Article & Quantifier

Article
A -> a book, a university (singular countable /
general)
An -> an apple, an hour
The -> countable / uncountable (specific)

Quantifier -> modify the quantity of a noun

Example:
I have many books.
I have much money.
Exercise 5
1. Insects' lives are very short and they have ...
enemies, but they must survive long enough to
breed and perpetuate their kind.
a. much
b. very little
c. many
d. a little

2. ... discovery that language can be a barrier

to communication is quickly made by all who
travel, study, govern or sell.
a. An.
b. A.
c. The.
d. A number of.

3. On Ellesmere Island in the Arctic one fossil

forest consists of nearly hundred large stumps
scattered on ... exposed coal bed.
a. a
b. an
c. the
d. number

4. The healing power of maggots is not new.

Human beings have discovered it ... times.
a. several -> beberapa
b. little
c. much
d. many -> banyak
5. ... artists late in the last century were in
search of a means to express their individuality.
a. A little
b. Many
c. Much
d. Little

6. Marry Garden, a popular soprano ... the early

1900’s was considered one of the best singing
actresses of her time.
a. on
b. in
c. at
d. by
7. The midnight sun is a phenomenon in
which ... Sun remains visible in the sky for
twenty-four hours or longer.
a. an
b. a
c. the
d. of

8. Icebergs symbolize snow that drifted down

hundreds, or ... thousands, or in some cases
maybe a million years ago.
a. much
b. many
c. little
d. any

9. I don’t understand why that girl keeps

winking ... me.
a. in
b. at
c. for
d. to

10. Can I come and sit ... you?

a. around.
b. next.
c. beside. -> next to
d. toward.
11. Scientists are discovering more and more
that the living world may hold much many
interesting secrets of electricity that could
benefit humanity.
12. Most (sebagian besar) American lighthouses
shared less fewer features (countable): a light,
living quarters, and sometimes a bell.

13. Learning through experience can also be

more effective than learning with through
books.

14. The lithosphere is divided into much many

dozen plates of various sizes and shapes.

15. Only a little a few Native American Indians

who paid taxes were included in the census
count.
16. The snow fell in polar regions and on cold
mountains, where they it melted only a little
much or not at all.

17. By In preparing for references, note down

the full bibliographic details, including the page
number from which the information is taken.

18. Creating an a unique style can be

challenging if you are wearing what everyone
else is.

19. Many people do not understand why or

how other people become addicted at to drugs.
20. A children require a proper amount of sleep
in order to grow to their full potential.
Noun:
Regular -> book/books, box/boxes
Irregular -> child/children, foot/feet