Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1He got the job because there weren't ............... applicants.
Wrong!
Use "many" with plural countable nouns in this negative sentence.
2There was too ............... work to do.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "work" after "too".
3............... effort is required to achieve success.
Wrong!
Use "Much" with the uncountable noun "effort" in this formal statement.
4Not ............... criminals are violent.
Wrong!
Use "all" before a plural noun in the structure "not all".
5He never showed ............... interest in his studies.
Wrong!
Use "any" with an uncountable noun after the negative adverb "never".
6There was ............... ado about nothing.
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The fixed expression is "much ado about nothing".
7............... of the applications were turned down.
Wrong!
Use "Most" to mean the majority of the applications; "every" cannot be followed by "of" like this.
8He showed ............... interest in talking to me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "little" and "no" are natural before "interest" here.
9She was ............... annoyed to find him in her room.
Wrong!
Use "very" before the adjective "annoyed" to show degree.
10You eat very ...............
Wrong!
Use "little" when there is no comparison.
11There are hardly ............... apples on that tree.
Wrong!
The phrase "hardly any" means almost none.
12It is no fun having to look after too ............... kids.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the plural countable noun "kids" after "too".
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- 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 very 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.