Advanced quantifiers and determiners Exercises

The deciding clue is “The speaker stresses insufficient evidence; evidence is uncountable.”. Use few/little versus a few/a little to express a negative shortage versus a positive small amount; match countability. In this task, the completed sentence is “There is little evidence to support such a strong claim.”.

The deciding clue is “The following noun phrase is definite: the residents.”. Use most/some/neither + of + determiner/pronoun to express a part of an identified group; use of before a determiner or object pronoun. In this task, the completed sentence is “Most of the residents opposed the proposal.”.

The deciding clue is “The subject is the singular numerical total.”. Use a number of + plural; the number of + singular to express plural people or things versus their singular numerical total. In this task, the completed sentence is “The number of applications has risen sharply.”.

The deciding clue is “The speaker stresses that some time remains, enough for one question.”. Use few/little versus a few/a little to express a negative shortage versus a positive small amount; match countability. In this task, the completed sentence is “We have a little time left, so we can take one more question.”.

Complete sentence: “Neither of them had read the report.” Use most/some/neither + of + determiner/pronoun to express a part of an identified group; use of before a determiner or object pronoun. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.

The deciding clue is “A number of means several individual people; plural agreement follows.”. Use a number of + plural; the number of + singular to express plural people or things versus their singular numerical total. In this task, the completed sentence is “A number of candidates have requested feedback.”.

Complete sentence: “Too few researchers had access, so the survey was underpowered.” Use few/little versus a few/a little to express a negative shortage versus a positive small amount; match countability. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.

The deciding clue is “A positive small number remains; copies is countable.”. Use few/little versus a few/a little to express a negative shortage versus a positive small amount; match countability. In this task, the completed sentence is “There are a few copies left; you may take one.”.

Complete sentence: “Some of the original data could not be recovered.” Use most/some/neither + of + determiner/pronoun to express a part of an identified group; use of before a determiner or object pronoun. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.

The deciding clue is “The subject is the singular numerical total, despite the plural noun after of.”. Use a number of + plural; the number of + singular to express plural people or things versus their singular numerical total. In this task, the completed sentence is “The number of errors is lower this year.”.

The deciding clue is “A definite group is introduced after most.”. Use most/some/neither + of + determiner/pronoun to express a part of an identified group; use of before a determiner or object pronoun. In this task, the completed sentence is “Most of those proposals were rejected.”.

Complete sentence: “A number of technicians have already volunteered.” Use a number of + plural; the number of + singular to express plural people or things versus their singular numerical total. The subject, time and meaning in the task determine this form. Only reviewed responses are matched automatically; other wording is not automatically wrong.