DETERMINER
Determiners are the words which determined meaning of the Noun. Determiners make it clear which particular thing or tings are referring to.
Types of Determiners.
Article: a, an, the.
Demonstratives: this, that, these, those. (Which one?)
Possessive: my, your, his, her, its, our, their. (Whose?)
Quantifiers: a few, a little, much, many, a lot of, most, some, any, enough. (How many?)
Numbers: one, ten, thirty and so on.
Ordinals: first, second, last, next etc.
EXERCISE
A. Fill in the blanks with Articles where necessary. Put (x) where no article is needed.
1. What sort of ____a____ man he is?
2. The train left half ____an____ hour ago.
3. ____The____ Nile flows into ____a____ Mediterranean.
4. Sunshine is necessary for ______(x)______ good health.
5. God made ____the____ country and mad made ____the____ town.
6. Life is not always ____a____ bed of roses.
7. He is ____the____ only child of his parents.
8. ____The____ most difficult question is how to control population.
9. ____(X)____ honesty is ____the____ best policy.
10. Only ____the____ sky is ____the____ limit.
B. Fill in the blanks with some, any, each, every, either, neither
1. I saw ____some____ students in the class.
2. ____Neither____ side has won the match, so the match ended in a draw.
3. ____Each/Every____ girl was given two pens.
4. ____Neither____ of the projects was selected.
5. Five people in ____each____ row.
6. He will pay ____any____ price for achieving success.
7. The doctor visited the patient ____every____ third day.
8. the interview was postponed because ____neither____ of the two interviewers could come.
9. Are there ____any____ books on the shelf?
10. You may take ____any____ side and win the case.
C. Fill in the blanks with a few, some, much, many, any, both, all.
1. In ____a few____ words he expressed the full story.
2. How ____much____ do you need?
3. ____All____ my money was lost.
4. ____Both____ the Principal and the Vice-Principal are busy in the meeting.
5. She ate ____a few____ mangoes.
6. Only ____some____ people think about others.
7. We shall complete out syllabus in ____a few____ days.
8. How ____many____ chapters have you prepared?
9. Please get ready, the train may arrive ____any____ time.
10. My father gives me ____some____ advice.
D. Insert in the blanks the correct determiners from those given in brackets:
1. Have you ____any____ spare notebook? (some, any)
2. You may do this work on ____any____ day. (some, any)
3. I shall be the ____last____ person to do it. (latest. Last)
4. There were not ____less____ than eighty persons who died in the train accident. (less, fewer)
5. ____All____ students attended the seminar. (all, each)
6. We received ____much____ help from our neighbours. (much, many)
7. It rained ____each____ day during the holiday. (each, every)
8. What is the ____latest____ news of today? (latest, last)
9. ____Little____ knowledge is a dangerous thing. (a little, little)
10. ____None____ of the students could solve the sum. (none, neither)
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