WAEC 2011 English Language · Question 85

… of his evidence made no sense.

Question

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences: ..............of his evidence made no sense.

  1. A.Many
  2. B.Few
  3. C.Much
  4. D.More

Answer: C. Much

Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key

Analyze the question The sentence is "__ of his evidence made no sense." We need the quantifier that fits grammatically with "of his evidence" and the verb "made."

Explain the concept "Evidence" is an uncountable noun. It has no plural form, so we can't say "evidences" in standard usage or count it as "one evidence, two evidence."

  • Many and few are used with countable plural nouns (many books, few students).
  • Much is used with uncountable nouns (much water, much evidence).
  • More can be used with both, but it needs a comparison. "More of his evidence made no sense" suggests a comparison with something else, and the sentence gives none. It is also a less natural fit here.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Identify the noun: evidence, which is uncountable.
  2. Eliminate A (Many) and B (Few), because they need countable nouns. "Many of his evidence" and "few of his evidence" are wrong.
  3. Consider D (More). It needs a comparison, and none is given, so it is not the best choice.
  4. C (Much) fits perfectly: "Much of his evidence made no sense" means a large part of the evidence was nonsensical.

Answer: C. Much

Tip: Quickly check whether the noun can be counted.

  • Countable → many / few / a number of
  • Uncountable → much / little / an amount of

Words like evidence, information, advice, furniture, equipment are uncountable, and WASSCE examiners love testing them!

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