Exercise 8: Choose the correct answer
1. There are _______ reasons why we should consider this option.
A. a great deal of B. a large amount of
C. a number of D. much of
2. _______ people have already signed up for the workshop.
A. A number of B. A great deal of
C. A large amount of D. Much of
3. How ______ money have you got?
A. many B. much
C. a lot of D. a great deal of
4. ______companies have announced economic losses recently.
A. A large number of B. A several of
C. A great deal of D. Plenty of the
5. ______ her fiction describes women in unhappy marriages.
A. Many of B. A large number of
C. A great deal of D. Lot of
6. There are ______students in my English class this year.
A. a large number of B. a large amount of
C. much D. many of
7. _______ students in the class have already completed the assignment.
A. A large amount of B. A number of
C. A great deal of D. Much of
8. A _______ issues were raised during the meeting yesterday.
A. large amount of B. great deal of
C. number of D. little