Afiemative quantifiers Bofore singular Before plural With nonrestricie clauses all (of) almost allfof) quite a few(o)) plenty of each of allot each of every... of Su ‘The band played all of them. Almost all the seats were taken, Quite a few members of the band wore black. Plenty of the older people at the concert it candles. Quite a few wore black. | saw each member ofthe band Could you see every part of the stage? Every concert is a good concert Each song is fantastic. Each of the songs is fantastic. Plenty of them are incredible. Each song was played well. Could you see every member of the band? ‘The band played 2 quite a few songs. Did they play quite a few of their old songs? ‘There is plenty of food at the concert. ‘The concert, every part of which was ‘exciting, lasted two hours. s)) CENGAGE ~ Learning Ca Use all and almost all to refer to a number of people or things 2s a group, Quite a fow and plenty of reter to a large number of individual people or things within a group. You may leave out the name of the individual andlor the group. Use each and every to refer to people or things individually. Every is also used to refer to one person of thing as representative of a group, Quantifers must agree with the nouns they modify. NOTE: As subjects, each ‘and each of is singular. When some ‘quantifiers are used with of, they may or may not take @ singular verb. See balow for each rue. ‘Singular quantifiers are placed directly before a singular noun or pronoun. As subjects they take singular verbs, with or without of, Plural quantifiers are placed directly before plural nouns or pronouns: Plural quantifiers with of take a plural noun or a noncount noun as object. Each becomes a plural quantifier when it is used with of. NOTE: All of/almost all of and plenty of take a singular verb Use these quantifiers followed by whom co which in a nonrestrictive clause. Grammar Caté Copyright © Cengage Learning Not reproducible without written permission of publisher