DETERMINERS

Reference Table: Any kind of noun The My Your Her His its Our Their Which What Whose whichever No Some Any Uncountable nouns for countable singular nouns This That Countable singular nouns A An Each Every Either Neither One Another Uncountable nouns Much Little A little A good deal of A great deal of Uncountable nouns or countable plural noun Some More Most All (the) A lot of Lots of Other Enough Plural nouns These Those Many Few A few Several Two, Three, etc Both (the)

EXERCISE 1. Fill in the blanks with some, any, much, many, farther, further
a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. 2. I dont want________ tea, thank you. There are__________ pens in that drawer, arent there? She did not spend_______ money on her daughters marriage. _________ people think that there will be a war soon. Until________ orders, you act as headmaster of the school. How_______ pounds of sugar do you want? Delhi is_________ from Mumbai than Surat. How_______ sugar do you want? Would you mind giving me________ paper? The Museum will be closed until_______ notice.

Fill in the blanks with little, a little, the little, few, a few, the few. a. ______ drops of water make a mighty ocean. b. ______ strength he had in him proved useless. c. ______ tact would have saved the situation. d. ______ money he had was all stolen. e. ______ words spoken in earnest will convince her. f. ______ suggestions she gave were all carried out. g. ______ men can resist the temptation of Gold. h. ______ are rich, the many are poor. i. _______ people are free from faults. j. _______ knowledge is a dangerous thing. Fill in the blanks with correct determiners. a. Could you bring me_______ books I left in the garden? {those, these, the}. b. Sometimes______ patience and advice help more than medicine. {a little, little, the little} c. The doctor advised me to eat_____ apple every morning. {a, an ,the} d. My mother doesnt drink____ coffee. {much, many, few} e. Cherries are delicious! { these, those, this} f. There arent students in the library. {many, any, few}

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I havent got____ pictures in my room. {the, any, many} There was hardly______ mistakes in her essay. {any, some, few} Five boys stood in______ row. {each, every, the} _____ of the boys was fined. {either, neither, each} There is_________ hope of his recovery. {a little, little, the little} _______ women can keep a secret. {few, a few, the few} Technology is also_______ important issue. {a, an, the} ___ is becoming {this, the, that} _____ {a, an, the} challenge, an else, _____ {a, the, an} modern generation artisans are feeling less interested. This watch is inferior________ that. {to, than, this} ______ man wants to rise in the world. {each, every, the}