Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1. Not ……………………. is known about his past.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. There are still ………………… homeless people in the world.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use many with plural nouns.
3. Although I invited a lot of friends, only ………………….. of them turned up.
Correct!
Wrong!
A few indicates a small number; few has a negative meaning. It means almost none.
4. She doesn’t have ……………………. interest in politics.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Either any or much is possible here.
5. ……………………. children love animals.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. My sister has got ……………………… cats.
Please select 2 correct answers
Correct!
Wrong!
Many is possible here. However, in affirmative sentences we prefer a lot of to many.
7. He does not speak ……………………
Correct!
Wrong!
8. …………………… of us have got problems.
Correct!
Wrong!
Each and everyone are followed by singular verbs.
9. ………………….. of us lives a perfect life.
Correct!
Wrong!
We need a plural verb after some of and few of.
10. …………………… people never lose hope even after facing several setbacks in life.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I was one of ………………….. people invited to her party.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use the few when we are talking about a particular few.
12. This is ……………………… better than that
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Not much is known about his past.
- There are still many homeless people in the world.
- Although I invited a lot of friends, only a few of them turned up.
- She doesn’t have any / much interest in politics.
- Most children love animals.
- My sister has got a lot of /many cats.
- He does not speak much.
- All of us have got problems.
- None of us lives a perfect life.
- Some people never lose hope even after facing several setbacks in life.
- I was one of the few people invited to her party.
- This is much better than that.