Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.
1You are ............... a nuisance.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Before "a nuisance", both "quite" and "rather" are natural modifiers.
2The film was ...............
Wrong!
The correct order before this singular countable noun phrase is "rather a success".
3............... singer is he?
Wrong!
The correct question form before the singular countable noun is "How much of a".
4I think he is ............... fool.
Wrong!
The expression before a singular countable noun is "a bit of a".
5It was ............... informal meeting than a party.
Wrong!
The phrase "more of an" is used before a singular countable noun phrase to describe type or character.
6She is ............... politician than an activist.
Wrong!
The phrase "more of a" is used before a singular countable noun to contrast roles or types.
7He is ............... an intellectual.
Wrong!
Before a noun phrase such as "an intellectual", use "very much" to mean "completely" or "in every way"; "very" alone cannot modify a noun.
8............... do you want a holiday?
Wrong!
To ask about degree of wanting, use "How much".
9You made ............... mistakes.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
With countable plural nouns, "rather a lot of" and "quite a few" are both natural here.
10We met ............... people who spoke German.
Wrong!
With plural countable nouns, use "rather few".
11I ate ............... meat.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Before the uncountable noun "meat", both "much too much" and "rather too much" are natural.
12We do ............... of business in China.
Wrong!
The natural phrase before "of business" is "quite a lot".
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- You are quite / rather a nuisance.
- The film was rather a success.
- How much of a singer is he?
- I think he is a bit of a fool.
- It was more of an informal meeting than a party.
- She is more of a politician than an activist.
- He is very much an intellectual.
- How much do you want a holiday?
- You made rather a lot of / quite a few mistakes.
- We met rather few people who spoke German.
- I ate much too much / rather too much meat.
- We do quite a lot of business in China.