QUANTIFIERS Words or phrases which are used before a noun to indicate quantity

A little

It works just with uncountable nouns

It's similar to "some"

I drank a little wine not to be bored. Being tipsy makes me happy

Little

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It's used with uncountable nouns

It's similar to "not much"

I found little information about French. I'll have to look for it again

A lot of means a large number of amount. It is a informal style

Countable nouns

I have a lot of chickens in the garden

Incountable nouns

I drank a lot of beer

Lots of has the same meaning that a lot of. It is more informal than a lot of.

Countable nouns

He has lots of friends

Incountable nouns

There is lots of traffic today

A few

It' used for plural countable nouns. It means "some" or a small amount.

It normally conveys a positive idea

I spent a few days in New York

Few

It's used for plural countable nouns. It means "not many".

It normally conveys a negative idea

Jessie has few friends

How many/ many: Many is the alternative to "much" because "many" quantifies countable nouns

many is used with
plural countable nouns
it's mainly used in questions
and negative sentences.

Countable nouns:

First example: How many
cookies do you want ?

Second example: there aren't
many cars on the
highway today

How much/ much: These expressions
mean the same but each one is
used in a different way

much is used to determine the
quantity of uncountable nouns
and it's usually used in questions and
in negative sentences

Uncountable nouns:

First example: how much
ice cream
do you want ?

Second example: you
don't have
much time before the bus
leaves