Fill in the blanks with an appropriate quantifier.
1How ............... brothers and sisters do you have?
Wrong!
Use many with plural nouns in questions and negatives.
2She doesn't have ............... money.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either much or a lot of is possible here.
3He did ............... for me when he was alive.
Wrong!
Much is not normally used in affirmative sentences.
4She doesn't read ...............
Wrong!
5She has ............... friends.
Wrong!
Many is not normally used in affirmative sentences.
6There aren't ............... apples on the tree.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Either many or a lot of is possible here. A lot of can be used in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.
7I have been watching ............... movies recently.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Many is not normally used in affirmative sentences. Either lots of or a lot of can be used here.
8I ate ............... food.
Wrong!
A lot cannot be used before a noun. Use a lot of.
9............... social problems are caused by poverty.
Wrong!
10Her condition hasn't improved ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
11I didn't know ............... people at the party.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
12I have been partying ............... these days.
Wrong!
A lot of is used before a noun.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- How many brothers and sisters do you have?
- She doesn’t have much/a lot of money.
- He did a lot for me when he was alive.
- She doesn’t read much
- She has a lot of friends.
- There aren’t many/a lot of apples on the tree.
- I have been watching a lot of/lots of movies recently.
- I ate a lot of food.
- A lot of social problems are caused by poverty.
- Her condition hasn’t improved much/a lot
- I didn’t know many/a lot of people at the party.
- I have been partying a lot these days.
