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Determiner

A determiner is a word placed in front of a noun to specify quantity (e.g., "one dog," "many dogs") or to
clarify what the noun refers to (e.g., "my dog," "that dog," "the dog"). All determiners can be classified as
one of the following:
● An Article (a/an, the)
● A Demonstrative (this, that, these, those)
● A Possessive (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)
● A Quantifier (common examples include many, much, more, most, some)
●
Practice Exercises for Determiners

1.Fill in the blanks with Numeral Determiners—one, two, some, any, little, few, all, both, much, many,
several, etc.:

1. How …………. money do you want?


2. Have you read …………. stories?
3. I have read…………. short stories in Hindi but only …………. in English.
4. I read the letter again and noticed that there were…………. mistakes in it.
5. How …………. milk do you take every day?
6. There are…………. countries in the world where the population is not growing fast.
7. Would you lend me your watch for…………? days?
8. Do you have …………. complaint against the clerk?
9. There are …………. eggs in the basket, but there isn’t …………. butter.
10. ………….. care could have prevented the accident.
11. ………….. of the boys has broken this window pane.
12. I have already spent the …………. rupees you gave me.
13. ………….. the husband and wife are members of this club.
14. ………….. the customers insisted that the shopkeeper must provide them full measure.
15. The story was published in …………. the local newspapers.

2.Fill in the blanks with each or every.


1.There were four books on the table __________ book was a different colour.
2. The Olympic Games are held __________ four years.
3. __________ parent worries about their children.
4. In a game of tennis there are two or four __________ players player has a racket.
5. Nancy plays volleyball __________ Thursday evening.

3.Fill the blanks with suitable determiners.


1._________ nation is proud of its culture.
2. __________ of them had majority.
3. __________ one of you can collect the prize.
4. I love __________ song that Sakira sings.
5. Choose the __________ you like.
6. __________ of them are in the room.
7. __________ of my old school friends lives in different cities.
8. I do not know __________ of them.
9. Can I see __________ that?
10. __________ of the students passed the exam.

4.Fill in the blanks with the correct use of ‘each/every’.


1. __________ of the students has three books.
2. A bus stops here __________ two hours.
3. There are four worksheets- please take one of __________
4. We enjoyed __________ minute of our holidays.
5. __________ student has written an e-mail.
6. These lemons cost Rs. 5 __________
7. They __________ have their own e-mail address.
8. We lost Rs. 500 __________
9. __________ answer is worth 2 points.
10. They’re open __________ day except Sunday.

5. Fill in the blanks with correct determiners.


1. __________ (Both/All) these pairs of shoes are equally good. You can buy __________ (either/neither) of
them.
2. My father called her __________ (several/all) times. But __________ (every/each) time her brother
picked up the phone.
3. Yesterday evening I saw an accident __________ (one/several) bus drove into the back of __________
(another/other). Fortunately, __________ (neither/either) the drivers, nor the occupants were injured, but
__________ (both/all) the bus were badly damaged.
4. I answered __________ (all/every) the questions correctly.
5. She lost __________ (both/either) her brothers.
6. “Do you want a mobile or a tab?” __________ (Either/Neither) one of them will do, I really don’t mind.”
7. “What day was yesterday- Sunday or Monday?” __________(Either/Neither), It was Saturday.”
8. “Where did she go for a holiday- America or London?” She went to __________ (both/all) of them. She
stayed for a fortnight in America and a fortnight in London.

6.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)

7.Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners.


(i) Does your cow give…………………………….. milk? (much, many)
(ii) Ramesh bought……………………….. ice-cream for the family, (some, many)
(iii) Good manners are needed………………………….. where, (every, each)
(iv) The calves were grazing in the field with…………… mothers for many years, (that, their)
(v) ………………. answer is correct. (Neither, Either)
(vi) I shall meet him ………………………. week, (next, last)
(vii) Did you see…………………………… persons at the dinner? (much, many)
(viii) I have watched……………………………. movie of late B.R. Chopra, (every, many)
(ix) ………………….shop should we go in? (Which, Whose)
(x) Given me…………………….. advice on how to improve my writing skills, (some, many)

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