Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1. …………………….. the applicants were hired.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use most of before a noun with an article or another determiner.
2. …………………….. money has been wasted on the project.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use much with an uncountable noun.
3. Not ……………………. is known about extra terrestrial life.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. ………………………. of us have heard about aliens but …………………….. of us has seen them.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. He has ………………………… concern for name or fame.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns.
6. Do you know ……………………… stores where they sell dry fruits?
Correct!
Wrong!
Some is mainly used in affirmative sentences. Any is more common in questions and negatives.
7. He has adopted …………………………. feral cats.
Correct!
Wrong!
A few indicates a small number.
8. ………………………….. money that I had was used for buying tickets.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. We have …………………………. knowledge of aliens.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Although he has ………………………. followers on social media, he doesn’t have ……………………… real friends.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. He lived ……………………….. his life in the countryside.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use much of before a noun with a determiner.
12. …………………….. people own cars in rural areas.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Most of the applicants were hired.
- Much money has been wasted on the project.
- Not much is known about extra terrestrial life.
- Many of us have heard about aliens but none of us has seen them.
- He has little concern for name or fame.
- Do you know any stores where they sell dry fruits?
- He has adopted a few feral cats.
- The little money that I had was used for buying tickets.
- We have little knowledge of aliens.
- Although he has many followers on social media, he doesn’t have any real friends.
- He lived much of his life in the countryside.
- Few people own cars in rural areas.
