Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1I want to ask ............... questions.
Wrong!
Use "a few" with plural countable nouns when you mean a small number.
2............... money that I had was not enough to buy tickets.
Wrong!
Use "The little" to mean the small amount of something already known or available.
3............... knowledge of German that I had helped while I was in Switzerland.
Wrong!
Use "The little" to mean the small amount of knowledge that someone had.
4She hasn't got ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "many" with plural countable nouns such as friends.
5............... politicians are really honest.
Wrong!
Use "Few" with plural countable nouns to mean not many.
6He has ............... interest in philosophy.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun interest.
7She hasn't got ............... money.
Wrong!
Use "much" with uncountable nouns in negative sentences.
8Please give me ............... more time.
Wrong!
Use "some" in requests when you expect a positive response.
9This is ............... difficult than that.
Wrong!
Use "more" before an adjective in a comparative structure with than.
10Hunger is still widespread in ............... parts of the world.
Wrong!
Use "many" with plural countable nouns such as parts.
11Suddenly ............... lights went out.
Wrong!
Use "all the" before a plural noun when you mean every one in a group.
12I spent the ............... day in bed.
Wrong!
Use "whole" after the when you mean the complete day.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I want to ask a few questions.
- The little money that I had was not enough to buy tickets.
- The little knowledge of German that I had 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 money.
- Please give me some more time.
- This is more difficult than that.
- Hunger is still widespread in many parts of the world.
- Suddenly all the lights went out.
- I spent the whole day in bed.
