Fill in the blanks.
1There are ............... mangoes on that tree.
Wrong!
Use "hardly any" with plural countable nouns to mean almost none.
2There are ............... apples on that tree.
Wrong!
Use "few" with plural countable nouns when you mean not many.
3I have very ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "few" with plural countable nouns such as friends.
4The cat drank ............... milk we had.
Wrong!
Use "the little" to mean all of the small amount that existed.
5I don't have ............... money.
Wrong!
Use "much" with uncountable nouns in negative sentences.
6He has ............... patience.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun patience.
7Could you lend me ............... money until tomorrow?
Wrong!
Use "some" in polite requests when you expect or hope for a positive answer.
8There is hardly ............... milk left.
Wrong!
Use "any" after hardly to mean almost none.
9I bought ............... flowers.
Wrong!
Use "some" in affirmative sentences with plural countable nouns.
10I am busy. I have ............... work to do.
Wrong!
Use "a lot of" with the uncountable noun work to show a large amount.
11She went without saying ............... word.
Wrong!
Use "a" in the fixed expression without saying a word.
12I don't want ............... advice.
Wrong!
Use "any" with uncountable nouns in negative sentences.
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- There are hardly any mangoes on that tree.
- There are few apples on that tree.
- I have very few friends.
- The cat drank the little milk we had.
- I don’t have much money.
- He has little patience.
- Could you lend me some money until tomorrow?
- There is hardly any milk left.
- I bought some flowers.
- I am busy. I have a lot of work to do.
- She went without saying a word.
- I don’t want any advice.