Choose the most appropriate combination of words to complete the given sentences:
______ huge crowd there was at the zoo on Sunday! Luckily, the staff had kept ______ drinking water at every gate, so nobody went thirsty.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → What a / enough
Complete sentences: What a huge crowd there was at the zoo on Sunday! Luckily, the staff had kept enough drinking water at every gate, so nobody went thirsty. The first sentence is an exclamation, and “so nobody went thirsty” shows there was as much water as people needed.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) How / enough | how: in an exclamation, with an adjective alone, with no noun after it | How tall the giraffe is! |
| (2) What a / enough (answer) | what a: before an adjective and a singular countable noun in an exclamation; enough: as much as is needed, with uncountable and plural nouns | What a big feast Nani cooked, with enough food for the whole street! |
| (3) What a / several | several: only with countable plural nouns, and “water” cannot be counted | Several monkeys sat on the zoo wall. |
| (4) So / many | so: with an adjective alone, not with an adjective and a noun; many: with countable plural nouns, not with “water” | There were many boats on the lake. |