Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1. You are ............................ a nuisance.
Please select 2 correct answers
We can use quite or rather before an article + singular countable noun.
2. The film was ..................................
We use rather before article + singular countable noun.
3. ...................................... a singer is he?
Before a singular countable noun we can use a quantifier with of.
4. I think he is .................................
We can use a quantifier with of before a singular countable noun.
5. It was ................................... than a party.
6. She is ................................ politician than an activist.
7. He is .............................. an intellectual.
We can use a quantifier with of before a singular countable noun. A lot is not used in the structure.
8. ............................. do you want a holiday?
Questions about degree are asked with how much.
9. You made ................................ mistakes.
Please select 2 correct answers
Quite a few has a similar meaning to rather a lot.
10. We met ............................. people who spoke German.
We use few with countable nouns; we use little with uncountable noun.
11. I ate ................................ meat.
Please select 2 correct answers
Too much can be modified by much and rather.
12. We do ............................. of business in China.
A lot can be modified by quite and rather.
Answers
1. You are quite a nuisance.
2. The film was rather a success.
3. How much of a singer is he?
4. I think he is a bit of a fool.
5. It was more of an informal meeting than a party.
6. She is more of a politician than an activist.
7. He is very much of an intellectual.
8. How much do you want a holiday?
9. You made rather a lot of / quite a few mistakes.
10. We met rather few people who spoke German.
11. I ate much too much meat.
12. We do quite a lot of business in China.
