Ex. 67 Cross out the expressions which cannot be used with the nouns.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 928.

Ex.66 Underline the correct items.

1. We've had a great deal of, many, a few, plenty of, a little rain this year.
2. She drinks too much, several, a lot of, too many, a little cups of tea every day.
3. The proposal got a lot of, a few, some, several, a good deal of support from the public.
4. We spend a number of, several, a lot of, plenty of, many time at our country house.
5. There is many, hardly any, no, little, several milk left - could you buy some?
6. He wastes many, lots of, few, a great deal of, too much money.
7. They couldn't give us hardly any, a few, much, a lot of, a large number ofevidence so we had to release the suspect.
8. She left many, plenty of, a large quantity of, a few, some jewellery to her grandchildren.
9. There were several, both, a little, a lot of, a small quantity of people at the meeting.
10. She bought a few, several, some, plenty of, lots of new cutlery.
11. I've enjoyed a number of, no, both, some, a good deal of his films.
12. He's made several, a good deal of, a little, a few, a lot of progress in his studies.
13. She always takes several, both, plenty of, a great quantity of, a number of luggage when she travels.
14. He gave us a couple of, some, no, many, plenty of useful advice.
15. There were much, a couple of, no, a good deal of, a few rooms available on the island.

1. We have invited several, a great number of, many, a large amount of, a small quantity ofpeople to our wedding.

2. We need plenty of, several, a little, a couple of, a small amount ofsugar to make this cake.

3. There was hardly any, plenty of, several, a few, a couple offood in the fridge.

4. A large number of, Very little, Some, Both, A good deal ofstudents attended last night's meeting.

5. He always adds a large amount of, a great number of, lots of, a couple of, too muchsalt to his food.

6. They earn few, several, a great deal of, hardly any, littlemoney.

7. We have a little, many, plenty of, some, a large quantity ofapples. We can make a pie.