Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1There are only ............... apples on the tree.
Wrong!
Use "a few" with plural countable nouns to mean a small number.
2There aren't ............... apples on the tree.
Wrong!
Use "many" with plural countable nouns in negative sentences and questions.
3We don't have ............... time to finish the work.
Wrong!
Use "much" with uncountable nouns in negative sentences and questions.
4I collected ............... money than my brother.
Wrong!
Use "less" with uncountable nouns in comparisons.
5Now I have got ............... problems than I used to have.
Wrong!
Use "fewer" with plural countable nouns in comparisons.
6I solved the problem with ............... difficulty.
Wrong!
Use "little" with uncountable nouns to mean not much.
7There were ............... people at the party.
Wrong!
Use "few" with plural countable nouns to mean not many.
8There is very ............... sugar in the jar. We should buy some.
Wrong!
Use "little" with uncountable nouns after "very" to mean not much.
9There were ............... students than expected.
Wrong!
Use "fewer" with plural countable nouns in comparisons.
10I answered ............... questions than you.
Wrong!
Use "fewer" with plural countable nouns in comparisons.
11............... politicians are really honest.
Wrong!
Use "Few" with plural countable nouns to mean not many.
12I have ............... interest in politics.
Wrong!
Use "little" with uncountable nouns to mean not much.
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- There are only a few apples on the tree.
- There aren’t many apples on the tree.
- We don’t have much time to finish the work.
- I collected less money than my brother.
- Now I have got fewer problems than I used to have.
- I solved the problem with little difficulty.
- There were few people at the party.
- There is very little sugar in the jar. We should buy some.
- There were fewer students than expected.
- I answered fewer questions than you.
- Few politicians are really honest.
- I have little interest in politics.