Fill in the blanks.
1She didn't show ............... interest in what I said.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "much" and "any" are natural with the uncountable noun "interest" in this negative sentence.
2How ............... students passed the test?
Wrong!
Use "many" with the plural countable noun "students" in questions.
3There wasn't ............... work to do.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "work" in negative sentences.
4We have got some milk, but there isn't ............... rice.
Wrong!
Use "any" with the uncountable noun "rice" in this negative sentence.
5How ............... food do you think we should cook?
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "food" in questions.
6She lives surrounded by ............... cats and two dogs.
Wrong!
Use "some" to talk about an indefinite number of plural countable nouns in an affirmative sentence.
7I would like to adopt ............... puppy.
Wrong!
Use "a" before the singular countable noun "puppy".
8She doesn't have ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the plural countable noun "friends" in negative sentences.
9He has got a ............... of friends.
Wrong!
The correct phrase is "lot" in "a lot of" before a plural noun.
10We don't know ............... about extraterrestrial life.
Wrong!
Use "much" as a pronoun to mean a large amount in this negative sentence.
11I can give you ............... free advice if you want.
Wrong!
Use "some" with the uncountable noun "advice" when offering it.
12She doesn't have ............... manners.
Wrong!
Use "any" with the plural noun "manners" in this negative sentence.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She didn’t show much / any interest in what I said.
- How many students passed the test?
- There wasn’t much work to do.
- We have got some milk, but there isn’t any rice.
- How much food do you think we should cook?
- She lives surrounded by some cats and two dogs.
- I would like to adopt a puppy.
- She doesn’t have many friends.
- He has got a lot of friends.
- We don’t know much about extraterrestrial life.
- I can give you some free advice if you want.
- She doesn’t have any manners.
