Quantifiers
All:- countable
Whole:- uncountable
Few :- countable / a small number or not many
Like 4-5 friends
A few:- a small number of something
For example, 1-2 friends
Little:- uncountable / not much or enough
A little:- small in size or amount
Many:- countable/ a large number (of), or a lot (of)
Much:- uncountable/ a large amount or to a large degree
A lot:- very much or usually
A lot of:- a large amount or number of things or people
Allot:- to give something, especially a share of something available
Lots of :- informal word ( do not use this word)
Use these words:-
Formal words:- Plenty of /several/many/various/numerious
Lines:-
Most of the :- considered to be very large quantity/part
Some of them :- considered to be large quantity/part
Rest of them:- considered to be small quantity/part
Few of them:- considered to be very small quantity/part but not zero
synonym:- worldwide
The whole world
All around the world
Over the world
Around the globe
Little, a little, few, a few
(A) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. Little and few have negative meanings. We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’.
A little, a few with a noun
We use a little with singular uncountable nouns. We use a few with plural countable nouns.
Little, few with a noun
We use little with uncountable nouns. We use few with plural countable nouns. They are used in formal contexts.
(A) little, (a) few without a noun
We can use (a) little and (a) few as pronouns. We can use them to substitute for a noun when it is obvious from the context.
(A) little of, (a) few of
We use of with (a) little and (a) few when they come before articles (a/an, the), demonstratives (this, that), possessives (my, your) or pronouns (him, them).
A little: adverb
We use a little as an adverb of degree. It is more formal than a bit.
A little with adjectives, determiners, adverbs
We use a little before adjectives and adverbs to modify them. It is more formal than a bit.
Little: adjective
We use little as an adjective to mean ‘small’.
Less or fewer?
We use the quantifiers less and fewer to talk about quantities, amounts and degree. Less and fewer are comparative words.
Less and fewer with a noun
We usually use less with uncountable nouns. We use fewer with plural nouns.
Less and fewer with of
When we use fewer or less before articles (a/an, the), demonstratives (this, that), possessives (my, your) or pronouns (him, them), we need to use of. We use less of with singular nouns and fewer of with plural nouns.
Less and fewer without a noun
We can leave out the noun when it is obvious.
Little, a little, few, a few
(A) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. Little and few have negative meanings. We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’.
A little, a few with a noun
We use a little with singular uncountable nouns. We use a few with plural countable nouns.
Little, few with a noun
We use little with uncountable nouns. We use few with plural countable nouns. They are used in formal contexts.