Quantifiers 1
No, there are _____ cars parked in the parking lot.
not many
There's _____ food in the cupboard.
lots of
I don't like _____ salt in my food.
a lot of
Many people ___ wonder how Chinese parents bring up ____ successful children.
do, such
I ____ do the laundry.
did
Would you like ______ coffee with your breakfast?
some
There are ____ of fish in the sea.
Choose the appropriate quantifier. We don't have (any/some) milk.
any
Tom is very smart, so he gets (few/a few) answers wrong on his test.
few
She ____ take her time to respond to her text messages.
does
Sherry had (a great deal of/a few) trouble with her math class last semester.
a great deal of
Only ________ applicants are successful.
a small number of
We don't need to buy water. We've already got ___.
enough
This is a so wonderful kitchen!
(Correct or Incorrect)
Incorrect: This is such a wonderful kitchen!
They ___ do their chores when they arrive home.
hint: present tense
Jim was hoping to find out a lot about the company when he went on his job interview. However, the person who interviewed him provided (little/a little) information about the company.
little
In sampling, we chose _________ items that we think are typical of the whole and examine the sample.
a small number of
Aloe is the perfect houseplant because it requires little water and _______ care.
hardly any
____ interesting books are hard to find.
She was hard on her children at times but she ____ bring up two amazing children.
did
I honestly believe the _______ people make major life decisions with a lot of care and consideration.
vast majority of
List three quantifiers that can be used with either countable nouns or non-countable nouns in affirmative statements.
some, enough, a lot of, lots of, most, all, plenty of
Rewrite the sentence by using "so."
He’s such a talkative guy.
He's so talkative.
I ____ understand that she feels the story was her idea, but they ____ write the novel together.
do, did