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Determiners

*Determiners are words that are used in front of nouns to indicate


whether you are referring to something specific or something of a
particular type.
✓ Determiners can be classified under the following categories:
➔ MULTIPLIERS: double, twice, three times…
● We want double portions.
➔ FRACTIONS: half, a third, two fifths…..
● I drove at half speed.
➔ INTENSIFIERS: What! Such!
● Such impudence!
➔ ARTICLES: a, an, the
● Get a book from the shelf.
➔ DEMONSTRATIVES: this, that, these, those
● That tree is in another garden
➔ DISTRIBUTIVES: each, every, either, neither
● I have a gift for each person.
➔ POSSESSIVES
(i) PRONOMINAL: my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their
★ You can borrow my video.
(ii) NOMINAL: Renata's, Adam's, People's…
★ You can borrow Kim's video.
➔ INTERROGATIVES: What? Which? Whose?
● Whose book is that?
➔ QUANTIFIERS: some, any, no, all, both, most
● I have no problem with them.
● I like most of the people.
(i) SIMPLE few, fewer, much, more,less, least…………
★ I have few pals; Kim has more.
(ii) COMPOUND a little, a lot of, a great deal of….
★ I have a lot of time to spare.
➔ CARDINAL NUMBERS: one, two, three hundred…..
● Two heads are better than one.
➔ ORDINAL NUMBERS: first, second etc…….
● It was my first tennis match.
Q1. Rearrange the following words and phrases to form meaningful
sentences.
(a) of the owner / a computer virus / that can / infect a / computer
/ is a programme / without the knowledge
Ans. A computer virus is a program that can infect a computer
without the knowledge of the owner.
(b) can spread / or even a CD / a true virus / through the
Internet / or a USB drive
Ans. A true virus can spread through the Internet or even a CD or a
USB drive.
(c) infect / viruses / file system / the network / the host files /
corrupting / of
Ans. Viruses infect the host files, corrupting the network of file
system.
(d) install / anti-virus / many users / known viruses / software
that / can detect and eliminate
Ans. Many users install anti-virus software that can detect and
eliminate known viruses.
Q2.Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners.
(i)……………. books are missing from the library. (Any, Some)
(ii) She has not solved…………….. sums, (many, any)
(iii) This book is mine but………………. is yours, (that, any)
(iv)_______ boys have done their work. (That, These)
(v) He didn’t make………… progress, (much, many)
(vi) He has forgotten……………….. of the details, (some, many)
(vii) The District Magistrate visited…………………….. flood
affected area, (every, either)
(viii)………….. villa is this? (Whose, What)
(ix) He is the…………. boy who has joined this gym. (first, whose)
(x) I met her………… week, (this, those)
Q3. Complete the following passage by choosing the correct option.
The first one has been done as an example.
Martin Cooper (a) __a__ Motorola researcher and executive is widely
(b) ______________ to be the inventor (c) _____________ the first
mobile phone in 1973. There are (d)______________ categories of
mobile phones (e) ______________ from basic phones and feature
phones (f) ______________ as music phones, camera phones to
smartphones. The (g) ______________ commonly used data
application on mobile phones (h) ______________ text messaging.
Mobile phones generally (i) ____________ power from batteries
which (j) ______________ be recharged. The use of cell phones (k)
______________ while driving as a safety measure.
(a) (i) an (ii) the (iii) a (iv) X
(b) (i) consider (ii) considered (iii) considering (iv) have considered
(c) (i) for (ii) of (iii) as (iv) off
(d) (i) many (ii)few (iii) much (iv) more
(e) (i) are ranging (ii) ranging (iii)range (iv) ranges
(f) (i) some (ii) like (iii) such (iv) similar
(g) (i) much (ii) more (iii) most (iv) many
(h) (i) is (ii) are (iii)has been (iv) being
(i) (i) obtain (ii) is obtaining (iii) obtaining (iv) obtained
(j) (i) would (ii) can (iii) may (iv)should
(k) (i) ban (ii) was banned (iii) banning (iv) is banned

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