What term describes words placed before nouns to show quantity?

• A. Quantifier
• B. Determiner
• C. Adjective
• D. Numeral

Answer: (A)

Quantifiers are the words that express amount or number and sit directly before a noun to tell you how much or how many. They shape the noun phrase by indicating quantity, as in many apples, a few minutes, several ideas, all students, some water. This function is distinct from adjectives, which describe qualities (like blue or tall) rather than quantity. Numerals are a type of quantifier that indicates exact numbers, but the broad label that covers all quantity-indicating words placed before nouns is quantifier. Determiners include articles and demonstratives and can mark reference, but the specific term for quantity words is quantifier.