1. Complete the sentences with some, any or no.
1 Scientists have struggled to find ………………… evidence that this type of particle even exists.
2 ………………… experts believe hypnosis is effective, but others dispute this.
3 Nobody has ………………… reason to doubt the results of the study.
4 The match did not take place because ………………… suitable venue was available.
5 This essay is very good, considering you hardly spent ………………… time on it!
6 ………………… university would offer you a place if you failed all off your exams.
Answer
1 any 2 Some 3 any
4 no 5 any 6 No
2. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the quantifiers below.
all • both • either • every • many • either • no • none • very few
1 Nearly all of the applicants were women.
…………………….. of the applicants were men.
2 Neither of his parents has a job.
…………………….. of his parents are unemployed.
3 We found both of the hotels unsatisfactory.
We didn’t find ……………………… of the hotels satisfactory.
4 Both of his parents were out last night.
……………………… of his parents was at home last night.
5 There aren’t any good reasons to stay here.
There are ……………………… good reasons to stay here.
6 He sends birthday cards to each of his cousins.
He sends birthday cards to ……………………… cousin.
7 He spent the whole holiday staring at his phone!
He spent ……………………… holiday staring at his phone!
8 A large number of his projects have failed.
……………………… of his projects have failed.
9 They didn’t publish any of his poems during his lifetime.
……………………… of his poems was published during his lifetime.
Answer
1 Very few 2 Both
3 either 4 Neither 5 no
6 every 7 all 8 Many 9 None
3. Circle all of the quantifiers that can go with these nouns.
1 a good deal of / each / lots of / no messages
2 a little / much / several / some people
3 each / either / much / no classroom
4 a large amount of / each / less / a little / lots of confidence
5 a lot of / half / any / many bread
6 every / both / no / little emails
7 none of / either / a few / the whole film
8 loads of / little / many / a large number of time
9 a great deal of / many / half of / no work
10 few / each / all of the / several lawyers
Answer
1 lots of, no
2 several, some
3 each, either, no
4 a large amount of, less, a little, lots of
5 a lot of, any
6 both, no
7 either, the whole
8 loads of, little
9 a great deal of, no
10 few, all of the, several
4. Complete the text with the correct option, a or b.
The Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) in the UK has investigated (1) …………… different techniques for encouraging people to make better choices. (2) …………… their studies have led to (3) …………… changes in policy. For example, in the past, (4) …………… offenders were sent letters to remind them that they owned fines, but (5) …………… of them responded – only about 5%. The BIT discovered that when offenders received personalised text messages instead, (6) …………… responded.
The team has also discovered (7) …………… general truths about people’s behaviour. For example, (8) …………… people react better to more positive messages. Telling them (9) …………… benefits they will get from exercise is more effective than warning them about (10) …………… dangers of inactivity, even though (11) …………… messages essentially mean the same.
People also seem to attach (12) …………… importance to the behaviour of the people around them. In one study, (13) …………… home-owners were advised that cutting energy use could save them (14) …………… money, while others were told how it would benefit the environment. (15) …………… of the messages was very effective. But a third message which said, ‘(16) …………… your neighbours are taking steps to save energy,’ did have an impact.
1 a a large amount of b a large number of
2 a Any of b Some of
3 a several b several of the
4 a all b every
5 a a few b few
6 a a third of them b third of them
7 a a few b few
8 a most b most of the
9 a all of the b the whole
10 a all b all the
11 a both b either
12 a a great deal of b a large number of
13 a some b some of the
14 a a large amount of b much
15 a Neither b None
16 a Most b Most of
Answer
1 b 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b 6 a
7 a 8 a 9 a 10 b 11 a 12 a
13 a 14 a 15 a 16 b
5. Choose the correct quantifiers to complete the text.
A simple way to improve your memory
Do you wish you were (1) enough / a little better at remembering things? (2) Many / Half people forget names a (3) few / lot of minutes after hearing them, and can’t remember a(n) (4) all / whole shopping list unless they write it down. There are (5) several / few techniques which you can use to improve your memory without (6) much / many effort, but perhaps the easiest of these is placing the items to remember in a well-known location. Imagine walking into your living room and seeing (7) more / all of the furniture covered with spaghetti, then watching (8) some / any oranges roll down the stairs. Such vivid mental images are hard to forget. Using the location technique, people who previously remembered less than (9) enough / half of a shopping list were easily able to recall nearly (10) every / each item without any difficulty.
Answer
1 a little 2 Many 3 few
4 whole 5 several 6 much
7 all 8 some 9 half 10 every
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