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Determiners and Quantifiers List

SOME
Logo DETERMINER/PRONOUN (UNSPECIFIED AMOUNT OR NUMBER) used: DE01 DE02 DE01 DE02
#1 with plural countable nouns in positive sentences. There are some children in the garden. SOME + PLURAL NOUN
#2 with uncountable nouns in positive sentences. I need some information about the sights in Dublin. SOME + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
#3 in offers expecting positive answers. Would you like some pizza? OFFER
#4 in questions that expect a positive reply. Can I borrow some rice? QUESTION
#5 as a pronoun. All these employees are good, but some work harder than others. SOME = EMPLOYEES
Logo ADVERB (NEARLY) DE01 DE02 DE01 DE02
#6 used before numbers to mean ‘approximately’. Some seventy people attended the funeral yesterday. SOME + NUMBER
Logo DETERMINER (LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT) DE01 DE02 DE01 DE02
#7 used with a large number or amount of something. The house had been standing empty for some time. => A LONG TIME
Logo DETERMINER (PARTICULAR THING OR PERSON) DE01 DE02 DE01 DE02
#8 used to refer to a thing or person that is not known or specified. Some people believe the universe was created by a big explosion. => BUT NOT ALL
Logo - CEFR-Level A1 (Beginner)
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DE01 - PET GRAMMAR SECTION
DE01 - FCE GRAMMAR SECTION
DE01 - ADVANCED VOCABULARY SECTION
sth - something | sb - somebody
un - uncountable | c - countable
pl - plural | sg - singular