Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners.
1They had ............... hope of success, yet they persevered.
Wrong!
Use "little" with an uncountable noun to mean almost no hope.
2I did not enjoy it because the movie was ............... interesting.
Wrong!
Use "not very" before an adjective to make a negative statement about degree.
3They arrived ............... late.
Wrong!
Use "a little" before an adjective or adverb such as "late" to mean slightly.
4We have got ............... meat.
Wrong!
Use "a little" before the uncountable noun "meat" to mean a small amount.
5............... people understand philosophy.
Wrong!
Use "Few" before a plural countable noun to mean not many.
6Only ............... us are really honest.
Wrong!
Use "a few of" before an object pronoun such as "us".
7Could I try ............... soup?
Wrong!
Use "a little" before the uncountable noun "soup" when asking for a small amount.
8Could I try ............... your soup?
Wrong!
Use "a little of" before a noun phrase with a determiner such as "your".
9Only ............... children in the class passed the test.
Wrong!
Use "a few" before a plural countable noun without another determiner.
10Only ............... the students like math.
Wrong!
Use "a few of" before a plural noun phrase with a determiner such as "the".
11An average politician has ............... real power.
Wrong!
Use "little" before an uncountable noun to mean almost no real power.
12............... people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
Wrong!
Use "Few" before a plural countable noun to mean not many.
Answers
- They had little hope of success, yet they persevered.
- I did not enjoy it because the movie was not very interesting.
- They arrived a little late.
- We have got a little meat.
- Few people understand philosophy.
- Only a few of us are really honest.
- Could I try a little soup?
- Could I try a little of your soup?
- Only a few children in the class passed the test.
- Only a few of the students like math.
- An average politician has little real power.
- Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.