Fill in the blanks.
1I couldn't answer ............... questions.
Wrong!
Use many with a plural noun; use every with a singular noun.
2I haven't got ............... money.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Much and any are possible here with somewhat different meanings. Money is uncountable so it cannot be used with many.
3She has so ............... wealth.
Wrong!
Wealth is uncountable; use much with it.
4I don't have ............... interest in politics.
Wrong!
Many is not an adverb. It cannot modify an adjective. Some is used in affirmative clauses.
5You don't give me ............... help.
Wrong!
6Milk does not provide as ............... nutrition as curd.
Wrong!
Nutrition is an uncountable noun. Use much with it.
7I did ............... work in ............................ time today.
Wrong!
Less is the comparative form of little.
8You hardly eat ...............
Wrong!
Hardly is a negative word. You hardly eat anything means the same as you eat nothing.
9Although I didn't know ............... at the party, I had a good time.
Wrong!
10You have ............... problems than me.
Wrong!
Use a comparative adjective before than. Fewer is the comparative form of few. It is used with plural nouns.
11There isn’t ............... we can do.
Wrong!
12I have got ............... water if you are thirsty.
Wrong!
Little means hardly any water. A little indicates a small quantity.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I couldn’t answer many questions.
- I haven’t got much/any money.
- She has so much wealth.
- I don’t have any interest in politics.
- You don’t give me any help.
- Milk does not provide as much nutrition as curd.
- I did more, less work in ………………………. time today.
- You hardly eat anything
- Although I didn’t know anyone at the party, I had a good time.
- You have fewer problems than me.
- There isn’t much we can do.
- I have got a little water if you are thirsty.
