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Quantifiers: Who Makes the World Go Round?
Directions for the teacher:
Step 1 – Write this proverb on the board: It takes all kinds to make the world go round. As a class, discuss its meaning.Step 2 – Explain that students will be writing statements about different groups of people and tendencies within those groups. To do so, they will be using quantifiers. They need to recall which canbe used with count nouns, noncount nouns, or both. As a class, complete this sorting task: Draw three columns on the board for the three types of quantifiers. Call out one quantifier at a time andhave students identify the group the quantifier belongs to. Possible list: Used with count nouns Several (A) Few (Too) Many A good number of A couple of Dozens of Used with noncount nouns A great dealof (Too) Much (A) Little A bit of Used with both Some A lot of No All Most (of the)

Step 3 – Give each student the handout below. You may have students work in pairs or small groups. Members ofa group must all agree on a single statement and write it on their copies. Step 4 – As a whole class, go through each sentence completion and discuss the various ideas. Encourage agreement anddisagreement to be voiced.

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Quantifiers: Who Makes the World Go Round?
1. Most women like to hear that________________________________________. 2. Movie stars spend too much money on _________________________________. 3. Some politicians ________________________________________________. 4. A good number ofcollege students ____________________________________. 5. Most of the time teachers __________________________________________. 6. You can always find a couple of people at a party who_______________________ ____________________________________________________________. 7. Many husbands tend to ___________________________________________. 8. You’ll find dozens of city residents who complain about...