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Examples of quantifiers

With Uncountable Nouns

 much
 a little/little/very little *
 a bit (of)
 a great deal of
 a large amount of
 a large quantity of

With Both

 all
 enough
 more/most
 less/least
 no/none
 not any
 some
 any
 a lot of
 lots of
 plenty of

With Countable Nouns

 many
 a few/few/very few **
 a number (of)
 several
 a large number of
 a great number of
 a majority of

* NOTE

little, very little mean that there is not enough of something.
a little means that there is not a lot of something, but there is enough.

** NOTE

few, very few mean that there is not enough of something.
a few means that there is not a lot of something, but there is enough.
What are determiners?
A determiner is used to modify a noun. It indicates reference to something specific or something
of a particular type. This function is usually performed by articles, demonstratives, possessive
determiners, or quantifiers.
Determiners vs pronouns
Determiners are followed by a noun.

 The man
 This book
 Some people
Subject pronouns (I, you, he, etc.) and possessive pronouns (mine, yours, his, etc.) cannot be
determiners because they can never be followed by a noun.