Determiners, Articles, Quantifiers Advanced Level Test – Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers) 4

The first gap follows the preposition of and refers to 'he', so it needs the object pronoun him. The second gap refers back to the subject 'he' in the same clause, so it needs the reflexive himself. Make a name for oneself means 'become famous': He made a name for himself as a writer. The other pairs do not match 'he' in person or gender.

The second sentence says people hide their feelings, so the first gap needs the negative Nobody. Indefinite pronouns take a singular verb (wants), but modern English usually refers back to them with themselves (singular 'they'). Not Everybody: that contradicts the idea that people hide their feelings.

The possessive determiner and the reflexive pronoun both refer to the same person, the officer, so they must match: her home city … bought herself. The reflexive is needed because the subject and the object are the same person. Not his / herself: the two words refer to the same person but do not agree in gender.

They say is an impersonal expression meaning 'people say'. The second gap comes before a noun (control) and refers to the gangs, so it needs the possessive determiner their. Not themselves or theirs: these are pronouns and cannot stand directly before a noun.

Most + plural noun (without the) means 'the majority of': Most older people. Not Every, which needs a singular noun. Not A few of, which needs the or a possessive after of. Not Much, which is used with uncountable nouns.

All can be used with uncountable nouns such as alcohol and smoking to mean 'completely, every kind of': quit all alcohol. Each and every need a singular countable noun, and a number of needs a plural countable noun. Some does not fit the meaning of quitting completely.

The whole + singular countable noun means 'the entire': the whole region. Species is plural here (may become extinct), and some works with plural nouns. Not all region (needs the), and not every / either: either refers to one of two and needs a singular noun.

Here room means 'space' and is uncountable, so it takes lots of. The word spacious shows there was plenty of space. Not many, which needs a countable noun, and not no or little, which contradict spacious.

One another (like each other) is a reciprocal pronoun: each person fought with the others. Not themselves: that would mean each person fought with himself or herself. Another, other and the other do not express a two-way action in this pattern.

Several goes with plural countable nouns: several years. All can come directly before the: all the wrinkles (= all of the wrinkles). Not many or a good many: these cannot come directly before the without of. Not all years: this needs the, as in all the years.

The contrast but fortunately together we did it shows that, working separately, the two people failed. Neither of us means 'not one and not the other' of two people. Not Both, which would contradict the second clause.

Clearing up is an uncountable gerund, so it takes some more. A few, several, a great many and a number of are all used only with plural countable nouns.

Would have none of it is an idiom meaning 'refused to accept or listen to something'. Here she refused to follow her husband's advice: He tried to persuade her, but she would have none of it. Not no, because no must be followed by a noun, not of. Not any, which needs a negative verb (wouldn't have any of it).

Room here means 'space' (uncountable), and enough means 'as much as needed'. The clue is that nobody had problems with accommodation. Not little or few, which would cause problems, and not many, which needs a countable noun.

That much means 'to such a great degree': a relative that hates you that much. Not a lot: that cannot come before a lot. Not a little: that a little is also impossible.

Every + singular noun means 'all, without exception': every stadium. Others is a pronoun meaning 'other stadiums', so ours is no different from them. Not the other: this refers to the second of two and does not fit a general statement. Different than is common in American English; British English prefers different from.

Nobody makes the clause negative, so the object takes anything: nobody has brought anything worth buying. Worth + -ing means 'good enough to be bought'. Not nobody / nothing: standard English does not use two negatives in one clause.

Nothing more than means 'only, just': doctors would need only a quick mouth swab. Not anything more than: it needs a negative verb, as in without anything more than.

Find oneself in a situation means 'end up in it, often unexpectedly'. The object refers to the subject, so it must be the reflexive themselves. Not each other or one another: these show a two-way action between people, which is not the meaning here.

A good deal of means 'a lot of' and is used with uncountable nouns such as time. A great many (of) and a number of go with plural countable nouns. Almost needs all: almost all my time.

One after another is a fixed phrase meaning 'many, one following the next': places one after another. Not one after the others: the fixed alternative is one after the other, with singular other.

Metres is a plural countable noun, so it takes a few (= a small number). A short distance also fits but soon hesitated. Not a little, which is used with uncountable nouns.

Somewhere means 'in some place' and fits an affirmative sentence: Somewhere in my brain a light bulb started to twinkle, meaning an idea slowly came. Not Nowhere: it is negative and would need inversion (Nowhere … did a light bulb …), which also contradicts the meaning.

Anybody means 'any person at all' and takes a singular verb: anybody who is acquainted with them. Not nobody: with don't appear it would create a double negative and the wrong meaning. Not anything: it refers to things, not people, so it cannot be followed by who.

With two items, use one for the first and the other for the second: One was in the name of Reynar; the other, Daze. The comma replaces the repeated words 'was in the name of'. Not Another: it is used when there are more than two items, or when the second one is not the last.