Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1. There was …………………………. hope.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns.
2. Do you know …………………………. guy who works in Australia?
Correct!
Wrong!
3. I met ………………………. pretty girls in the store.
Correct!
Wrong!
Much is used with uncountable nouns. Use some in affirmative sentences.
4. I have invited …………………………… my friends.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either all or all of can be used before a noun with a determiner.
5. I have invited …………………………… friend I have.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use all and some with plural nouns.
6. We can’t waste …………………….. more time on this.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. There is too ……………………….. salt in the soup.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use much with uncountable nouns.
8. …………………………. birds can sing.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. Should I add ………………………….. more salt to the soup?
Correct!
Wrong!
A little indicates a small number.
10. Only ……………………… members voted in favor of the proposal.
Correct!
Wrong!
A few indicates a small number. A little indicates a small quantity.
11. ……………………….. money that I had was spent on drinks.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. The ………………………. town was talking about the explosion.
Correct!
Wrong!
All goes before the article; whole goes after the article.
Answers
- There was little hope.
- Do you know any guy who works in Australia?
- I met some pretty girls in the store.
- I have invited all / all of my friends.
- I have invited every friend I have.
- We can’t waste any more time on this.
- There is too much salt in the soup.
- Most birds can sing.
- Should I add a little more salt to the soup?
- Only a few members voted in favor of the proposal.
- The little money that I had was spent on drinks.
- The whole town was talking about the explosion.
