Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1............... the applicants were hired.
Wrong!
Use "Most of" before a noun phrase with the article "the".
2............... money has been wasted on the project.
Wrong!
Use "Much" with the uncountable noun "money" in this sentence.
3Not ............... is known about extraterrestrial life.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable idea of information or knowledge.
4Many of us have heard about aliens, but ............... of us has seen one.
Wrong!
Use "None" with a singular verb here to mean not one person.
5He has ............... concern for name or fame.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun "concern".
6Do you know ............... stores where they sell dried fruit?
Wrong!
Use "any" in this neutral question about plural stores.
7He has adopted ............... feral cats.
Wrong!
Use "a few" to mean a small number of cats.
8............... money that I had was used for buying tickets.
Wrong!
Use "The little" to mean the small amount that existed.
9We have ............... knowledge of aliens.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun "knowledge".
10Although he has many followers on social media, he doesn’t have ............... real friends.
Wrong!
Use "any" in the negative clause to mean no real friends.
11He lived ............... his life in the countryside.
Wrong!
Use "much of" before the determiner phrase "his life".
12............... people own cars in rural areas.
Wrong!
Use "Few" to mean not many people.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Most of the applicants were hired.
- Much money has been wasted on the project.
- Not much is known about extraterrestrial life.
- Many of us have heard about aliens, but None of us has seen one.
- He has little concern for name or fame.
- Do you know any stores where they sell dried fruit?
- 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.
