Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1. She has ………………………….. interest in politics.
Little is similar to no. It is used with uncountable nouns.
2. We received ……………………………. help from them.
Little is used with uncountable nouns.
3. ……………………………. knowledge is a dangerous thing.
A little means some or not much. It has a positive meaning.
4. ………………………… students like mathematics.
Few means hardly any. It has a negative meaning.
5. I have ……………………………. doubts. Can you clear them?
A few means some.
6. …………………………. parks that we have are in poor condition.
The few means not many but all that there is.
7. She didn’t offer me …………………………….. help.
8. There is ………………………………… water in the bottle.
9. Can I have ………………………………… to eat?
Some is used in interrogative sentences, when we expect an affirmative answer.
10. Is there ……………………………. that we can do?
11. ……………………………… criminals are actually violent.
12. She doesn’t have ……………………………… patience.
Use much with uncountable nouns.
Answers
1. She has little interest in politics.
2. We received little help from them.
3. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
4. Few students like mathematics.
5. I have a few doubts.
6. The few parks that we have are in poor condition.
7. She didn’t offer me any help.
8. There is no water in the bottle.
9. Can I have something to eat?
10. Is there anything that we can do?
11. Few criminals are actually violent.
12. She doesn’t have much patience.
