Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1I found ............... blackberries than you.
Wrong!
Use "more" with "than" to compare quantities.
2We haven't got ............... money.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "money" in a negative sentence.
3There aren't ............... apples on the tree.
Wrong!
Use "many" with plural countable nouns such as "apples" in negative sentences.
4She has got only ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "a few" with plural countable nouns such as "friends".
5There weren't ............... children in the class.
Wrong!
Use "many" with plural countable nouns such as "children" in negative sentences.
6I have planted ............... roses in the garden.
Wrong!
Use "some" with plural countable nouns in affirmative sentences.
7Is there ............... water in the pond?
Wrong!
Use "any" with the uncountable noun "water" in most questions.
8Susie is the ............... popular girl in the class.
Wrong!
Use "most" to make the superlative form of a long adjective such as "popular".
9............... students hate mathematics.
Wrong!
Use "Most" without "the" to mean the majority of a group.
10............... people understand philosophy.
Wrong!
Use "Few" with plural countable nouns to mean not many.
11She didn't stay for as ............... days as she intended.
Wrong!
Use "many" in the pattern "as many days as".
12You can have as ............... the juice as you like.
Wrong!
Use "much of" in the pattern "as much of the juice as".
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- I found more blackberries than you.
- We haven’t got much money.
- There aren’t many apples on the tree.
- She has got only a few friends.
- There weren’t many children in the class.
- I have planted some roses in the garden.
- Is there any water in the pond?
- Susie is the most popular girl in the class.
- Most students hate mathematics.
- Few people understand philosophy.
- She didn’t stay for as many days as she intended.
- You can have as much of the juice as you like.