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A Great Deal Of, A Large Number Etc

The document provides examples of using quantifiers like "a great deal of", "a large number of", "much", and "many" with different types of nouns. It gives sentences using these quantifiers correctly and asks the reader to identify the right quantifier for blanks in additional sentences. It also provides a table explaining which quantifiers can be used with uncountable nouns, countable nouns, or both.

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A Great Deal Of, A Large Number Etc

The document provides examples of using quantifiers like "a great deal of", "a large number of", "much", and "many" with different types of nouns. It gives sentences using these quantifiers correctly and asks the reader to identify the right quantifier for blanks in additional sentences. It also provides a table explaining which quantifiers can be used with uncountable nouns, countable nouns, or both.

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Fill in each of the blanks with A Great Deal Of, A Large Number Of,

Much (Of), Many (Of):


1.__ learner's attention should be paid to the use of the English tenses.
x2.__ today's scientific work is involved in the use of computers.
3. Are__ your photos in colour or in black and white?
4. She put too__ sugar in the coffee. It became so sweet that I couldn't
drink it.
5. Thank you very__ for your valuable help.
6. He wrote plays, but__ his plays couldn't be staged.
7. Do you have enough exercises to do now? Oh, too__.
8. How__ time do you spend on learning English every day?
9. How__ these children are qualified for the job?
10. She doesn't know__ about what to do in response to his kind-
heartness.
11. __ people know him as a devoted doctor.
12. He loved so__ fun that__ his lessons were never well-prepared.
13. She is very rich. She has__ money in the bank.
14.__ goods were sent to the exhibition.
15. They have found__ mistakes in the accounts.
16. Mrs Green has spent__ time in Ho Chi Minh City.
17. I have got__ homework to do today.
18.__ trees are cut to make paper every year.
19. Please buy__ soap.
20. How__ money have you got?
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Answer:
1. a great deal of.
2. a great deal of.
3. many of.
4. much.
5. much.
6. many of.
7. many.
8. much.
9. many of.
10. much.
11. a large number of/ many.
12. much- a large numbeer of/ many of.
13. a great deal of.
14. a large number of.
15. many/ a large number of.
16. a great deal of.
17. a great deal of.
18. a large number of.
19. a great deal of.
20. much.

Complete each sentence by choosing the correct word in the bracket. Click the
question for the answer.
1. There is so (many, much) smoke coming out of the chimney.
2. Mrs. Fisher keeps (plenty of, a large amount of) tropical fish in her pond.
3. Mr. Shaver takes only a (little, few) minutes to shave.
4. The postman put (a great deal of, a lot of) letters into the bag.
5. He threw (much, some) stones at the monkeys.
6. She uses only (a few, a little) cooking oil in her cooking.
7. My hens lay (a large amount of, several) eggs every morning.
8. (A great deal of, A large number of) dust has collected on the unused desk.
9. We saw (a large amount of, many) cows grazing in the field.
10. Those butchers eat (a large amount of, a large number of) meat every day.
Direction: Choose the correct word in each sentence below. When you
have finished, click on the "Check My Work" button to view the answers.

1. Do not underestimate the ( amount   number ) of people


who will attend the lecture.

2. The ( amount   number ) of books in my study is


astounding!

3. What is the exact ( amount   number ) of sugar in the


bowl?

4. A large ( amount   number ) of ice covered the sidewalk.

5. A large ( amount   number ) icicles fell from the roof's


edge.

6. The girl sat at the computer and looked at the large (


amount   number ) of icons on the screen.

7. The ( amount   number ) of pollution in our lakes is


growing every day.

8. I will make a record of the ( amount   number ) of extra


office workers we will need for the holidays.

9. How do you expect me to remember the ( amount  


number ) of yards in a mile?

10. The truck exhaust emitted a huge ( amount   number )


of smoke into the air.
With Uncountable Nouns With Both With Countable Nouns
How much? How much? How many?

a little no/none a few

a bit (of) not any a number (of)

  some (any) several

a great deal of a lot of a large number of

a large amount of plenty of a great number of

a large quantity of lots of a majority of

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