(CA ESA 2022 AOS CFGS 2023 – 24) - QUESTÃO

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

• Money is uncountable, so we use much, not many. 

2) Second blank – true friends

• Friends are countable, so we use many. 

3) Third blank – idle time

• “Time” is uncountable, and the comparison “_____ idle time than you expected” suggests less (fewer is for countable nouns). 

- Correct choice

• 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.”