Fill in the blanks with an appropriate quantifier.
1How ............... brothers and sisters do you have?
Wrong!
Use "many" with plural countable nouns in questions.
2She doesn't have ............... money.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Much" and "a lot of" can both describe an amount before the uncountable noun "money" in this negative sentence.
3He helped me ............... when he was alive.
Wrong!
Use "a lot" as an adverb after the verb phrase "helped me".
4She doesn't read ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Much" and "a lot" can both be used as adverbs after "read" in this negative sentence.
5She has ............... friends.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"A lot of" and "many" can both come before the plural countable noun "friends".
6There aren't ............... apples on the tree.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Many" and "a lot of" can both come before the plural countable noun "apples".
7I have been watching ............... movies recently.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"A lot of" and "lots of" can both come before the plural countable noun "movies".
8I ate ............... food.
Wrong!
Use "a lot of" before the uncountable noun "food".
9............... social problems are caused by poverty.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"A lot of" and "Many" can both come before the plural countable noun phrase "social problems".
10Her condition hasn't improved ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Much" and "a lot" can both be used as adverbs after "improved" in this negative sentence.
11I didn't know ............... people at the party.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Many" and "a lot of" can both come before the plural countable noun "people".
12I have been partying ............... these days.
Wrong!
Use "a lot" as an adverb after the verb phrase "have been partying".
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- How many brothers and sisters do you have?
- She doesn’t have much / a lot of money.
- He helped me a lot when he was alive.
- She doesn’t read much / a lot.
- She has a lot of / many 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 / Many 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.