Focus on nominals: practice grammar book for intermediate learners of English. Бочарова М.В - 63 стр.

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warning they have had. They believe there is _____ 6) (few/little) danger and
that somehow the warning does not apply to them.
Sadly a considerable _____ 7) (amount/number) of climbers die each year,
but a great many more survive because of the _____ 9) (many/much) volunteers
ready to search for them. The most successful is Caitlin McQuiter, a shy woman
with _____ 10) (few/a few) friends apart from her sheep dog, Squib, _____
11) (both/all) make an inseparable team ready to go out in _____
12) (any/every) weather on their missions. When there is but _____ 13) (lit-
tle/some) hope of finding _____ 14) (anyone/none) alive, they often succeed.
With patience, determination and _____ 15) (a little/a few) luck they manage to
locate _____ 16) (a few/few) lucky climbers each year. Half-frozen after their
long searches, they refuse _____ 17) (a/any) publicity and retreat to their small
stone cottage. Strangely, _____ 18) (almost/hardly) any of the people who are
rescued ever accepts responsibility and blames the weather! _____ 19) (No
one/Every one) who is interviewed seems to forget the _____
20) (amount/number) of energy, money, and commitment that has gone into sav-
ing them.
TASK
90. Fill in the blanks with as many appropriate determiners and quantifi-
ers as you can.
E.g. How 1)_____books are there in the library? There are 2)_______.
1) many 2) a lot, plenty, a ton, loads of books, many
1. Are there enough teachers in the school? – No, there are _______.
2. How much rain is there in India? – There is ______ rain.
3. Is there much traffic in Moscow? – Yes, there is ______!
4. Is there ______ poverty in Switzerland? – No, there is ______.
5. Are there ______ baseball fans in Taiwan? – There are ______.
6. How ______ kinds of insects are there in the world? – There are ______.
7. How ______ tourism is there in Australia? – There is _______. 
warning they have had. They believe there is _____ 6) (few/little) danger and
that somehow the warning does not apply to them.
       Sadly a considerable _____ 7) (amount/number) of climbers die each year,
but a great many more survive because of the _____ 9) (many/much) volunteers
ready to search for them. The most successful is Caitlin McQuiter, a shy woman
with _____ 10) (few/a few) friends apart from her sheep dog, Squib, _____
11) (both/all) make an inseparable team ready to go out in _____
12) (any/every) weather on their missions. When there is but _____ 13) (lit-
tle/some) hope of finding _____ 14) (anyone/none) alive, they often succeed.
With patience, determination and _____ 15) (a little/a few) luck they manage to
locate _____ 16) (a few/few) lucky climbers each year. Half-frozen after their
long searches, they refuse _____ 17) (a/any) publicity and retreat to their small
stone cottage. Strangely, _____ 18) (almost/hardly) any of the people who are
rescued ever accepts responsibility and blames the weather! _____ 19) (No
one/Every      one)    who   is   interviewed    seems     to   forget   the      _____
20) (amount/number) of energy, money, and commitment that has gone into sav-
ing them.


TASK 90. Fill in the blanks with as many appropriate determiners and quantifi-
ers as you can.
E.g.    How 1)_____books are there in the library? There are 2)_______.
             1) many              2) a lot, plenty, a ton, loads of books, many
1.     Are there enough teachers in the school? – No, there are _______.
2.     How much rain is there in India? – There is ______ rain.
3.     Is there much traffic in Moscow? – Yes, there is ______!
4.     Is there ______ poverty in Switzerland? – No, there is ______.
5.     Are there ______ baseball fans in Taiwan? – There are ______.
6.     How ______ kinds of insects are there in the world? – There are ______.
7.     How ______ tourism is there in Australia? – There is _______.
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