Degree/extent determinatives

Item	Class (CGEL)	Example
a couple of	Existential / complex determinative + of	A couple of:w students were absent.
a few	Existential (complex determinative)	A few questions were raised.
a great many	Scalar / proportional determinative	A great many people attended the conference.
a handful of	Existential / complex determinative + of	A handful of students volunteered.
a number of	Complex determinative + of	A number of issues were discussed.
all	Universal determinative	All students passed.
almost all	Universal / proportional (approximation)	Almost all students passed.
any	Non-assertive existential determinative	Any solution will do.
both	Proportional determinative	Both candidates agreed.
each	Universal distributive determinative	Each member voted.
every	Universal distributive determinative	Every child smiled.
few	Scalar determinative (count plural)	Few opportunities remain.
fewer	Comparative scalar determinative (count plural)	Fewer mistakes were made.
half	Fractional determinative	Half the class left early.
many	Scalar determinative (count plural)	Many people complained.
most	Superlative scalar / proportional determinative	Most students agreed. (context-dependent; can be quantifier with count NP)
nearly all	Universal / proportional (approximation)	Nearly all members supported the plan.
neither	Proportional / negative determinative	Neither option works.
no	Negative determinative	No objections were raised.
none (of)	Negative determinative (partitive/fused-head)	None of the answers was correct.
not many	Negative / scalar determinative	Not many students attended.
one	Cardinal determinative	One student was absent.
plenty of	Existential / proportional determinative	Plenty of people attended the festival.
several	Existential determinative	Several issues remain.
some	Existential determinative	Some students objected.
too few	Negative / scalar determinative	Too few opportunities remain.
twenty	Cardinal determinative	Twenty people attended.
two	Cardinal determinative	Two errors were found.