2.209 submodifying quantifiers

When a quantifier contains an adjective, you can put 'very' in front of the adjective.

• ...a very great deal of work.
• ...a very large amount of money.

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Some quantifiers can be submodified using 'quite'.

• I've wasted quite enough of my life here.
• Quite a few of the employees are beginning to realise the truth.
• Most of them have had quite a lot of experience.
• ...quite a large amount of industry.

Here is a list of quantifiers which can be submodified by 'quite':

• enough, a few, a lot of, a large amount of, a small amount of, a number of, a large number of