For questions about quantifiers, words indicating an amount or quantity. Some examples of quantifiers are: all, many, some, several and no.
Questions tagged [quantifiers]
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The human body is 60% water. (60% quantifier float?)
(1) The human body is 60% water.
Note that (1) means "60% of the human body is water".
In (1), 60% is a quantifier of the subject but resides within the predicate. Is this a type of quantifier float?
But I've never seen any reference (grammar or…
JK2
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Implied quantifiers?
When I hear someone make a statement sans quantifier, I assume a universal quantifier.
For example when I hear someone say "I love dogs", I take that to mean "I love all dogs" and not "I love some dogs".
Is that valid? Does lack of a quantifier…
HopDavid
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"For all" or "for each"
In mathematical context, or in the context of mathematical logic, is there a difference between:
This is valid for each x.
and
This is valid for all x.
?
If both have the same meaning, which is preferable?
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The amount of VS The number of, etc
Is it OK to use the amount of with countable nouns? I have come across the usage of it with people, but I am confused whether to use it with countables.
What about the proportion of? How different is it from the amount of and the number of ?
Thank…
Turkan Alisoy
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"numerous dead"
I read an article from the NYT, and it reads: Prime Minister Charles Michel of Belgium said there were "numerous" dead.
I just wonder if 'numerous' can be used with dead. As I understand it, 'the dead' is used as an uncountable, but collective noun.…
thegreentea
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Some people or Many people!
In an English training book published by Oxford University, there's a conversation containing the line below:
Look, there's a building with many/some people outside. Turn left before you get there.
The provided answer is some which confuses me a…
Pacen
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Using adjective as noun with "a lot of" quantifier
Why we should say “a lot of homeless people” and can’t say just “a lot of homeless” ?
Victor V
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A lot or Much with the word "Work"
We had a quiz yesterday and there was this question:
He doesn't have ......... work to do.
1.Many
2.Much
3.A lot of
Kindly answer mentioning a reference
Mohamed
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How are the negative quantifiers "not many/not a lot of" interpreted?
I have edited the question for those nitpicking. It is a simple question.
The premise: "Many/a lot of" are multal degree quantifiers. "Not many/not a lot of" are their negatives. It follows that they correspond to some paucal degree quantifiers.…
user473438
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Some food/dishes
Is it correct to understand "some of the side dishes" as "some of a specific amount of food in the side dishes", or literally "a dish in the side dishes"?
Thuan Khang
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as many as as much as
Which sentence is correct:
As many as 6% of US consumers say they are vegan, compared to just 1% in 2014. source
As much as 6% of US consumers say they are vegan, compared to just 1% in 2014.
I know that before percentages we put as much as,…
difjuz
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Do we use "the amount of" or "the number of" for mixed plural and singular nouns?
"the number of" precedes plural countable nouns, as in:
"The number of paper products..."
"the amount of" precedes non-count nouns, as in:
"The amount of oil..."
How if we want to say "the total" of both countable and uncountable…
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