C05
core
Description and quantity
Quantity
Quantity / Amount
How much or how many?
basic
Numeral
Quantifier
Determiner
Ý nghĩa
The amount, count, mass, portion, or approximate quantity of a participant or event.
Cách nhận biết
Find words that count or measure things.
Ví dụ
Từ
one|two|many|few|some|all
Cụm từ
three books|a lot of water|many people
Câu
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?
Góc nhìn theo ngôn ngữ
Trong ngôn ngữ mẹ đẻ của Bạn
Việt
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Tầm quan trọng
Quantities often require classifiers between numerals and count nouns, especially in specific noun phrases.
Tôi có hai quyển sách.
I have two classifier book
Trong ngôn ngữ Bạn đang học
Anh
Mức độ thể hiện
strong
Độ khó
English uses numbers, quantifiers, and determiners to express amount.
I need three apples.
three = quantity
Vấn đề thường gặp của người học
Learners may confuse much/many, few/little, some/any, and count vs. non-count nouns.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.