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WIZARD (CONTINUED): Oh, it doesn't look good for Tschombe. What do you think he's going to do? Cooperate with the police or not? Hmm. But before we see what happens, let's review today's lesson. Today, we are practicing with words that express the quantity of something. The word 'many' is used with countable nouns. Remember, countable nouns use an 'S' or an 'ES' at the end when there is more than one. Let's watch. POLICEMAN: There have been 'many' complaints about the street vendors here. WIZARD: The word 'much' is used with non-countable nouns. Even though you can count dollars, the word money is considered a non-countable noun. JOSE: How 'much' money do you owe? WIZARD: 'A few' is used with countable nouns. A few is two or three. Watch and listen. TSHOMBE: Today, I had a slow day. Only a few customers. WIZARD: Tshombe wasn't happy with just a few customers, was he? With non-countable nouns, a little is a small amount of something. JOE: Well, with a little luck, you'll make it. WIZARD: Some quantifiers can be used with countable nouns and non-countable nouns. 'A lot of' can be used with both. JOE: How much money do you owe? TSHOMBE: A lot of money. JOE: Wow. You do owe a lot of money. You'll need to work a lot of extra hours. WIZARD: 'Any' is a word you use in negative statements. It means none or zero. It can be used with countable nouns like cards. Now, I don't have any cards. You can also use any with non-countable nouns like lemonade. TSHOMBE: Would you like some lemonade? MRS. VARGAS: Oh, no. No, thank you. I don't want any.
