Determiners
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Which of the following words is a determiner in the phrase 'that tree'?
Which article should be used in the blank: '__ honest man never tells a lie.'?
Choose the correct sentence using the definite article 'the'.
Which article correctly completes the sentence: 'Mumbai is __ coastal city in India.'?
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Which demonstrative determiner correctly fills the blank: '__ flowers in my hand are for you.' (the flowers are nearby)?
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These
Step 1: Demonstrative determiners show whether something is near or far and whether it is singular or plural. Step 2: The flowers are nearby (the speaker is holding them), so we need 'this' or 'these' — not 'that' or 'those'. Step 3: 'Flowers' is a plural noun, so we need the plural form. Step 4: 'This' is used for singular nouns nearby (this flower), while 'these' is used for plural nouns nearby (these flowers). Step 5: Therefore, 'These flowers' is correct.
Identify the possessive determiner in the sentence: 'Their daughter Tanu is learning Kathak.'
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Their
Step 1: A possessive determiner shows ownership or belonging. Step 2: Common possessive determiners are: my, our, your, his, her, its, their. Step 3: In the sentence, 'Their' comes before the noun 'daughter' and shows that the daughter belongs to them. Step 4: 'Daughter' and 'Tanu' are nouns, not determiners. 'Learning' is a verb. Step 5: So 'Their' is the possessive determiner here.
Which quantifier should be used: 'There is __ milk in the fridge.' (a large quantity)?
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much
Step 1: Quantifiers tell us about the amount or number of something. Step 2: 'Milk' is an uncountable noun — you cannot count milk (one milk, two milks is wrong). Step 3: For uncountable nouns, we use quantifiers like 'much', 'a little', 'some'. Step 4: 'Many', 'few', and 'several' are used only with countable plural nouns (many bottles, few cups). Step 5: Since 'milk' is uncountable and the quantity is large, 'much' is the correct answer.
Which sentence uses the distributive determiner 'each' correctly?
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Each student must submit their work.
Step 1: 'Each' is a distributive determiner used to refer to individuals in a group, one by one. Step 2: 'Each' is always followed by a singular noun — we say 'each student', not 'each students'. Step 3: 'Each' is itself a determiner, so we do not add another determiner like 'the' or 'a' after it. Step 4: 'Each students' is wrong because 'students' is plural — the noun after 'each' must be singular. Step 5: So 'Each student' is the only grammatically correct option.
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