Choose the correct sentence.
1.
(a) Quick! We don't have much time!
(b) Quick! We don't have many times!
2.
(a) They have few furnitures.
(b) They have little furniture.
3.
(a) Yuck! There's some sand in my sandwich!
(b) Yuck! There's a sand in my sandwich!
Choose the correct answer.
1. Did she give you some good advice / advices?
2. No one is / are using the computer at the moment.
3. I watched the news last night. It was / They were very interesting.
4. Most teenagers nowadays have got a lot of / many of clothes.
5. Can I have some / any sugar on my strawberries?
Answer (2)
Let's go through each part of the question one by one and choose the correct sentence.
Quick! We don't have much time!
Option (a) is correct. 'Much time' is the correct usage when talking about an uncountable noun like 'time'.
They have little furniture.
Option (b) is correct. 'Furniture' is an uncountable noun, so we use 'little' instead of 'few', and 'furnitures' is not a correct word in English.
Yuck! There's some sand in my sandwich!
Option (a) is correct. 'Sand' is an uncountable noun, so 'some sand' is the correct phrasing.
Now, for the second part of the question:
Did she give you some good advice ?
'Advice' is an uncountable noun, so 'good advice' is correct and 'advices' is not typically used.
No one is using the computer at the moment.
'No one' is singular, so we use 'is'.
I watched the news last night. It was very interesting.
'News' is treated as a singular noun when referring to a broadcast, so 'it was' is correct.
Most teenagers nowadays have got a lot of clothes.
'A lot of' is used with both countable and uncountable nouns, making it the most appropriate choice here.
Can I have some sugar on my strawberries?
'Some' is typically used when asking for an unspecified amount of an uncountable noun like 'sugar'.
These questions focus on understanding the difference between countable and uncountable nouns and their appropriate quantifiers, which is a crucial aspect of English grammar. This skill helps in forming grammatically correct sentences, enhancing both written and spoken communication.
The correct choices are (a) for the first three sentences, 'good advice' for question four, 'is' for question five, 'was' for question six, 'a lot of' for question seven, and 'some' for question eight. These choices reflect correct usage of countable and uncountable nouns in English. Understanding these rules helps in crafting grammatically accurate sentences.
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