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DETERMINERS - Questions & Answers

A Complete these sentences with suitable determiners.


1. We were meeting after a gap of three years.

2. 'Have you lost your mind?" Mother said angrily.

3. The news of the robbery spread like wildfire.

4. How can I forget 2020? I got my first job that year.

5. Ernest Hemingway was an American short story writer and novelist.

6. My parents are celebrating their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary this year.

7. Where did you keep those flowers? I want them now.

8. She called to congratulate me on my new job.


B Complete these sentences with the correct determiners from brackets.

1. Let's hasten. Not much time is left for the flight. (many/much)

2. We need a few volunteers for the cause. (a few/few)

3. I wasted much money when I was young. (many/much)

4. The flight was delayed by several hours. (any/several)

5. Can I have a little sugar, please? (little/a little)

6. I need a little more money. (a few/a little)

7. A little exercise daily can do you immense good. (a little/a few)

8. Few people seem to have any patience nowadays. (few/a few), (some/any)

9. We were beset by many troubles, but we overcame all of them. (many/much)

10. Looking at the rains, there is little hope of the match resuming any time soon. (a little/little), (some/any)


C Fill in the blanks with suitable distributive and interrogative determiners.

1. No parking is allowed on either side of the road.

2. What time do we have to come tomorrow?

3. Which shortlisted film do you think will win the award?

4. Whose house is right next to yours?

5. Every person wants to do well in life.

6. You can opt for either slot - morning or evening.

7. Please fill in each detail carefully.

8. Neither team won the match - it was a tie.

9. Every child is special. They all deserve love and kindness.

10. What time did you reach home last night?

11. Which bottle is yours - the blue one or the red one?

12. What kind of books do you like to read most?


D Arrange the determiners in their proper order and rewrite the sentences.

1. (the, all) people of the village lived peacefully. All the people of the village lived peacefully.

2. (those, all) whose names are called have to come in the next room. All those whose names are called have to come in the next room.

3. (little, his, all) money was gradually used up in the next few months. All his little money was gradually used up in the next few months.

4. Have you read (the, four, all) stories that I asked you to? Have you read all the four stories that I asked you to?

5. (last, the, three) stories in this collection are very intriguing. The last three stories in this collection are very intriguing.

6. We will now call (three, next, the) children. We will now call the next three children.

7. (beautiful, many) trees and plants grow in our garden. Many beautiful trees and plants grow in our garden.

8. (your, both, little) children are very sweet. Both your little children are very sweet.

9. Have (all, guests, your) arrived or are you expecting more? Have all your guests arrived or are you expecting more?

10. She cleared (five, the, all) rounds of the interview. She cleared all the five rounds of the interview.

11. He spilled (the, little, half) oil he had. He spilled half the little oil he had.

12. The child broke (dozen, a, half) eggs. The child broke half a dozen eggs.

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What is the primary function of a determiner in a sentence?
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It comes at the beginning of a noun or noun phrase and indicates its reference.
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The determiners 'a' and 'an' are used before what type of nouns?
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They are used before singular countable nouns.
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When is the definite article 'the' used as a determiner?
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It is used to refer to specific things.
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Which group of determiners includes the words 'this', 'that', 'these', and 'those'?
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Demonstratives.
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What type of determiners are 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'its', 'our', and 'their'?
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Possessives.
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What information do determiners of quantity, or quantifiers, provide?
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They tell us 'how much' or 'how many'.
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Which quantifiers are typically used with countable nouns?
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'many', 'a few', 'few', and 'several'.
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Which quantifiers are typically used with uncountable nouns?
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'much', 'a little', and 'little'.
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Name three quantifiers that can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.
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Examples include 'all', 'some', 'enough', 'no', 'any', 'a lot of', and 'lots of'.
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In what types of sentences is the quantifier 'much' normally used?
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It is normally used for questions and negative statements.
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What type of nouns does the quantifier 'most' typically precede?
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It is used with a plural noun or an uncountable noun.
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According to the 'Language Point', the expression 'many a' is followed by what kind of noun?
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A singular noun.
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Which type of determiners of number, such as 'seventy' or 'two', tell us about quantity?
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Cardinal numbers.
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Which type of determiners of number, such as 'third' or 'first', show sequence?
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Ordinal numbers.
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What is the function of distributive determiners like 'either', 'neither', 'each', and 'every'?
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They show distribution.
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The distributive determiner _____ means one or the other of two alternatives.
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either
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What kind of verb should be used with distributive determiners?
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Singular verbs.
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Which distributive determiner is used to make a negative statement about two people or things at the same time?
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Neither.
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When 'neither' is used before pronouns or plural countable nouns (as in 'Neither of them'), what part of speech is it considered?
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It is considered a pronoun, not a determiner.
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Which distributive determiner is used to talk about individual persons or things in a group?
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Each.
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When referring to groups of two or more, you can use 'each'; for groups of three or more, you must use _____.
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every
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What type of determiners are 'what', 'which', and 'whose' when used to ask questions?
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Interrogative determiners.
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Which interrogative determiner refers to a person?
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Whose.
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According to the 'Language Point', when should you use the interrogative determiner 'which' instead of 'what'?
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Use 'which' when there is a limited or small range of answers to choose from.
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When the range of possible answers is unlimited or very large, you should use the interrogative determiner _____.
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what
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What is the correct order of the three types of determiners when they occur together in a noun phrase?
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predeterminer → central determiner → postdeterminer.
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Which type of determiner is used to specify quantity in a noun, such as through multiplication or fractions?
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Predeterminers.
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Words that multiply quantity, like 'once', 'twice', or 'ten times', are a type of _____.
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predeterminer
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Words that stand for fractions, like 'half', 'one-third', or 'three-fourths', function as what kind of determiner?
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Predeterminers.
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The words 'all' and 'both' function as what kind of determiner?
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Predeterminers.
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Where do central determiners occur in the determiner sequence?
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They occur after predeterminers and before postdeterminers.
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Which types of determiners are most commonly used as central determiners?
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The articles 'a', 'an', and 'the'.
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Besides articles, what other two groups of determiners are also classified as central determiners?
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Possessives and demonstratives.
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Where do postdeterminers occur in the determiner sequence?
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They occur after central determiners.
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What types of numbers can function as postdeterminers?
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Cardinal and ordinal numbers (e.g., 'four', 'first').
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Words like 'last', 'next', and 'other' are known as _____ and function as postdeterminers.
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general ordinals
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When a general ordinal (like 'last') and a cardinal number (like 'five') are used together, which one comes first?
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The general ordinal comes before the cardinal number (e.g., 'the last five students').
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Quantifiers like 'many', 'few', 'several', 'much', and 'little' can function as what type of determiner in the sequence?
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Postdeterminers.
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Where should an adjective be placed in a phrase that contains determiners and a noun?
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The adjective is used after all the determiners and before the noun.
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In the phrase 'the car', what type of determiner is 'the'?
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An article (specifically, a definite article).
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Identify the type of determiner used in the sentence: 'Are you going there this Friday?'
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'this' is a demonstrative determiner.
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In the sentence 'My school is close to our house,' what type of determiners are 'My' and 'our'?
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Possessive determiners.
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Identify the predeterminer in the sentence: 'He is ten times a better player than the others.'
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ten times
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What is the predeterminer in the phrase 'half the cake'?
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half
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Identify the postdeterminer in the sentence: 'All the four children reached home safely.'
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four (a cardinal number)
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In the phrase 'his first year', which word is the central determiner and which is the postdeterminer?
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'his' is the central determiner (possessive), and 'first' is the postdeterminer (ordinal number).
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What is the complete order of elements in the phrase 'The first twenty students'?
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Central determiner ('The') → postdeterminer ('first') → postdeterminer ('twenty') → noun ('students').
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The determiner 'every' is used for groups with _____ or more members.
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three
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Which determiner can be used for groups with two or more members?
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each
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In the sentence 'Which book is your favourite?', 'Which' is what type of determiner?
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Interrogative determiner.