Quantifiers

There are ___ apples in the basket. You can take some.

• much

• any

• a few

• little

Answer explanation

• "Few" = Not enough / almost none (negative).

• "A few" = Some, enough to be useful (positive).

I don’t have ___ time to finish this project. I need an extension.

• many

• much

• a few

• several

She made ___ mistakes in her essay, but overall, it was well-written.

• a lot of

• few

• any

• little

Answer explanation

• "Little" = Almost none (for uncountable nouns).

• "Few" = Almost none (for countable nouns).

• "A little" = Some, but not much (uncountable).

• "A few" = Some, but not many (countable).

Do you have ___ sugar? I need some for my coffee.

• some

• many

• a few

• any

Answer explanation

• We use "some" in questions when offering or requesting something politely.

• It suggests we expect the answer to be "yes".

There isn’t ___ milk left in the fridge. We need to buy more.

• much

• many

• some

• a lot of

She has ___ books in her room. She loves reading!

• much

• many

• any

• some

Do you have ___ questions about the lesson?

• much

• many

• any

• lots of

I ate ___ cookies because they were delicious!

• much

• any

• a lot of

• many

He has ___ friends.

• lots of

• a lot of

• much

• any

Answer explanation

• "A lot of" is slightly more formal and acceptable in written English.

• "Lots of" is more informal and often used in spoken English.

Unfortunately, there are  ___ medical graduates who pass the ENARM the first time.

• a few

• little

• less

• a little