Determiners and quantifiers
She tried on two pairs of walking boots, but _______ of them fitted her, so she went home disappointed.
NEITHER / BOTH 7 EITHER
NEITHER
Which of these words can be used when talking about two things?
EVERY / BOTH / EACH / NEITHER / EITHER
BOTH / EACH / NEITHER / EITHER
A little, little, a few and few are all used to indicate small quantities of something.
TRUE
A few and a little mean 'some' or 'a small amount of', but few and little emphasise 'not enough of' or 'a lack of'.
Rewrite the section in bold to correct the mistake.
To be honest, I don't watch live sports a great deal of.
a great deal / a lot
I feel OK about the car accident now, but ___ the time that it occurred, I was quite traumatised by what had happened.
AT
Modifies a comparative adjective like 'better'
A little / A few / A great deal / A lot of / A lot
A little / A great deal / A lot
The ______ country was ecstatic when their team won the World Cup final.
whole
A little and little are used before countable nouns.
FALSE
I've been waiting all summer for my exam results to arrive.
WHOLE
the whole summer
Streaming TV services are much better than regular cable television because the shows are available _____ demand, meaning that you can watch them when you like.
ON
Can be used before a noun like 'money'
A little / Plenty of / (not) much / few / a great deal of / several
A little / Plenty of / (not) much / a great deal of
I have ______ time for people who complain constantly, but do nothing to change their circumstances.
few / little / a little
little
A lot and a great deal (without 'of') can be used as adverbs to modify the verb in a sentence.
TRUE
Please make sure you leave enough time to pack your suitcase before we leave.
PLENTY
Please make sure to ____________ to pack your suitcase before we leave.
leave plenty of time
All flights had to be cancelled on a______ of the fact that all the runways had iced over.
account
We'll be spending two weeks in Athens, so there'll be p_____ o____ time to go and see the sights.
plenty of
I am happy to visit ______ of those two places, so feel free to choose one.
either
The virus has affected whole communities in my country.
In this sentence, the words in bold mean 'every single community'
FALSE
They mean everyone in these communities
I made a lot of job applications, but didn't get a job.
NONE
___________________ made were successful
None of the job applications I
The building of the new motorway will get ____ __ early next year, meaning there is likely to be traffic congestion in the surrounding area.
under way
I checked to see if there were any emails from her, but there were ______ , so I'll write to her again.
none
I have no food preferences, so please cook ______ you like.
You need to say two possible options!
anything / whatever
It doesn't matter what you say to me because I'm not easily offended.
WHATEVER
I'm not easily offended, ___________________ you like to me.
so you can say whatever / so say whatever
She is taking extra classes to help her get to the same level as the other students in the class.
SPEED
Taking extra classes is helping _______________ with the other students in the class.
to get her up to speed
her (to) get up to speed