What Are Quantifiers?

A quantifier is a word or phrase which is used before a noun to indicate the amount or quantity:

Some', 'many', 'a lot of' and 'a few' are examples of quantifiers.

Quantifiers can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.

Examples:

 There are some books on the desk

 He's got only a few dollars.

 How much money have you got?

 There is a large quantity of fish in this river.

 He's got more friends than his sister.