Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1. She wears ……………………… make-up for my taste.
Too much shows undesirable extremes. It is used before an uncountable noun.
2. We got ……………………….. answers to our advertisement.
We use too many before a plural noun.
3. I arrived ………………………. early.
Before adverbs, we use too, not too much.
4. He is ………………………. generous.
Before an adjective without a noun, we use too.
5. It is too …………………………. to go out.
We can use too before adjective + a/an + noun.
6. The water is …………………………. salty for us to drink.
We cannot use too much before an adjective without a noun.
7. ………………………….. children love animals.
When most means the majority of, it is used without the.
8. She didn’t eat ………………………….. breakfast.
We use much before a noun without a determiner.
9. You can’t see ………………………… a city in a day.
We use much of before a determiner.
10. ……………………….. the people here seem to know each other.
We use most of before a noun with a determiner.
11. ……………………………… Indians can understand Hindi.
We use most before a noun without a determiner.
12. How ………………………….. you are there?
We use many of before a pronoun.
Answers
1. She wears too much make-up for my taste.
2. We got too many answers to our advertisement.
3. I arrived too early.
4. He is too generous.
5. It is too cold a day to go out.
6. The water is too salty for us to drink.
7. Most children love animals.
8. She didn’t eat much breakfast.
9. You can’t see much of a city in a day.
10. Most of the people here seem to know each other.
11. Most Indians can understand Hindi.
12. How many of you are there?
