Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1. Can I have ……………………………… fruits?
Correct!
Wrong!
When we expect yes for an answer, some can be used in questions.
2. ………………………….. of us was aware of the happenings.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use plural verbs with all and both. Nobody cannot be used with of us.
3. Who spilled ……………………………. milk on the carpet?
Correct!
Wrong!
Here the emphasis is not on the quantity; hence, much is not used. Many and a cannot be used with uncountable nouns like milk.
4. I watched …………………………….. new films last week.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Here many or a few is possible. Many indicates a large number; a few indicates a small number. Both are grammatically correct here.
5. …………………………….. guests are waiting for us.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. ……………………………. people were injured in the accident.
Correct!
Wrong!
We can use several or a lot of here.
7. I don’t have …………………………… smartphone.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a to mean one.
8. She is …………………………….. cleverer than me.
Correct!
Wrong!
We can use a lot to modify comparative adjectives.
9. I did hardly ………………………….. work yesterday.
Correct!
Wrong!
The correct expression is hardly any.
10. There was not …………………………….. room on the bus, so we got off.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. ………………………………. of the eggs was in the basket.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use a plural verb with all and some.
12. He is …………………………….. university student.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Can I have some fruits?
- None of us was aware of the happenings.
- Who spilled the milk on the carpet?
- I watched many / a few new films last week.
- The guests are waiting for us.
- Several people were injured in the accident.
- I don’t have a smartphone.
- She is a lot cleverer than me.
- I did hardly any work yesterday.
- There was not much room on the bus, so we got off.
- None of the eggs was in the basket.
- He is a university student.
He is a university student.
