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Exercises - Determiners & Quantifiers

B) Complete the sentences with a few, few, a little, or little.

1. Before the ship went under the water, ________ passengers were able to salvage their belongings, and most
of them ended up with nothing except the clothes on their backs.

2. Quite ________ money should be spent on hospitals so that they will be able to offer quality services to all of
their patients.

3. If a manager has ________ information about the production process or working conditions in a company,
s/he can offer only ________ suggestions for improvement.

4. Teenagers could always use ________ advice on how to handle difficult social situations, but they do not
always want to hear it from their parents or other adults.

C) Complete the sentences with either, neither, both, none, or all.

1. There are several introductory books for microbiology students, ________ containing large amounts of easily
understood material.

2. If ________ of the parents share the same genes, in other words, if they are relatives, the likelihood of

having a child with genetic disease increases.

3. When ________ the football clubs in the Bundesliga, the professional football league in Germany, are taken
into consideration, ________ can compete with Bayern Munich.

4. On ________ side of the river lie an enormous bog and the wilderness stretching away until it is lost in the

distance.

5. Even though these two hotel booking sites are known for having the best prices on the Internet, ________ is
the best choice regarding online reviews.

6. ________ of the patient’s feet can be amputated, but the chances of survival are better with the right foot.

D) Complete the sentences with either, neither, each, or every.

1. ________ one of the luxury properties in the city has a distinctive style setting it apart from all the others.

2. The young couple has always lived in the same small town, and ________ is willing to move to a bigger city
where jobs might be easier to find.

3. According to experts, there are three types of the disease, ________ with its own unique set of symptoms.

4. The two neighbouring countries were competing for a greater share of the European market, but ________
could win out.

5. Not ________ dentist can do root canals or surgical extractions, so they usually refer patients to a specialist.

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