1NA - QUANTIFIERS - ANSWERS

50.1
1 Sheila´s had a lot of problems with her back for many years. She´s having an operation next week and she won´t be back at work for a good many weeks afterwards.
2. "There´s bound to be a lot of traffic on the way to the station. Perhaps we should leave now". "Dont worry, there´s plenty of time left, and at this time of the day a lot of people will already be at work".
3. A lot of people think that hedgehogs are very rare nowadays, but when I was in Wales I saw a lot".
4. Many have claimed that Professor Downman´s study on current attitudes to politics is flawed. One criticism is that far too many people questioned in the survey were under 18.
5. Much research has been conducted on the influence of diet on health, with many studies focusing on the relationship between fat intake and heart disease. However, mcuch remains to be done.
6. While it is true that many thousands of jobs were lost with the decline of the northern coal and steel industries, many advantages have also followed. Far too many cases of lung disease were recorded in the region, but with lower levels of pollution the number has declined. In addition, a great many hi-tech companies have moved into take advantages of the newly available workforce.

* "MUCH" & "MANY" ARE PREFERRED IN A WRITTEN ACADEMIC CONTEXT / "A LOT OF" IS PREFERRED IN CONVERSATION

50.2
2. many a sunny afternoon
3. many a ship
4. its/the many golf courses
5. my many letters
6. his many expeditions (many an expedition)
7. many a teacher
8. the many coffee shops

50.3.
1. plenty of (a  lot of)
2. a lot of
3. a lot of
4. a lot of
5. plenty of ( a lot of)

51.1
1. were all
2. can all
3. had all
4. are all
5. All the children / The children all
6. all been

51.2
1. The whole process
2. Whole areas of the country
3. The whole trip
4. all of the towns
5. all of the pages / whole pages
6. all the buiding / the whole building
7. The whole room

51.3
1. every
2. each
3. every
4. each/every
5. each
6. every
7. each/every
8. each
9. Every/each
10. each/every
11. every
12. each

51.4.
1. every so often
2. RIGHT
3. every few weeks
4. RIGHT
5. each of them
6. not all the food usually gets eaten
7. Not all of my brothers always come
8. Neil and his family were all on holiday
9. We all had a great time
10. RIGHT

52.1
1. few
2. little
3. few
4. the few/a few
5. The little/What little
6. a little
7. The few / What few
8. few
9. little
10. a little
11. a few
12. a few
13. the little /what little
14. the few / a few

52.2.
1. a bit of TV
2. there are only a few left / there aren´t many left
3. there isn´t much more / there´s not much more
4. not many / only a few
5. has had a few female politicians
6. exchanged few words
7. a little more confident
8. There seems to be little prospect

52.3.
2. Male students spend less money than female students on books. Students spend less on books now than they did in 1980.
3. Less (fewer) than 10% of female students walk to university now. Fewer students walk to university now than they did in 1980.
4. Male students spend less time on the phone now than female students.

95.1.
1. She hasn´t had many lessons yet.
2. I´ll have to make a lot (of it)
3. I haven´t got much energy
4. Maybe you should add a little water / a few drops of water
5. We´ve invited lots of friends / a lot of friends

95.2.
1. a lot of
2. many / a lot of
3. many
4. a lot of
5. much / a lot of
6. many / a lot of
7. much

95.3.
1. few
2. little
3. a little
4. a few
5. little
6. a few

95.4
1. much
2. little
3. much
4. many
5 few
6. little

96.1.
1. some of them
2. most of them
3. half of them
4. all of them
5. some of them
6. none of them

96.2.
1. She got some of them right
2. He got most of them right
3. He got all of them right
4. She got none of them right

96.3.
1. most people
2. no student/ no students
3. most of the money
4. all cars
5. All fruit/ most fruit
6. all (of) the lights

97.1
1. each
2. each/every
3. every
4. every/each
5. every

97.2.
1. all day / the whole day
2. all night / the whole night
3. every morning
4. all morning / the whole morning
5. all day / the whole day
6. every time

97.3.
1. One of them has a separate restaurant
2. Both of them serve bar snacks
3. One of them has a family room
4. Neither of them allows/allow pub games
5. Neither of them has/have live music
6. One of them has a non-smoking area

97.4.
1. neither
2. either
3. each (every)
4. every
5. whole