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EXERCISES - DETERMINERS & QUANTIFIERS

E) Complete the sentences with some, any, no, many, or much. It is possible that more than one
answer is correct.

1. Does the chairperson think there are ________ opportunities for European companies to increase their exports
to South America?

2. While at work, ________ employees in the company are allowed to engage in personal communication during
business hours.

3. ________ plan is suitable for the committee, as long as it includes all the items on the members’ agenda.

4. Whereas ________ predators, such as owls and snakes, paralyse prey with constriction, others, like sharks,
devour it with their incredibly strong jaws.

5. Do the workers have ________ knowledge about workplace safety and follow the guidelines, or do they take risks
to save their time?

6. Three antiques were stolen from the Cadbury Manor in January last year, but ________ seven months later, they
were found in a garbage can just outside the village.

F) Choose the correct option.

1. A number of / A large amount of students in our school’s science club have submitted their robotics projects,
which will be presented at the national competition next week.

2. There are two identical jackets on the shelf, but neither / none of them is in my size, so I decided not to buy
either of them.

3. We invited a couple of / a great deal of professionals from the publishing industry to give students insight into
careers in editing and book design.

4. The accident injured her badly, and now one of / each of her legs is in a cast, making it hard for her to move
around.

5. All / Every technological breakthrough in recent years seems to come with a hidden ethical dilemma that society
must grapple with.

6. Despite having access to plenty of / the whole academic journals, the researcher still struggled to locate sources
specific to her niche topic.

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