Topic: Determiners
Subject: English Grammar
Determiners Exercises (A)
Exercise-1: Choose the appropriate quantifiers to complete the sentences.
1. He is an expert on languages, but he knows ---- about mathematics.
Few; little; a lot of; several
2. I don't think there will be a severe shortage of usable water because there was ---- rain fall
yesterday.
Little; few; any; a lot of
3. Unfortunately, I have ---- talent for music although I have always wanted to be a famous singer.
Little; few; a few; plenty of
4. There were ---- people at the meeting earlier but most of them left early so there aren't many left
now.
Little; few; much; several
5. Although she thought she knew ---- of the subject, the teacher asked a few details she hardly
remembered.
Several; much; many; any
6. ---- people enjoy the performance of the theater company but I don't think it is a successful one.
Much; Several; Every; No
7. I had to live in Paris and Madrid for many years because of my business but I don't like ---- city
much.
All; whole; either; neither
8. Both players in the tennis match have been warned by the referee but ---- of them seems to take it
seriously.
None; either; every; neither
9. In my country, ---- universities offer a wide range of courses. That's why they are preferred by
foreign students as well.
Every; each; a great deal of; most
10. The vocabulary list had been memorized by ---- of the students and each one scored over 80
percent on the exam.
Every; all; a little; the whole
Exercise-2: Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences (ARTICLES)
1. The Amazon in Brazil is ---- longest river in ---- South America.
the / -; - / the; - / -; the / the; a / the
2. Last summer we went on ---- cruise in the Caribbean. Among ---- Islands we visited were Bermuda
and the Bahamas.
- / the; a / the; the / an; the / -; - / -
3. We could barely get any information at the airport. ---- people seemed to have ---- idea about the
flights.
Many / any; A lot of / any; Only a few / some; Few / no; Any / no
4. ---- teachers prefer a class that is fairly consistent in having pupils of the same level.
Each; Every; Neither; Whole; Most
5. ---- of what he said was very sensible.
Many; Much; A few; Few; Every
6. ---- drawings is different.
Each one of the; Very few; Every; All of; None
7. The report concludes sadly that ---- students have ---- knowledge of nuclear physics.
some / a lot of; both / whole; none / any; every / no; very few / some
8. ---- his friends speaks any English.
Both of; Some; All; Many; Neither of
Exercise-3: Complete the sentences below with one of the following words :
some | any | a little | a few | much | many
(There are sometimes two possibilities.)
Topic: Determiners
Subject: English Grammar
1. Not all of the children went outside. ____________of
them stayed in the classroom.
2. I have to go to the supermarket. There isn't _________ coffee left.
3. How ________ loaves of bread do we need?
4. Would you like _______ milk? Yes please. Just _________________.
5. The land is not suitable for agriculture so _________ of the food is imported.
6. There are only ______________ people interested in the subject..
7. How _________ of the students have a computer at home?
8. Can you tell me _____________ about your experience in London?
Exercise-4: Complete the sentences using Determiners.
1. I asked my mother for ….. money to buy my ticket.
2. ….. blue car belongs to my uncle.
3. Don’t you have ….. friends in the other section?
4. I shall not buy ….. mangoes.
5. Read the letter again to see that there are ….. mistakes.
6. There is not ….. boot polish in this tin.
7. Please give me ….. more coffee.
8. ….. car is ready now.
9. There are only ….. toffees left in the tin.
10. Is there ….. use of my advising you?
11. ….. new book-shop has been opened near my home.
12. She collected a large number of mosquitoes, she dissected …..
13. She cares only for ….. and not for others.
14. Some boys have come to college without ….. knowledge of English.
15. How ….. milk will be needed for breakfast?
16. Her father was ….. eminent artist.
17. ….. boys who called on the Prime Minister are there.
18. ….. body wants freedom.
19. The classroom is empty. Where have ….. students gone?
20. This book is mine, but ….. is yours.
Exercise-5: Complete the sentences using Determiners.
1. ….. man who is wearing a white cap is my neighbor. ….. wife is ….. doctor. His father is ….. M.P.
2. Look at ….. man wearing ….. red shirt. His father is ….. engineer. ….. woman in a blue saree is his
wife.
3. There was ….. accident near ….. market this morning. A car hit a bicycle and ….. man on ….. bicycle
was killed.
4. There was a knock at my door. When I opened ….. door, I saw ….. stranger with ….. tool bag in his
hand. I didn’t allow him to enter ….. room as I had never seen him earlier.
5. There was a knock at ….. door. I opened ….. door and saw ….. strangers in black clothes. I was sure
of ….. trouble but there was no escape now.
6. A gentleman came to school to see ….. Principal. He was made to wait outside for ….. hour. He
didn’t object to it but due to ….. personal reasons ….. anger could be seen his eyes.
7. ….. man who is playing the role of Siddhartha is our neighbor. ….. wife is ….. doctor in ….. Govt.
hospital. Her father is ….. M.P.
8. ….. educated person should know how to write ….. clear and readable letter. Everyone has to write
business letter of ….. sort, and may have to face ….. problem in writing ….. important letters.
9. By ….. time the sun was about to set , and all of ….. sudden ….. sky became as dark as if it had been
covered with ….. thick cloud. I was astonished at this sudden darkness.
