Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1She isn’t very popular on social media. She has ............... followers.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Few" and "only a few" both show that she does not have many followers.
2We needn’t hurry. We have got ............... time.
Wrong!
"Plenty of" means more than enough, so there is no need to hurry.
3He has ............... money; yet, he is miserable.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Lots of" and "plenty of" can both be used with the uncountable noun "money".
4We don’t have ............... time.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Much" and "a lot of" can both be used with the uncountable noun "time" in this negative sentence.
5She spends ............... time in shopping malls.
Wrong!
"A lot of" is used before the uncountable noun "time" to mean a large amount.
6I see Peter ............... .
Wrong!
"A lot" can mean often after a verb.
7He doesn’t eat ............... .
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
"Much" and "a lot" can both describe the amount someone eats in a negative sentence.
8He drinks ............... .
Wrong!
"A lot" is the natural adverbial phrase after the verb "drinks" in this affirmative sentence.
9I speak ............... Spanish. I know enough words to get by.
Wrong!
"A little" means a small but useful amount.
10He is very busy with his work. He has ............... time for other things.
Wrong!
"Little" means not much and fits the idea that he is too busy.
11............... people visit foreign countries these days.
Wrong!
"Plenty of" is used before plural countable nouns to mean a large number.
12Not ............... people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
Wrong!
"Many" is used with the plural countable noun "people".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- She isn’t very popular on social media. She has few / only a few followers.
- We needn’t hurry. We have got plenty of time.
- He has lots of / plenty of money; yet, he is miserable.
- We don’t have much / a lot of time.
- She spends a lot of time in shopping malls.
- I see Peter a lot .
- He doesn’t eat much / a lot .
- He drinks a lot .
- I speak a little Spanish. I know enough words to get by.
- He is very busy with his work. He has little time for other things.
- Plenty of people visit foreign countries these days.
- Not many people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
