Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1There was ............... chance of success.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun "chance" when it means not much.
2I know ............... man who works in Germany.
Wrong!
Use "a" before the singular countable noun "man" because it begins with a consonant sound.
3I have invited ............... of my friends to dinner.
Select 3 answers.
Wrong!
"A few", "some", and "most" are all possible before "of my friends", but they have different meanings.
4............... of my friends are non-smokers.
Wrong!
Use "All" before "of my friends" to mean the complete group.
5I have written to ............... friend I have.
Wrong!
Use "every" before a singular countable noun to mean each one in a group.
6Hurry up! We haven’t got ............... time.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "time" in this negative sentence.
7Add ............... more salt to the soup.
Wrong!
Use "a little" to mean a small amount before the uncountable noun "salt".
8............... criminals are non-violent.
Wrong!
Use "Most" before a plural noun to mean the majority of a group.
9He has so ............... followers on social media.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the plural countable noun "followers" after "so".
10There aren’t ............... flowers on the rose bush.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the plural countable noun "flowers" in this negative sentence.
11............... child needs love.
Wrong!
Use "Every" before a singular countable noun to talk about all members of a group individually.
12The ............... town was under water.
Wrong!
Use "whole" after "the" to mean the complete town.
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Answers
- There was little chance of success.
- I know a man who works in Germany.
- I have invited a few / some / most of my friends to dinner.
- All of my friends are non-smokers.
- I have written to every friend I have.
- Hurry up! We haven’t got much time.
- Add a little more salt to the soup.
- Most criminals are non-violent.
- He has so many followers on social media.
- There aren’t many flowers on the rose bush.
- Every child needs love.
- The whole town was under water.