Question

Kate doesn't have ________ knowledge at Maths. a few much We use the quantifiers ‘some’, ‘(a) few’, ‘many’, ‘much’ to talk about quantities, amounts and degree.We can use them with a noun (as a determiner) or without a noun (as a pronoun).‘Some’ is a determiner and a pronoun (without a noun following, when this noun is understood). We use ‘some’ as a determiner before both countable and uncountable nouns to refer to indefinite quantities: some snow, some people. ‘Some’ is used in positive sentences (I drink some coffee every morning.) But we can use ‘some’ in questions when we are offering something (Would you like some mango ice-cream?) or when we are making a request (Can I buy some ice-cream?).We use ‘a few’ instead of ‘some’ with plural countable nouns when we talk about a small number: a few days, a few questions, a few friends. We use ‘many’ that means ‘a large number of’ with plural nouns (I don’t have many dresses.). We use ‘much’ that means ‘a large amount or to a large degree’ with singular uncountable nouns (I don’t earn much money.). We usually use ‘much’ with questions (?) and negatives(−). In affirmative clauses we sometimes use ‘much’ in more formal styles: There is much concern about drug addiction in the world.The test sentence ‘Kate doesn't have ________ knowledge at Maths.’ is negative, therefore, we cannot choose ‘some’ here. As we need to choose a quantifier for the uncountable noun ‘knowledge’, we can’t choose ‘a few’ and ‘many’. Therefore, we are to choose ANSWER 4 (much) from the test variants.

Accepted Answer

some many d

Question	Kate doesn't have ________ knowledge at Maths.
A	some
B	a few
C	many
D	much
Answer	d
Remark	We use the quantifiers ‘some’, ‘(a) few’, ‘many’, ‘much’ to talk about quantities, amounts and degree.We can use them with a noun (as a determiner) or without a noun (as a pronoun).‘Some’ is a determiner and a pronoun (without a noun following, when this noun is understood). We use ‘some’ as a determiner before both countable and uncountable nouns to refer to indefinite quantities: some snow, some people. ‘Some’ is used in positive sentences (I drink some coffee every morning.) But we can use ‘some’ in questions when we are offering something (Would you like some mango ice-cream?) or when we are making a request (Can I buy some ice-cream?).We use ‘a few’ instead of ‘some’ with plural countable nouns when we talk about a small number: a few days, a few questions, a few friends. We use ‘many’ that means ‘a large number of’ with plural nouns (I don’t have many dresses.). We use ‘much’ that means ‘a large amount or to a large degree’ with singular uncountable nouns (I don’t earn much money.). We usually use ‘much’ with questions (?) and negatives(−). In affirmative clauses we sometimes use ‘much’ in more formal styles: There is much concern about drug addiction in the world.The test sentence ‘Kate doesn't have ________ knowledge at Maths.’ is negative, therefore, we cannot choose ‘some’ here. As we need to choose a quantifier for the uncountable noun ‘knowledge’, we can’t choose ‘a few’ and ‘many’. Therefore, we are to choose ANSWER 4 (much) from the test variants.

Noun Choose Uncountable I Large Knowledge Talk Determiner