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Question 1:
I would like _________ cheese, please. A. any
B. some
Feedback In the test sentence ‘I would like _________ cheese, please.’ we need to choose a quantifier for the uncountable noun ‘cheese’.‘A few’ (instead of ‘some’ when we talk about a small number) and ‘many’ (‘a large number of’) are used with plural countable nouns: a few days, a few questions, a few friends; I don’t have many dresses.The quantifiers ‘any’ and ‘some’ as determiners can be used before both countable and uncountable nouns. When using ‘some’ or ‘any’, the exact number is not stated.We use ‘any’ in questions and negatives to mean ‘some’ with countable and uncountable nouns: Did you buy any butter?; We haven’t got any eggs. We also use ‘any’ to mean ‘it does not matter which or what’ to describe something which is not limited: You can choose any colours you want.; She refused to answer any questions. We use this meaning of ‘any’ with all types of nouns and usually in affirmative sentences.We use ‘some’ to refer to indefinite quantities: some snow, some people. ‘Some’ is used in positive sentences (I drink some coffee every morning.; I would like some coffee.) and in questions when we are offering something (Would you like some mango ice-cream?) or when we are making a request (Can I buy some ice-cream?). In polite requests ‘I’d like some + noun’ we use the quantifier ‘some’ if we mean indefinite quantities: I’d like some coffee, please. Therefore, we are to choose ANSWER 2 (‘some’): ‘I would like some cheese, please.’ [I don't know exactly how much, but I mean a certain amount of cheese,probably some slices or a cheese plate. I don't want all the cheese in the world.].
C. a few
D. many
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