Fill in the blanks with many or many of.
1............... people own cars these days.
Wrong!
Use "Many" directly before a plural noun when you are talking generally.
2I couldn't answer ............... the questions on the test.
Wrong!
Use "many of" before a noun phrase with "the".
3............... people voted against the proposal.
Wrong!
Use "Many" directly before a plural noun when you are talking generally.
4............... us want a new system.
Wrong!
Use "Many of" before an object pronoun such as "us".
5............... the invitees didn't bother to turn up.
Wrong!
Use "Many of" before a noun phrase with "the".
6There are still ............... people without homes.
Wrong!
Use "many" directly before a plural noun when you are talking generally.
7I am still in contact with ............... my old friends.
Wrong!
Use "many of" before a noun phrase with a possessive determiner such as "my".
8How ............... us have never lied?
Wrong!
Use "many of" before an object pronoun such as "us".
9Not ............... people can afford a home in cities.
Wrong!
Use "many" directly before a plural noun when you are talking generally.
10I know ............... his friends.
Wrong!
Use "many of" before a noun phrase with a possessive determiner such as "his".
11I have invited ............... them.
Wrong!
Use "many of" before an object pronoun such as "them".
12She doesn't have ............... friends.
Wrong!
Use "many" directly before a plural noun when there is no determiner before the noun.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Many people own cars these days.
- I couldn’t answer many of the questions on the test.
- Many people voted against the proposal.
- Many of us want a new system.
- Many of the invitees didn’t bother to turn up.
- There are still many people without homes.
- I am still in contact with many of my old friends.
- How many of us have never lied?
- Not many people can afford a home in cities.
- I know many of his friends.
- I have invited many of them.
- She doesn’t have many friends.
