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Determiners and quantifiers 6
Grammar exercises
lJ Fill in the gaps using the correct form of the verb in brackets. Sometimes both are possible.
1
Next week, my work colleagues are doing a bike ride across France for charity. They won't cycle the whole
an
way - they each

(do) 30 kilometres a day and follow by car the rest of the time. That's just as well,
(be)
because none of them
terribly fit. A number of people (have) already agreed to
sponsor them, and they hope to raise a lot of money.
2 (have)
(be) now ready for the party. One of my sisters
I think that everything
organised the drinks, and each of the people coming (have) agreed to bring some food.
3 (have) been shown in it - I've had
I'm having trouble selling my house. Although a lot of interest
lots of phone calls and visitors - the majority of potential buyers
(seem) surprised at how small it
is. And not everybody
(like) the fact that there's no garden.
ED Choose the correct option.
1
The nuclear power station is in an earthquake zone, and it's worrying that there have been p few /few minor
tremors here in the last couple of months.
2 There were four candidates in the election and every leach got about 5,000 votes.
3
The hurricane will go north of the city, so little / a little major damage is expected.
We were all / We all were astonished by her exam results.
4
5
Is there less /fewer caffeine in green tea than in coffee?
6
These old bookshelves will all be 1 all will be replaced by cupboards.
It takes me fewer / less than 30 minutes to walk to work.
7
8
When I was in hospital, Martha visited me each I every single day.
9
Although the management said they were going to restructure the company, in fact they made a few I
few changes.
10
Nowadays, nearly every / nearly each new car is fitted with airbags.
11
When I got on, all of the 1 the whole bus seemed to be full of screaming schoolchildren.
12
The company has
fewer/ less than 20 employees.
Egi Complete the sentences using the pairs of words or phrases in the box. Use each word or phrase once
only in each pair.
many / a lot of no / not any neither-4 / none of much / a lot of not any of / none of
1 none Of
a A flight from Amsterdam overshot the runway at Heathrow Airport yesterday, but
the crew or passengers was hurt
b
My parents came all the way to Sydney to see me, even though neither of them likes flying very
much.
2 effort into finding it.
a I hope you like the present. I put
b debate about the origin of the word 'quiz:
Among linguists, there is

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