Answer these questions and find out just how good you are with quantification in English grammar! Illustration: Uttam Ghosh
'Make sure every door is locked.'
'A lot of the food went to waste.'
'I don't know much about wines.'
The words italicised in the above sentences are quantifiers, a type of determiner in grammar that indicates quantity.
Fill in the blanks for each sentence in the following pages with the appropriate quantifier.
Answers are provided upon submission of results on each page and you can draw your own conclusions about your performance!
Fill in the blank with the correct quantifier:
______ of the apples have ripened, so help yourself to one.
1) a few
2) any
3) every
The correct answer is A few of the apples have ripened, so help yourself to one.
A few of the apples have ripened, so help yourself to one.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU crack these quantifiers?
Fill in the blank with the correct quantifier:
The flower show had ______ hybrid varieties of the desert rose on display.
1) much
2) a lot
3) several
The correct answer is The flower show had several hybrid varieties of the desert rose on display.
The flower show had several hybrid varieties of the desert rose on display.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU crack these quantifiers?
Fill in the blank with the correct quantifier:
The boss expected ______ positive feedback from his employees, rather than honest opinions.
1) a little
2) a lot of
3) much
The correct answer is The boss expected a lot of positive feedback from his employees, rather than honest opinions.
The boss expected a lot of positive feedback from his employees, rather than honest opinions.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU crack these quantifiers?
Fill in the blank with the correct quantifier:
I've told Karl to visit the school counsellor ______ times, but my advice keeps falling on deaf ears.
1) many
2) some
3) most
The correct answer is I've told Karl to visit the school counsellor many times, but my advice keeps falling on deaf ears.
I've told Karl to visit the school counsellor many times, but my advice keeps falling on deaf ears.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU crack these quantifiers?
Fill in the blank with the correct quantifier:
Not ______ people would react in the same manner to a similar situation.
1) some
2) all
3) few
The correct answer is Not all people would react in the same manner to a similar situation.
Not all people would react in the same manner to a similar situation.
ENGLISH QUIZ: Can YOU crack these quantifiers?
Fill in the blanks with the correct quantifier:
Pick ______ kind of cheese you want; I like ______ of them.
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