Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1............... people owned cars in those days.
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Use "Few" with plural countable nouns when you mean not many.
2She doesn’t earn as ............... as I do.
Wrong!
Use "much" in the comparison "as much as" for an amount of money earned.
3She has won ............... awards.
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Use "many" with plural countable nouns such as "awards".
4There were very ............... people who appreciated his work.
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Use "few" after "very" with plural countable nouns.
5I spent ............... money I had to buy oil.
Wrong!
Use "the little" to mean the small amount that was available.
6Only ............... progress has been made so far.
Wrong!
Use "a little" to show that a small amount of progress has been made.
7Doctors often have very ............... time for themselves.
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Use "little" after "very" with an uncountable noun such as "time".
8Don’t disturb him. He doesn’t have ............... patience.
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Use "much" with the uncountable noun "patience" in a negative sentence.
9He is very friendly, so he makes ............... friends wherever he goes.
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Use "a few" to mean some friends, with a positive meaning.
10There is ............... water in the pond.
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Use "little" with the uncountable noun "water".
11I don’t have ............... regrets about my decision.
Wrong!
Use "any" in this negative sentence.
12We couldn’t do ............... to save him.
Wrong!
Use "much" when talking about an amount of action or help in a negative sentence.
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- Few people owned cars in those days.
- She doesn’t earn as much as I do.
- She has won many awards.
- There were very few people who appreciated his work.
- I spent the little money I had to buy oil.
- Only a little progress has been made so far.
- Doctors often have very little time for themselves.
- Don’t disturb him. He doesn’t have much patience.
- He is very friendly, so he makes a few friends wherever he goes.
- There is little water in the pond.
- I don’t have any regrets about my decision.
- We couldn’t do much to save him.