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In the following sentences, substitute one of these expressions for the underlined words:
To clarify, little means "not much," but quite a little (or quite a bit of) means "a rather large amount." Few means "not many," but quite a few means "a rather large number."
1. A rather large number of students have trouble with economics
2. It requires a rather large amount of reading.
3. Not many advisors spend as much time with their students.
4. He hasn't much hope of passing his exams.
5. George's advisor spends a rather large amount of time with him.
6. He doesn't know many people in the class.
7. Bill doesn't spend much money on clothes.
8. She spends a rather large amount of money on CDs.
9. He doesn't have many suits.
10. He doesn't understand much of the reading.
Check your
answers, return
to the corresponding handout, or review our first
handout on count and noncount nouns.
For more information about nouns and other parts of speech, see our parts of speech workshop.
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