Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1. I want to ask ............................. questions.
Correct!
Wrong!
A few means a small number; few means almost none.
2. .............................. money that I had was not sufficient to buy tickets.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. ............................... little knowledge of German helped while I was in Switzerland.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. She hasn't got .............................. friends.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use many with plural nouns; use some in affirmative clauses.
5. ................................. politicians are really honest.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use few with plural nouns.
6. He has ................................ interest in philosophy.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use much with uncountable nouns.
7. She hasn't got .................................. money.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. Please give me .................................. more time.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. This is ................................. difficult than that.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Hunger is still rampant in ............................... parts of the world.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. Suddenly ................................. lights went out.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use all with plural nouns.
12. I spent the .............................. day in bed.
Correct!
Wrong!
Whole goes after the; all goes before the.
Answers
- I want to ask a few questions.
- The little money that I had was not sufficient to buy tickets.
- The little knowledge of German helped while I was in Switzerland.
- She hasn’t got many friends.
- Few politicians are really honest.
- He has much interest in philosophy.
- She hasn’t got much / a lot of money.
- Please give me some more time.
- This is more difficult than that.
- Hunger is still rampant in many parts of the world.
- Suddenly all lights went out.
- I spent the whole day in bed.
