1She has ............... interest in politics.
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Use "little" with an uncountable noun to mean almost no interest.
2We received ............... help from them.
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Use "little" with the uncountable noun "help" to mean not much help.
3............... knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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Use "A little" with the uncountable noun "knowledge" to mean some knowledge.
4............... students like mathematics.
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Use "Few" with the plural countable noun "students" to mean not many.
5I have ............... doubts. Can you clear them?
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Use "a few" with plural countable nouns to mean some.
6............... parks that we have are in poor condition.
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Use "The few" to mean all of the small number of parks available.
7She didn’t offer me ............... help.
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Use "any" in this negative sentence with "didn’t".
8There is ............... water in the bottle.
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Use "no" directly before the noun "water".
9Can I have ............... to eat?
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Use "something" in a request when you expect a positive response.
10Is there ............... that we can do?
Select 2 answers.
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"Anything" is the neutral choice in an open yes/no question; "something" is also possible when you expect or hope for a positive answer.
11............... criminals are actually violent.
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Use "Few" to mean that not many criminals are actually violent.
12She doesn’t have ............... patience.
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Use "much" with the uncountable noun "patience" in a negative sentence.
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- She has little interest in politics.
- We received little help from them.
- A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
- Few students like mathematics.
- I have a few doubts. Can you clear them?
- The few parks that we have are in poor condition.
- She didn’t offer me any help.
- There is no water in the bottle.
- Can I have something to eat?
- Is there anything / something that we can do?
- Few criminals are actually violent.
- She doesn’t have much patience.