Determiners practice: much, many, little, few and articles

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1. There isn't ______ fuel left in the tank.

   • Amany
   • Bmuch
   • Cfew
   • Da lot
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   B. much

   fuel is uncountable, so much.

2. How ______ officers attended the conference?

   • Amuch
   • Bmany
   • Clittle
   • Da lot
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   B. many

   officers is countable, so many.

3. We have ______ time before the briefing.

   • Aa few
   • Bfew
   • Clittle
   • Dmany
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   C. little

   time is uncountable with a negative sense, so little.

4. Only ______ candidates passed the test.

   • Aa little
   • Bmuch
   • Ca few
   • Dless
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   C. a few

   candidates is countable, so a few.

5. ______ information you gave me was very useful.

   • AA
   • BAn
   • CThe
   • D-
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   C. The

   Something already known (a definite reference) takes the.

6. He is ______ honest officer.

   • Aa
   • Ban
   • Cthe
   • D-
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   B. an

   A silent h (honest, hour) takes an.

7. She plays ______ piano very well.

   • Aa
   • Ban
   • Cthe
   • D-
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   C. the

   Playing a musical instrument takes the (the piano).

8. We travelled to ______ United States last year.

   • Aa
   • Ban
   • Cthe
   • D-
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   C. the

   A plural country name takes the.

9. ______ of the two proposals is acceptable.

   • ANeither
   • BNone
   • CAny
   • DBoth
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   A. Neither

   Neither means not either of the two.

10. There were ______ people in the hall than expected.

    • Afewer
    • Bless
    • Clittle
    • Dfew
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    A. fewer

    people is countable, so fewer.