Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1We don't have ............... time to waste on trivial pursuits.
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Use "much" with the uncountable noun "time" in this negative sentence.
2He has got ............... money.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "plenty of" and "a lot of" can be used before the uncountable noun "money" in this affirmative sentence.
3She didn't have ............... luck.
Wrong!
Use "much" with the uncountable noun "luck" in this negative sentence.
4He talks ...............
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Use "a lot" as an adverb after the verb "talks".
5He doesn't talk ............... about his feelings.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "much" and "a lot" can be used as adverbs after "doesn't talk".
6Not ............... people owned cars in those days.
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Use "many" before the plural countable noun "people" after "not".
7He worked here for ............... years before retiring.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "many" and "a lot of" can be used before the plural countable noun "years".
8I met him ............... weeks ago.
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Use "a few" to mean a small number before the plural countable noun "weeks".
9She is very busy with her babies. She has ............... time for other things.
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Use "little" to mean almost no before the uncountable noun "time".
10He earns ............... money.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "a lot of" and "plenty of" can be used before the uncountable noun "money" in this affirmative sentence.
11I don't earn ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "much" and "a lot" can be used as adverbs after "don't earn".
12She doesn't have ............... interest in worldly affairs.
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Use "much" with the uncountable noun "interest" in this negative sentence.
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- We don’t have much time to waste on trivial pursuits.
- He has got plenty of / a lot of money.
- She didn’t have much luck.
- He talks a lot.
- He doesn’t talk much / a lot about his feelings.
- Not many people owned cars in those days.
- He worked here for many / a lot of years before retiring.
- I met him a few weeks ago.
- She is very busy with her babies. She has little time for other things.
- He earns a lot of / plenty of money.
- I don’t earn much / a lot.
- She doesn’t have much interest in worldly affairs.