Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1There was ............... hope.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun "hope" to mean not much.
2Do you know ............... good restaurants near here?
Wrong!
Use "any" in a question when asking whether plural things exist.
3I met ............... pretty girls in the store.
Wrong!
Use "some" in affirmative sentences before plural countable nouns.
4I have invited ............... my friends.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "all" and "all of" can come before a possessive determiner such as "my".
5I have invited ............... friend I have.
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Use "every" before a singular countable noun to mean all members of a group.
6We can't waste ............... more time on this.
Wrong!
Use "any" in this negative sentence before "more time".
7There is too ............... salt in the soup.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "salt" after "too".
8............... birds can fly.
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Use "Most" to talk about the majority of birds, not every bird.
9Should I add ............... more salt to the soup?
Wrong!
Use "a little" to mean a small amount.
10Only ............... members voted in favor of the proposal.
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The usual expression is "only a few" before a plural countable noun, meaning a small number of members voted.
11............... money that I had was spent on drinks.
Wrong!
Use "The little" to mean the small amount of money that existed.
12The ............... town was talking about the explosion.
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Use "whole" after "the" to mean the entire town.
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- There was little hope.
- Do you know any good restaurants near here?
- 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 fly.
- 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.