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JuanZZZ Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Quantifiers

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00Could you tell what percentages are considered to use the following Quantifiers?02br
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00Nearly all02br
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00Most02br
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00Many02br
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00A lot of02br
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00Some02br
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00Not many02br
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00A few02br
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00Few02br
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00No one02br
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00Thanks in advance0-
  

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1font 00Hello,02font 02br 02br 01font 00With the exception of ALL and NONE, these quantifiers 01u 00aren't02u 00associated with exact percentages. There is considerable subjectivity in using these terms. For instance, "many" could correctly describe 40% of 20,000,000 (of something).

— Nef

  • 1font 00Hello,02font 02br 02br 01font 00With the exception of ALL and NONE, these quantifiers 01u 00aren't02u 00associated with exact percentages.
  • There is considerable subjectivity in using these terms.
  • For instance, "many" could correctly describe 40% of 20,000,000 (of something).
  • But it wouldn't correctly describe 40% of 10.
  • )02font 02br 02br 00Many 01font 01i 00Many 02i 00and 01i 00a lot of02i 00 are very similar in meaning.
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1font00Hello,02font02br
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01font00With the exception of ALL and NONE, these quantifiers 01u00aren't02u00associated with exact percentages. There is considerable subjectivity in using these terms. For instance, "many" could correctly describe 40% of 20,000,000 (of something). But it would
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0 01b00edit: Don't waste your time reading this post.02b00 Nef came up with a much more detailed answer while I was writing this post. 02br
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00All (100%). 02br
00No one or none (0%). 02br
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00The rest of the quantifiers don't represent any specific pertentages, but rather they imply various general quantities.02
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ALL 100%

Nearly all 86-99 %

Most 70-85%

Many 55-60%

A lot of 50-54%

Some 40%

Not many 30%

A few 20%

Few 10%

No one 0%

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All 100%

Nearely all(86_99)%

Most(70_85)%

Many(55_60)%

Alot of(50_54)%

Some 40%

Not many 30%

Afew 20%

Few 10%

No one 0%

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