Complete the following sentences using appropriate determiners.
1Our garden looks awful this summer. There are too ............... weeds.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the countable plural noun "weeds".
2There aren’t ............... flowering plants in our garden.
Wrong!
Use "many" with the countable plural noun "plants" in a negative sentence.
3How ............... pages did you read?
Wrong!
Use "many" to ask about the number of countable plural things.
4They say ............... knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Wrong!
The fixed saying uses "a little" to mean a small amount of knowledge.
5I am having ............... trouble passing my driving exam.
Wrong!
Use "a lot of" before the uncountable noun "trouble" to mean a large amount.
6............... people can afford a home these days.
Wrong!
Use "Few" with the countable plural noun "people".
7You have ............... patience.
Wrong!
Use "little" with the uncountable noun "patience".
8She earns ............... money than I do.
Wrong!
Use "less" with the uncountable noun "money" in comparisons.
9............... of the information proved to be outdated.
Wrong!
Use "Some" with the uncountable noun "information".
10I didn’t use ............... fertilizer last spring.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "fertilizer" in a negative sentence.
Answers
- Our garden looks awful this summer. There are too many weeds.
- There aren’t many flowering plants in our garden.
- How many pages did you read?
- They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
- I am having a lot of trouble passing my driving exam.
- Few people can afford a home these days.
- You have little patience.
- She earns less money than I do.
- Some of the information proved to be outdated.
- I didn’t use much fertilizer last spring.