DETERMINERS

1. Rewrite these sentences without changing the meaning

using the word in brackets (OBJECTIVE CAE)
Im afraid I dont have very much money (LITTLE)

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Ive got about half a dozen Euros. Would you like them as youre
going to Paris tomorrow? (FEW)

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All the girls in the class have their own email addresses (EACH)

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Not many people pass their driving test the first time they take
it (FEW)

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He doesnt have much experience of hard manual work (LITTLE)

2. Correct the sentences (not all of them are incorrect)

(ADVANCED ENGLISH CAE)
None the supermarkets in our town sells fresh fish
Our two children are very alike; everyone has red hair and

green eyes
Which of these two umbrellas is yours? None

How much are these second-hand books? 1 every one

You can go either way at the fork in the road; they all lead to

the beach
Is Phyllis a nurse or a dentist? Neither. Shes a psychiatrist
Each record in her collection was by the same group!
We asked a young couple for directions but none of them knew

where the street was

Ive seen all Meryl Streeps films and shes brilliant in every one
Each tyre on the car had been deliberately slashed by vandals
3. Complete the following sentences using some, something,
any or no (A STUDENTS ENGLISH GRAMMAR BOOK)
Tom should be here minute now. He says

he forgot before.
Thatsexcuse at all. Hes terribly

inconsiderate
He
certainly

Hes.fool
.child

elementary
Youve

knows

what

he
can

see

is

doing.
that:

given

its

yourself

quite..problem, promising to help

him like that

Well,
..days

..days you lose

Id be grateful forhelp you can give
Ill meet you..time you like, to

discuss it
Theres time like the present
Some
people
always
want.for

you

win,

and

nothing
I believe theres..free lunch
4. Rewrite the following sentences using few, a few, little or a
little in place of the underlined words making any other
necessary

changes(A

STUDENTS

ENGLISH

GRAMMAR

BOOK)
Not many people are exactly the weight they would like to be

Hardly any women nowadays want to spend hours cooking, and

even fewer want to spend all day in the kitchen

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Some people say they are not interested in food, and a small
number mean it

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Crazy starvation diets offer hardly any prospect of success

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It is all right to have some butter, but try to cut down the
amount
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Some people do overeat, but not as many as you may think

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A small amount of salt is all right, isnt it?

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 Theres not much chance of keeping slim, unless you stick to a

diet

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Many people enjoy foreign restaurants, but not many people
know anything about Tibetan food

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