1.226 selecting from a group

'Enough' is used to say that there is as much of something as is needed, or as many things as are needed. You can therefore use 'enough' in front of uncount nouns or plural nouns.

• It had enough room to store all the information.
• They weren't getting enough guests.

When you want to emphasize that there are only a small number of things of a particular kind, you use 'few' with a plural count noun.

• There are few drugs that act sufficiently swiftly to be of effect.
• There were few doctors available.

'Many' indicates that there are a large number of things, without being very precise.

• He spoke many different languages.

It can also be used in negative statements about quantity.

• There aren't many gardeners like him left.

'Most' indicates nearly all of a group or amount.

• Most people recover but the disease can be fatal.
• Most farmers are still using the old methods.

'Several' usually indicates an imprecise number that is not very large, but is more than two.

• Several projects had to be postponed.
• I had seen her several times before.
• There were several reasons for this.