Nouns & Quantifiers
I need to buy _____ for the recipe.
A. a milk
B. some milk
C. milks
B. some milk (uncountable noun)
Either Tom or his brothers _____ the keys.
A. has
B. have
B. have
(agrees with the noun closer to it)
My father is in _____ hospital visiting a friend.
the (specific hospital)
We found his excuse _____ (convince).
convincing
He ran _____ to catch the bus. (fast / fastly)
fast (adjective and adverb with the same form)
He has _____ interesting _____ about ancient history. A. many...information
B. many...informations
C. a lot of...information
C. a lot of...information
(information: uncountable noun)
The famous singer and songwriter _____ performing tonight.
A. is
B. are
A. is (a person with two roles)
He plays _____ guitar beautifully, but he has never been to _____ concert hall.
He plays 'the' guitar beautifully, but he has never been to 'a' concert hall.
After the _____ (exhaust) hike, we reached a _____ (peace) spot with a breathtaking mountain view.
After the 'exhausting' hike, we reached a 'peaceful' spot with a breathtaking mountain view.
Identify the part of speech and tell the word/words being modifed.
The 'daily' newspaper arrives surprisingly 'early'.
1. daily: adjective, newspaper
2. early: adverb of time, arrives
We have _____ time before the movie starts. Let's get a snack.
A. a few
B. a little
C. few
D. little
(We have "some" time before the movie starts, so we are able to get a snack first.)
More than one student _____ (has/have) failed the surprise quiz. However, more than one of the top (student/students) (was/were) also caught off guard by its difficulty.
More than one student 'has' failed the surprise quiz. However, more than one of the top 'students' 'were' also caught off guard by its difficulty.
_____ honesty is an important virtue. I appreciated _____ honesty he showed.
Honesty is an important virtue. I appreciated 'the' honesty he showed.
They admired the _____ leaves. (fallen, red, beautiful)
They admired the 'beautiful red fallen' leaves.
Correct the two errors:
I am sure I did good on the test because I prepared for it sufficient.
I am sure I did 'great/well' on the best because I prepared for it 'sufficiently'.
Identify and correct errors:
"The staff is unhappy with their new working hours. They demands more flexibility."
"The staff are unhappy..."
(If staff is considered as individual members, use plural verb.)
Error 2: "They demand..."
(Pronoun 'they' must have a plural verb. )
The committee _____ (has/have) finally reached a decision. While most of its members _____ (was/were) in favour, a small number _____ (was/were) firmly opposed. The news _____ (is/are) expected to be announced tomorrow.
The committee 'has' finally reached a decision. While most of its members 'were' in favour, a small number 'were' firmly opposed. The news 'is' expected to be announced tomorrow.
They climbed _____ Mount Kinabalu last year. It's the highest peak in _____ Southeast Asia and part of _____ Crocker Range.
They climbed 'X' Mount Kinabalu last year. It's the highest peak in 'X' Southeast Asia and part of 'the' Crocker Range.
He owns a _____ car. (sports, German, high-performance, stunning)
He owns a 'stunning (and) high-performance German sports' car.
Fill in the three adverbs:
He will place the package _____ (place), do it _____ (manner), and leave _____ (time).
Example:
He will place the package 'in the classroom', do it 'carefully', and leave 'immediately'.
The _____ (scenery/sceneries) in the mountains (was/were) breathtaking. We took _____ (many/much) photographs of the different _____ (scene/scenes) we encountered. It provided _____ (a great deal of/a great number of) inspiration for my painting.
The 'scenery' in the mountains 'was' breathtaking. We took 'many' photographs of the different _____ 'scenes' we encountered. It provided 'a great deal of' inspiration for my painting.
The cause of the recent failures _____ (remain/remains) unknown. Everybody, including the managers, _____ (agree/agrees) that we need an expert's advice, which often _____ (prove/proves) valuable.
The cause of the recent failures 'remains' unknown. Everybody, including the managers, 'agrees' that we need an expert's advice, which often 'proves' (prove/proves) valuable.
We sailed across _____ Pacific Ocean to _____ Philippines. After our trip, I had to visit _____ hospital for a check-up, but my uncle is still in _____ hospital recovering from surgery.
We sailed across 'the' Pacific Ocean to 'the' Philippines. After our trip, I had to visit 'a/the' hospital for a check-up, but my uncle is still in 'X' hospital recovering from surgery.
He collects _____ coins. (ancient, Roman, rare, gold, several)
He collects 'several rare ancient Roman gold' coins.
Identify the part of speech of the following words and tell the word/words being modified by each of them:
She is a 'highly' skilled musician; she can play 'high' notes 'perfectly'.
1. highly: adverb of degree, skilled
2. high:adjective, notes
3. perfectly: adverb of manner, (can) play