Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1We do not know ............... about him.
Wrong!
Use "much" with an uncountable idea such as information or knowledge.
2She does not have ............... vested interests.
Wrong!
Use "any" in this negative sentence before the plural noun.
3Can you lend me ............... hundred dollars?
Wrong!
Use "a few" to mean a small but positive number of hundreds.
4............... criminals are non-violent.
Wrong!
Use "Most" with a plural noun to mean the majority of a group.
5He has ............... knowledge of literature.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun "knowledge".
6He ate ............... food.
Wrong!
Use "a little" with the uncountable noun "food".
7Much of the wealth is concentrated in ............... hands.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use "a few" or "few" with a plural countable noun such as "hands" to mean a small number of people or owners; "little" is used only with uncountable nouns.
8I drank ............... water in the bottle.
Wrong!
Use "the little" to mean the small amount that was there.
9............... person can learn a second language if they want to.
Wrong!
Use "Any" with a singular noun to mean it does not matter which person.
10Not ............... people supported the plan.
Wrong!
Use "many" after "not" to mean only a small number did something.
11Not ............... criminals are violent.
Wrong!
Use "all" after "not" to mean only some members of the group are included.
12We know very ............... about extraterrestrial life.
Wrong!
Use "little" with an uncountable idea to mean almost none.
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- We do not know much about him.
- She does not have any vested interests.
- Can you lend me a few hundred dollars?
- Most criminals are non-violent.
- He has little knowledge of literature.
- He ate a little food.
- Much of the wealth is concentrated in a few / few hands.
- I drank the little water in the bottle.
- Any person can learn a second language if they want to.
- Not many people supported the plan.
- Not all criminals are violent.
- We know very little about extraterrestrial life.