Fill in the blanks with appropriate degree modifiers.
1. There is too ………………….noise in the street.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. How ………………….. people do you want to help you?
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Wrong!
3. They do …………………. a lot of business in the Middle East.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. He speaks ………………… a few languages.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. There are …………………. too many weapons in the world.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. ………………… of philosophy is concerned with questions nobody can answer.
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Wrong!
7. …………………. of the city was without electricity last night.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. We have bought too …………………. butter.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. I think you have made …………………. a lot of mistakes.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. This weather …………………. gets on my nerves.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. There is too much noise in the street.
2. How many people do you want to help you?
3. They do quite a lot of business in the Middle East.
4. He speaks quite a few languages.
5. There are far too many weapons in the world.
6. Much of philosophy is concerned with questions nobody can answer.
7. Most of the city was without electricity last night.
8. We have bought too much butter.
9. I think you have made rather a lot of mistakes.
10. This weather kind of gets on my nerves.
