Fill in the blanks.
1............... my friends live abroad.
Wrong!
Use "Many of" before a determiner and a plural noun.
2............... time is required to learn a new language.
Wrong!
Use "Much" before an uncountable noun such as "time".
3Although I could answer ............... the questions, I don’t think that I will pass the test.
Wrong!
Use "many of" before a determiner and a plural noun.
4She spends ............... her time in the library.
Wrong!
Use "much of" before a determiner and an uncountable noun.
5There were more participants ............... I thought.
Wrong!
Use "than" after a comparative word such as "more".
6............... this file with you when you go to the bank.
Wrong!
Use "Take" for moving something away from the speaker.
7............... these papers with you when you visit me on Monday.
Wrong!
Use "Bring" for moving something toward the speaker.
8............... money is required to buy a home.
Wrong!
Use "Much" before an uncountable noun such as "money".
9It didn’t cost me ...............
Wrong!
Use "much" after a negative verb to refer to a large amount.
10She is ............... woman I have ever met.
Wrong!
Use "the nicest" as the superlative form before the noun.
11I haven't heard anything from her ............... months.
Wrong!
Use "for" with a length of time.
12He has been working here ............... January.
Wrong!
Use "since" with a starting point in time.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- Many of my friends live abroad.
- Much time is required to learn a new language.
- Although I could answer many of the questions, I don’t think that I will pass the test.
- She spends much of her time in the library.
- There were more participants than I thought.
- Take this file with you when you go to the bank.
- Bring these papers with you when you visit me on Monday.
- Much money is required to buy a home.
- It didn’t cost me much.
- She is the nicest woman I have ever met.
- I haven’t heard anything from her for months.
- He has been working here since January.