Which sequence of quantifiers completes the text correctly and meaningfully?
“As a soldier you may not make _____ money but you’ll make _____ true friends. Perhaps you’ll have _____ idle time than you expected but you’ll get a lot of glory in serving in your country.”
Ⓐ many – much – fewer
Ⓑ much – many – little
Ⓒ much – much – a little
Ⓓ much – many – less
Ⓔ many – much – fewer
Text:
“As a soldier you may not make _____ money but you’ll make _____ true friends. Perhaps you’ll have _____ idle time than you expected but you’ll get a lot of glory in serving in your country.”
1) First blank – money
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Money is uncountable, so we use much, not many.
2) Second blank – true friends
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Friends are countable, so we use many.
3) Third blank – idle time
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“Time” is uncountable, and the comparison “_____ idle time than you expected” suggests less (fewer is for countable nouns).
- Correct choice
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much – many – less
So the full sentence reads:
“As a soldier you may not make much money but you’ll make many true friends. Perhaps you’ll have less idle time than you expected but you’ll get a lot of glory in serving in your country.”
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