D.any
Alice bought a couple of ............ A.news B.rice C.pepper D.cakes
We couldn’t find ............ useful information in that thick book. A.several B.a few C.many D.any
If you need help, talk to Paula. She has ............ time. A.no B.plenty C.few D.several
Nick has ........... nonfiction books but he never reads them. A.no B.plenty of C.few D.a number of
.............. grade 12 students are looking forward to the result of their first test in the year.

A.Much
B.All
C.A little
D.Any
22. If the door squeaks, ............... drops of oil in the right places can prevent future trouble.
A.few

B.no

C.little
D.several
23. ............... people can speak more than one language but not all of them are fluent speakers.

A.Much
B.Many
C.Few
D.A great deal of
24. Mrs. Brown does not like to wear rings on her fingers. She wears almost ............... jewelry.
A.a few
B.no
C.little
D.several
25. Would you like something to eat? I have ............ nice cookies from a friend in France.
A.few

B.some

C.no

D.little

26. Because our parents took good care of us, we had .............. problems in our young life

A.few

B.some

C.no

D.lots of

27. Natasha likes white coffee, so she usually adds .............. milk whenever she has a cup. A.several B.little

C.no D.lots of
28. I just need ............ some more minutes to finish this excercise.

A.some
B.a little
C.little
29. Most ............ students work hard for their exams.
A.x
30.
31.
32.
33.

D.most

B.not
C.a few
D.no
Only ............. of the homeless people can read and write properly. A.a few
B.no
D.most
Most ........... students work hard for their exams. A.x
B.not
D.no
Robinson goes to the fan club ............. Thursday night. A.several
B.no

D.most
The lecturer often gives his student .............. time to prepare for their presentation.

A.a number of
B.plenty of
C.a few
34. Sarah just bought two books. ................ them are brand new.

C.little
C.a few
C.every

D.many

A.Both of
B.Many
C.All
D.Each of
35. Do you have ............. minutes? I’d like to ask you .............. questions as I need ............ information for my
term paper.
A.a few/much/many

B.some/some/a
C.a few/several/some D.many/some/many
number of
36. .............. these books are second hand ones while those over there are brand new.

A.Many
B.Most
C.Every

D.Many of
37. My grandmother is the kind of person I can always go to whenever I need .............. advice.


A.many
B.x
C.little
38. Almost .............. my kids go to bed before 9 pm every night.

D.each

A.all of
B.all
C.each
D.several
39. ................ winner received a present of honor from the organzing committee
A.All

B.Every

C.Some

D.Most

40. The film was very boring. .................. people stayed until the end.

A.Many
B.A little
C.Very few
D.Most

41. We do not need too ........... apples to make pies. ................ will be enough.
A.much/some
B.many/several
C.lots of/ no
D.most/some
42. ................ my favorite places in the world is a small town called Katherine in the north of Australia.
A.One

B.One of
C.Each
D.Every
43. Has Tony returned ............. the CDs he borrowed from you? A.almost of B.few C.a few D.all of
44. Almost ................ children like fairty tales. A.some B.x C.all of D.all
45. I have met ............... of Rosie’s friends lately. They are ............. very down to earth.

A.much/few
B.few/some
C.several/ all
D.no/ x
46. The new rule of the school states that ............. student has to wear uniform the whole week.
A.all

B.no

C.each

D.a great deal of

47. When Ali just joined the class, he had trouble adjusting to a new learning environment. To make the matters

worse, he had ............. friends. A.every B.much C.lots of D.no
48. Because their family is very poor, the children have ............. toys.

A.no

B.many

C.little

D.much

49. For our holiday, we are going to spend ............. days with our friends in Tokyo and then .............. days with

our cousins in Melbourne, Australia.
A.several/ a little
B.much/many
C.all/many
D.some/some
50. After Lisa tasted the soup, he added ............ salt to it. A.a few B.some C.all D. most
51. There is ............. truth to the old expression “Lightening never strikes the same place twice.”
A.without
B.none
C.no
D.not
52. ............ single person can be said to have invented the automobile.
A.There was not a
B. Not a
C.Not one of
D.no
53. A serious study of physics is impossible ............ some knowledge of mathematics.

A.not with
B.no
C.not having
D.without
54. ............ two fingerprints have ever been found to be exactly the same. (fingerprint: dấu vân tay)
A.No

B.Never

C.Not

D.None

55. Customers could, until the 1960s, open small savings account at U.S Post Offices but that service is .........

offered
A.no longer
B.not longer
C.no long
56. ............. the reptiles alive today is capable of flight.

D.no long

A.No

D.Not

B.None of

C.Not one

57. Mobile homes were ............. counted as permanent houses until th 1960 census (census: điều tra dân số)

A.not

B.nor
C.no
58. Most solo musicians play ............ sheet music in front of them.

D.none


A.without
B.not having
C.lacking
D.and no
59. Desertification is the creation of deserts where ................. had existed before.
A.never
B.no one
C.none
60. Glass snakes are actually legless lizards, ............... snakes

D.not one

A.no

D.none

B.not

C.nor

61. Old Faithful is the most famous but ............. the most powerful geyser in Yallowstone National park.

(geyser: tính kỳ dị)
A.none of
B.no
C.nothing
D.not
62. Joseph Priestly, the discoverer of oxygen, had little .............. interest in science until he met Benjamin
Franklin in Paris.
A.and not
B. or no
C. but not
D.nor any
63. Because he had been convicted of armed robbery .............. times before, the judge gave him the maximum
sentence this time. (sentence: án)
A.several
B.a great deal of
C.much more
D.another
64. Scientists have put forward ............. causes to explain the mass extinction of the dinosaurs.
A.quite a few
B.a number of
C.a great deal of
D.so many
65. Despite the long history of the rights of property ownership, there has been .............. disagreement over
what sentence this time.
A.quite a few

B.a number of

C.a reat deal of

D.so many

66. .............. Karakoram Range, in Central Asia, is extremely inaccessible, and the exceptionally severe natural

conditions make ............. life there hard for humans.
A.The/x
B.x/x
C.A/a
D.x/the
67. Every morning, millions of ............ waste .............. time reading the sports pages.
A.they/my
B.ours/ our own
C.us/our
D.them/its
68. In David Copperfield, Charles Dickens gives .............. fictionalized account of .............. early life.
A.the/ himself

B.x/ him

C.other/ their

D.a/ his own

ANOTHER/ OTHER/ OTHERS/ THE OTHER
1. I have two bags.One is black and ____ is red.
a. another b. the other c. others d. the

others
2. Mr.Paul has three children.One of them is a girl and ___ are boys.
a. another b. the other c. others d. the
others
3. This computer is out of order.We need ____ one.
a. another b. the other c. others d. the
others
4. Some students of mine like Math,____ prefer Literature.
a. another b. some other c. others d. some
others
5. My village is on____ side of the river.
a. another b. the other c. others d. the
others
6. Would you like ___ drink?
a. another b. the other c. others d. the
others
7. There are nine pencils on the desk. One is blue, one is red and ___ is black. a. another b. the other c. others d. the
others
8. I've found one of my running shoes, but I can't find____.
a. another b. the other c. others d. the
others


9. There were seven apples in the refrigerator. They are here. Where are____?
a. another b. the other c. others d. the others
10. This novel is so boring. Give me____?
a. another b. the other c. others d. the
others
11. The embassy website has general information about visas.___ travel information can be obtained by calling the
hotline number.

a. The others b. The other c. Other d. Others
12. Do you want to exchange this oven for___ or do you want your money back?
a. another b. the other c. others d. other
13. Some scientists think we should reduce the number of flights to prevent global warming:____ disagree.
a. other b. others c. the others d. the others
14. The headquarters of the company is located on____ side of the street, directly opposite.
a. another b. an other c. the others d. the other
15. This bike costs $300 and ____ cost $500 upwards
a. other b. others c. the other d. the others