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Odessa Dawn

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II. There are........ people here already.
a) a few
b) a little
c) much
d) a lot

[FONT=&quot]Rarely .... fish
They eat
Do they eat
they have eaten
they eat[/FONT]


 

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You try first, Odessa Dawn, and then we'll comment.
 

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II. There are........ people here already.
a) a few
b) a little
c) much
d) a lot

Rarely .... fish
They eat
Do they eat
they have eaten
they eat




II. There are........ people here already.

c) much
Rarely .... fish
Do they eat
 

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II. There are........ people here already.

c) much

NOT A TEACHER

No. Is "people" a countable or an uncountable noun? Can we ask the question, 'How many people are already here?', and answer it with a specific number?
 

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I have edited your thread title, OD.

'MCQs' wasn't very helpful.

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I did ask someone to answer it & he chose "much". As a result, I am confused which one is correct "a few" or "his feedback which is "much". Now, which one?

 

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I did ask someone to answer it & he chose "much".
Did you ask a native speaker of English? I suspect not. 'Much people' is not natural English.
 

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Please don't waste our time and yours.

If a university professor of English whatever his/her background/nationality, says something about English, then we are happy to discuss it here. But don't present something that a learner has said as if it were authoritative.
 
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