Fill in the blanks with suitable quantifiers (many, few, a few, some, much). ___ students passed the exam, but ___ of them were satisfied with the feedback. Only ___ students came to the celebration, and ___ of them brought snacks.
Answer
Many students passed the exam, but few of them were satisfied with the feedback. Only a few students came to the celebration, and some of them brought snacks.
Step-by-step solution
- Choose a quantifier that fits the sense of large number for "students passed the exam" – "many" is appropriate.
- For "few of them were satisfied" use "few" to indicate a small proportion.
- For "only ___ students came" use "a few" to emphasize a small number of students.
- For "___ of them brought snacks" use "some" to indicate a portion of the group.
- Combine the chosen words into the sentence.
Common mistake: Using "much" or "many" in places requiring a plural noun modifier.
Concept tested: Use of quantifiers
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