Quantifiers, or adjectives that show quantity, also have comparative and superlative forms.
| Quantifier | Comparative |
Superlative |
| much / many / a lot of | more |
the most |
| I have a lot of apples. | I have more apples than you. | He has the most apples. |
| I don't have many apples. | I don't have more apples than you. | I don't have the most apples. |
| I don't have much time. | I don't have more time than you. | I don't have the most time. |
| few - They have a few potatoes.. | fewer - We've got fewer potatoes. | fewest -You've got the least potatoes. |
| little - We've got a little rice | less - They've got less rice. | least - I've got the least rice. |
Remember that:
- We use than when we want to compare one thing with another:
- Many and few are used with countable nouns.
- Much and less are used with uncountable nouns.
- A lot of / lots of can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.
You can also use the "as...as" structure to show equality.
For example:
- We have as many candies as you.
- There are as few people in this town as that one.
- She's got as much water as we do.
- I've got as little time as you do.
- Many and few are used with countable nouns.
- Much and less are used with uncountable nouns.
- A lot of / lots of can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.
You can also use the "as...as" structure to show equality.
For example:
- We have as many candies as you.
- There are as few people in this town as that one.
- She's got as much water as we do.
- I've got as little time as you do.
