Degree/extent determinatives

Item	Class (CGEL)	Example
a little	Existential (complex determinative)	A little patience is needed.
enough	Sufficiency determinative	Enough evidence was provided.
plenty of	Existential (complex determinative + of)	Plenty of time remains.
much	Scalar determinative (non-count)	Much effort was required.
little	Scalar determinative (non-count)	Little progress was made.
less	Comparative scalar determinative (non-count)	Less time is available.
more	Comparative scalar determinative	More details are needed.
a lot of	Complex determinative + of	A lot of work remains.
lots of	Complex determinative + of	Lots of people arrived early.
a great deal of	Complex determinative + of	A great deal of effort was required.
most*	Superlative scalar / proportional determinative	Most time was spent on research. (*context-dependent; can be degree with non-count NP)