Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1. I could answer only ………………………. questions.
Correct!
Wrong!
Few means almost none; a few indicates a small number.
2. She doesn’t have …………………………. friends in the city.
Correct!
Wrong!
Not any means the same as no.
3. ………………………….. children like pet animals.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I haven’t got ………………………. money.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use much with uncountable nouns and many with plural nouns.
5. I didn’t find ………………………….. there.
Correct!
Wrong!
Not anybody means the same as nobody.
6. There is ………………………….. to worry.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. There are ……………………………. mangoes on the tree this year.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use fewer with plural nouns and less with uncountable nouns.
8. He earns …………………………. money than I do.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. She has …………………………… confidence in her skills.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use little with uncountable nouns and few with plural nouns.
10. You have never given me …………………………… help.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use any with negative expressions like never, hardly etc.
11. …………………………….. of my friends are religious.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. …………………………. money has been wasted on that project.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use much with uncountable nouns and many with plural nouns.
Answers
- I could answer only a few questions.
- She doesn’t have any friends in the city.
- Most children like pet animals.
- I haven’t got much money.
- I didn’t find anybody there.
- There is nothing to worry.
- There are fewer mangoes on the tree this year.
- He earns less money than I do.
- She has little confidence in her skills.
- You have never given me any help.
- Most of my friends are religious.
- Much money has been wasted on that project.
