Fill in the blanks.
1There were only ............... apples on the tree.
Wrong!
Use "a few" to mean a small number of apples.
2There aren't ............... apples on the tree.
Wrong!
Use "many" with plural countable nouns such as apples.
3He has ............... respect for his elders.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun respect.
4She scored ............... points than me.
Wrong!
Use "fewer" with plural countable nouns such as points.
5They scored as ............... goals as us.
Wrong!
Use "many" in the comparison as many goals as.
6I found her house without ............... difficulty.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun difficulty.
7I don't have ............... money on me.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun money in this negative sentence.
8There is very ............... sugar in the jar.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun sugar.
9I have ............... knowledge of German.
Wrong!
Use "a little" to mean a small amount of knowledge.
10............... knowledge of Chinese that I had helped me when I was in China.
Wrong!
Use "The little" because the clause "that I had" makes the small amount of knowledge specific.
11She has got very ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "few" after very with the plural noun friends.
12I faced far ............... problems than I was expecting.
Wrong!
Use "fewer" with plural countable nouns in a comparison.
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- There were only a few apples on the tree.
- There aren’t many apples on the tree.
- He has little respect for his elders.
- She scored fewer points than me.
- They scored as many goals as us.
- I found her house without much difficulty.
- I don’t have much money on me.
- There is very little sugar in the jar.
- I have a little knowledge of German.
- The little knowledge of Chinese that I had helped me when I was in China.
- She has got very few friends.
- I faced far fewer problems than I was expecting.