Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.
1Your sister is ............... nuisance.
Wrong!
Use "quite a" before a singular countable noun such as "nuisance".
2She was ............... loved by everyone in the village.
Wrong!
Use "very much" before past participles with a passive verbal meaning, such as "loved".
3It is ............... cold.
Wrong!
Use "too" before an adjective such as "cold".
4It is very cold; you ............... take a coat.
Wrong!
Use "had better" to give strong advice.
5He is ............... imaginative.
Wrong!
Use "not very" before an adjective to mean only slightly or not much.
6............... a painter are you?
Wrong!
Use "How much of" before "a" plus a singular countable noun to ask about degree.
7I think she is ............... a fool.
Wrong!
Use "a bit of" before "a" plus a singular countable noun.
8It was ............... informal get-together than a meeting.
Wrong!
Use "more of an" before a vowel sound in this comparison of type or quality.
9You have been ...............!
Wrong!
Use "such a help" when "help" means a helpful person or thing.
10Stop talking ...............!
Wrong!
Use "such nonsense" because "nonsense" is uncountable here.
Answers
- Your sister is quite a nuisance.
- She was very much loved by everyone in the village.
- It is too cold.
- It is very cold; you had better take a coat.
- He is not very imaginative.
- How much of a painter are you?
- I think she is a bit of a fool.
- It was more of an informal get-together than a meeting.
- You have been such a help!
- Stop talking such nonsense!