Two Ways to Describe a Quantity

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1. Question 1 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. There is a small amount of water in the bottle.

   1. There are a few water left.
   2. There is a little water left.
   3. There is many water left.
   4. There isn't much water left.
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   Answer

   There is a little water left.; There isn't much water left.

   A little and not much both fit a small amount of uncountable water.

2. Question 2 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. Three people are waiting outside; the number is small.

   1. A little people is waiting outside.
   2. A few people are waiting outside.
   3. There are a small number of people outside.
   4. Much people are outside.
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   Answer

   A few people are waiting outside.; There are a small number of people outside.

   People is plural and countable, so a few or a small number fits.

3. Question 3 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The cupboard contains no rice.

   1. There is no rice.
   2. There isn't any rice.
   3. There aren't many rice.
   4. There is a few rice.
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   Answer

   There is no rice.; There isn't any rice.

   No and not any both express absence of uncountable rice.

4. Question 4 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. The basket contains no apples.

   1. There isn't much apples.
   2. There aren't any apples.
   3. There are no apples.
   4. There is no an apples.
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   Answer

   There aren't any apples.; There are no apples.

   Plural apples takes are and either no or not any.

5. Question 5 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You need two bottles, and you have two.

   1. You have not bottles enough.
   2. You have too few bottles.
   3. You have the number of bottles you need.
   4. You have enough bottles.
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   Answer

   You have the number of bottles you need.; You have enough bottles.

   Enough means the available number meets the stated requirement.

6. Question 6 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You cannot carry all the books because there are so many.

   1. There are more books than you can carry.
   2. There are enough many books to carry.
   3. There is too much books to carry.
   4. There are too many books to carry.
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   Answer

   There are more books than you can carry.; There are too many books to carry.

   Too many and too large a number express an excessive count.

7. Question 7 · Multiple choice

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   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. Only a small amount of sugar remains.

   1. There is many sugar left.
   2. There isn't much sugar left.
   3. There are a few sugar left.
   4. There is a little sugar left.
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   Answer

   There isn't much sugar left.; There is a little sugar left.

   Sugar is uncountable and combines with a little or not much.

8. Question 8 · Multiple choice

   Choose all the correct answers.

   Choose TWO correct statements based on the information given. You need more cups; five are not enough.

   1. There are too much cups.
   2. There are too few cups.
   3. There is too little cups.
   4. There aren't enough cups.
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   Answer

   There are too few cups.; There aren't enough cups.

   Too few and not enough both express an insufficient count.

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