C05
core
Description and quantity
Quantity
Quantity / Amount
How much or how many?
basic
Numeral
Quantifier
Determiner
Significato
The amount, count, mass, portion, or approximate quantity of a participant or event.
Come riconoscerlo
Find words that count or measure things.
Esempi
Parole
one|two|many|few|some|all
Frasi brevi
three books|a lot of water|many people
Frase
I bought three apples.
Visual guide
Basic shape
Participant: apples/water Question: HOW MUCH/MANY? apples: ● ● ● three apples = exact count many people = large amount a lot of water = mass amount
Compare shape
Same AMOUNT, different shapes: three books number + noun 3 + classifier + book books + 3 noun + number a lot of water measure phrase Check: plural? mass/count?
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua madre
Italiano
Presenza
strong
Importanza
Quantity uses numerals, quantifiers, plurals, and sometimes partitive forms.
Ho comprato tre mele.
I bought three apples.
Nella tua lingua di studio
Inglese
Presenza
strong
Difficoltà
In inglese quantità e numero si esprimono con numeri, quantificatori e determinanti come some, any, much o many.
I need three apples.
three = quantità
Difficoltà tipica di chi impara
Chi studia può confondere much/many, few/little, some/any e l’uso con nomi numerabili o non numerabili.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.