Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1He got the job because there weren’t ............... applicants.
Wrong!
2There was too ............... work to do.
Wrong!
3............... effort is required to achieve success.
Wrong!
Use much with uncountable nouns.
4Not ............... criminals are violent.
Wrong!
Use all with plural nouns.
5He never showed ............... interest in his studies.
Wrong!
Use many in questions and negative sentences.
6There was ............... ado about nothing.
Wrong!
7............... of the applications were turned down.
Wrong!
None is followed by a singular verb.
8He showed ............... interest in talking to me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either no or little is possible here. We can also use hardly any.
9She was ............... annoyed to find him in her room.
Wrong!
10You eat very ...............
Wrong!
When there is no idea of comparison, use the positive form of the adjective.
11There are hardly ............... apples on that tree.
Wrong!
Hardly any indicates a very small number.
12It is no fun having to look after too ............... kids.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He got the job because there weren’t many applicants.
- There was too much work to do.
- Much effort is required to achieve success.
- Not all criminals are violent.
- He never showed any interest in his studies.
- There was much ado about nothing.
- Most of the applications were turned down.
- He showed little/no interest in talking to me.
- She was Either could be used here annoyed to find him in her room.
- You eat very little
- There are hardly any apples on that tree.
- It is no fun having to look after too many kids.
