Many and many of

Complete the following sentences using appropriate determiners. Each question is followed by suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one.

Hints:

Use many before a noun without a determiner.

Use many of before a pronoun or a noun with a determiner.

1. ………………………… families own more than one car these days.

a) many

b) many of

c) either could be used here

2. ………………………… people who watched the program were disappointed.

a) many

b) many of

c) either could be used here

3. There are ………………………….. people who cannot afford to buy a car or home.

a) many

b) many of

c) either could be used here

4. How ……………………….. us have the expertise to do it?

a) many

b) many of

c) either could be used here

5. I have thought about this ………………………… times.

a) many

b) many of

c) either could be used here

6. ………………………… us want to help the poor but few have the resources.

a) many

b) many of

c) either could be used here

7. I have told you this ……………………….. times.

a) many

b) many of

c) either could be used here

8. ………………………….. villages in our country still do not have access to electricity.

a) many

b) many of

c) either could be used here

9. There weren’t …………………………… students in the class.

a) many

b) many of

c) either could be used here

10. There aren’t …………………….. eggs left.

a) many

b) many of

c) either could be used here

Answers

1. Many families own more than one car these days.

2. Many people who watched the program were disappointed.

3. There are many people who cannot afford to buy a car or home.

4. How many of us have the expertise to do it?

5. I have thought about this many times.

6. Many of us want to help the poor but few have the resources.

7. I have told you this many times.

8. Many villages in our country still do bot have access to electricity.

9. There weren’t many students in the class.

10. There aren’t many eggs left.