Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1............... people agree with me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Most" and "Many" can both come directly before the plural noun "people" here.
2We meet ............... few days.
Wrong!
Use "every" in the time expression "every few days."
3............... these keys opens the door.
Wrong!
Use "Neither of" before a noun phrase with a determiner such as "these."
4............... people invited to the party didn’t turn up.
Wrong!
Use "Some" directly before the plural noun phrase "people invited to the party."
5............... the shops remain closed on Sundays.
Wrong!
Use "Most of" before a noun phrase with "the."
6............... the philosophy course is concerned with life after death.
Wrong!
Use "Much of" before an uncountable noun phrase with "the."
7............... his ideas are impractical.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"All" and "All of" can both be used before "his ideas."
8............... my children love pets.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Both" and "Both of" can both be used before "my children."
9He spends ............... his income on video games.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Half" and "half of" can both be used before "his income."
10............... us love music.
Wrong!
Use "All of" before the object pronoun "us."
11I invited Jack and Tom, but ............... them was there.
Wrong!
Use "neither of" before "them" to say that not one of the two people was there.
12............... these blouses is loose for me.
Wrong!
Use "Every one of" before a plural noun phrase with a determiner such as "these."
Answers
- Most / Many people agree with me.
- We meet every few days.
- Neither of these keys opens the door.
- Some people invited to the party didn’t turn up.
- Most of the shops remain closed on Sundays.
- Much of the philosophy course is concerned with life after death.
- All / All of his ideas are impractical.
- Both / Both of my children love pets.
- He spends half / half of his income on video games.
- All of us love music.
- I invited Jack and Tom, but neither of them was there.
- Every one of these blouses is loose for me.