Quantity determinative classes

Class	Description / Function	Distribution / Notes	Examples
Cardinal determinatives	Denote precise numerical quantity. Can be simple (one, two) or complex (twenty, one hundred).	Occur pre-nominally; agree in number with the noun; primarily for count nouns.	one, two, twenty, fifty
Proportional determinatives	Denote portion or selection from a set.	Typically pre-nominal; often restricted to dual or binary sets (both, either, neither).	both, either, neither
Fractional determinatives	Denote part of a whole, often expressed as fractions.	Can occur pre-nominally; sometimes in fused-head constructions (half in Half left).	half
Existential determinatives	Indicate non-specific or indefinite quantities; assert existence of some portion.	Pre-nominal; can be simple (some, any, several) or complex (a few, a little); count vs non-count distinction applies.	some, any, several, a few, a little, enough, plenty of
Universal determinatives	Denote totality or each member of a set; quantify exhaustively.	Pre-nominal; can be distributive (each, every) or total (all).	all, every, each
Negative determinatives	Denote absence or zero quantity.	Pre-nominal; sometimes partitive (none of) or fused-head (none as NP).	no, none (of), neither
Scalar / degree determinatives	Express gradable quantity, often in comparative or superlative sense.	Pre-nominal; sensitive to count/non-count distinction; includes simple (much, many, few, little), comparative (fewer, less, more), superlative (most).	much, many, few, little, fewer, less, more, most
Partitive / complex determinatives	Quantifiers combined with of, indicating a portion of a larger set.	Precede NP via of-phrase; often existential or scalar; sometimes used for emphasis.	some of, most of, all of, none of, a lot of, lots of, a number of, a great deal of, plenty of