Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1. There weren't ................................ students in the class.
We use many before plural nouns and much before uncountable nouns.
2. He doesn't have ................................. patience.
We use much before an uncountable noun.
3. We haven't got ............................. time to prepare for the test.
We use much before uncountable nouns.
4. I like your parents ............................
Much is not normally used with like and dislike in affirmative clauses.
5. I managed to solve the puzzle with .............................. difficulty.
We use little before uncountable nouns.
6. I got ............................. apples than her.
Fewer is the comparative form of few. We use it before a plural noun.
7. I earn ................................. than my sister.
In this context, less is the comparative form of little.
8. We experienced far .................................. problems than we were expecting.
9. The company does not make ............................... money these days.
10. ............................. want a new system.
Many is not normally used alone to mean 'many people'.
11. She is extremely close to ................................. friends she has.
The few means not many but all that you have.
12. I .............................. enjoyed my stay with your family.
Much can be an adverb.
Answers
1. There weren’t many students in the class.
2. He doesn’t have much patience.
3. We haven’t got much time to prepare for the test.
4. I like your parents a lot.
5. I managed to solve the puzzle with little difficulty.
6. I got fewer apples than her.
7. I earn less than my sister.
8. We experienced far fewer problems than we were expecting.
9. The company does not make much money these days.
10. Many people want a new system.
11. She is extremely close to the few friends she has.
12. I much enjoyed my stay with your family.
