QUANTIFIERS

UNCOUNTABLE TRAPS

100

Complete the sentence with the correct noun: "Could you please provide me with a single ___ of information regarding the flight?"

piece (a piece of information)

200

Correct the mistake in this sentence: "The police officer gave us many useful advices about safety."

much useful advice" (OR "...a lot of useful advice" / "...many useful pieces of advice")

300

Explain the difference in meaning between:

• "She has long, brown hair."

• "Excuse me, waiter! There is a hair in my soup!"

 

1) Hair as a whole mass (uncountable). 2) A single individual strand of hair (countable).

400

Is this sentence correct or incorrect? Explain why: "We need to buy a new luggage before our vacation."

Incorrect. Correct version: "We need to buy a new piece of luggage" (OR "some new luggage").

500

Correct the mistake while keeping the word accommodation: "We reserved several accommodation in London."

We reserved several types / places of accommodation in London" (OR "some accommodation").

QUANTIFIERS & VERB AGREEMENT

100

Choose the correct verb form for formal English: "Neither of the answers (is / are) correct."

is

200

Fill in the blank with is or are: "None of the stolen money ___ been recovered yet."

has

300

• Choose the correct option for modern standard English: "None of the students (has / have) submitted the essay."

have (Both are accepted, but have is preferred in modern usage with plural countable nouns).

400

Fill in the blanks with is or are:

1. "A number of students ___ absent today."

2. "The number of accidents ___ increasing."

1) are / 2) is

500

• Choose the grammatically correct verb: "More than one candidate ___ interviewed yesterday." (was / were)

WAS

MEANING SHIFTS

100

Explain the difference between:

1. "He has little experience in teaching."

2. "He has a little experience in teaching

1) Almost no experience (negative context). 2) Some experience, enough to work with (positive context).

200

What is the difference between work as uncountable vs countable?

1. "I have a lot of work to do."

2. "This painting is a famous work of art."

1) Work = job / tasks (uncountable). 2) Work = a creation / masterpiece (countable).

300

Explain the difference:

1. "There isn't enough room in this car."

2. "Our house has four rooms."

1) Room = space (uncountable). 2) Room = part of a building (countable).

400

 What is the difference in meaning?

1. "Most students passed the test."

2. "The most students I have ever taught in one class is thirty."

1) Most = majority of (general statement). 2) The most = the highest number (superlative form).

500

Explain the difference in meaning:

1. "I read two papers this morning."

2. "The form is printed on recycled paper."

• Paper = a document, article, or newspaper (countable).

• Paper = material / substance (uncountable).

REGISTER & STYLE

100

Which quantifier is more appropriate for a formal academic essay?

1. "The company spent a lot of money on research."

2. "The company spent a large amount of money on research."

Option 2 ("a large amount of")

200

• Fix the formal error in this sentence: "There were less people at the conference this year."

There were FEWER people at the conference this year."

300

Rewrite this sentence in a formal style: "A lot of research was conducted last year."

A great deal of research was conducted last year." (OR "A large amount of research...")

400

Find and correct the register error: "The project faced a large amount of problems."

"The project faced a large NUMBER of problems" (OR "a great many problems").

500

Rewrite this sentence in a more formal style using the word deal: "He has spent a lot of time preparing for this exam."

He has spent a great deal of time preparing for this exam."

PRACTICAL B2 TRAPS

100

Choose the correct quantifier: "I have (few / a few) close friends, so I never feel lonely.

A FEW

200

Choose the correct option (few / little): "Unfortunately, we have very ___ time left before the train leaves, so we must hurry!"

little

300

Is it correct to say: "All of students passed the exam"? If not, how do you fix it?

Incorrect. Correct: "All of THE students..." (OR "All students...").

400

• Choose the correct phrase: "There is (too much / too many) traffic on the road today."

TOO MUCH

500

Spot the mistake and correct it: "We bought three new furnitures for our office."

We bought three new PIECES of furniture for our office.