A. Read these sentences. Underline the uncountable nouns and circle the words, if any, used to quantify them..

 

1. The young businessman is driven by ambition.

 

2. There is a time to be fussy about details, but this is not that time. . The media gave a lot of attention to the actor's charity project.

 

3 4. There was a note of sadness in her voice.

 

5. We explored the forest today. It was quite an adventure..

 

6. Have the biscuit with a piece of cheese.

 

7. The kitten moved closer to its mother for warmth.

 

8. She got a surprise when she opened her inbox.

 

B. Choose the correct indefinite pronouns to complete these sentences.

 

1. (Either/Neither) of the plans suit me; I'm good with both dates.

 

2. "(Anybody/Nobody) must know I told you this," whispered my friend..

 

3. (No one / Someone) must have alerted the police they got here quite quickly.

 

4. (Both/Few) of the numbers are busy-I tried just now.

 

5. (Many/Any) of the members are on leave because of the festival.

 

6. "We (all/both) want a holiday," said two dozen students together.

 

7. The children had all the cakes; there's (any/none) left for Father. 8. (Everybody/Either) felt sorry when Biswajit retired.

 

C. Underline the countable/uncountable nouns and their quantifiers in the sentences.

 

1. I was surprised to see a pile of rubbish at the roadside.

 

2. She had seen a lot of misery in her life.

 

3. There is a rumour that this place is haunted. 4. I do not have any sugar.

 

5. This play has many scenes.

 

6. Would you like some coffee?

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• 1 Nouns
• 2 Pronouns
• 3 Adjectives
• 4 Verbs
• 5 Tenses
• 6 Voice
• 7 Adverbs
• 8 Prepositions
• 9 Conjunctions
• 10 Comparison
• 11 Punctuations
• 12 Articles
• 13 Types of Sentences
• 14 Question Tags
• 15 Direct and Indirect Speech
• 16 Parts of Speech
• 17 Parts of A Sentence
• 18 Phrases
• 19 Clauses
• 20 Vocabulary
• 21 Reading Comprehension
• 22 Informal Letter Writing
• 23 Formal Letter Writing
• 24 Notice Writing
• 25 Diary Entry
• 26 Message Writing
• 27 Dialogue Writing
• 28 Story Writing
• 29 Paragraph Writing
• 30 Essay Writing
• 31 Precis Writing