Class 7 :: Language and Grammar :: Determiners
Determiners
A. Identify one determiner and one adjective from each of these sentences.
1. This dish uses fresh mango puree and cream.
= Determiner-This; Adjective-Fresh;
2. My elder sister knows how to paint.
= Determiner-My; Adjective-Elder;
3. That blue bottle belongs to me.
= Determiner-That; Adjective-Blue;
4. No harm was done to these colourful murals.
= Determiner-These; Adjective-Colourful;
5. We have recently bought a new laptop.
= Determiner-A; Adjective-New;
6. Some children enjoy going up in a big wheel.
= Determiner-Some; Adjective-Big;
7. This juicy orange can be squeezed.
= Determiner-This; Adjective-Juicy;
8. That mean boy teases animals.
= Determiner-That; Adjective-Mean;
9. These books are interesting.
= Determiner-These; Adjective-Interesting;
10. There is enough spicy food selling here to temp you.
= Determiner-Enough; Adjective-Spicy;
B. Complete these sentences using a suitable determiner from the box. You may use a determiner twice.
[my; much; a few; lots of; both; any; a little; all; some; one's; many; few; little; those]
1. I have tasted lots of dishes here but have not liked any dish.
2. He offered me little tea in the cup to ease my cough.
3. The bus waited for a few minutes for me and then left.
4. There are few companies that offer pick-and-drop service to all their employees.
5. She knows a little English, so she did not have much difficulty in finding her way.
6. There were many who do not want the change in timing.
7. It will take me a little time to get used to my new car.
8. Those days of much pollution are not going to come back.
9. One should not give up any effort at succeeding.
10. Both students have shown some improvement.
C. Complete these passages using suitable determiners from the brackets.
1. Put (one/little) glass of milk and (few/some) sugar into a mixer. Add (a few/few) drops of vanilla extract to (the/a) milk. Run (the/blender) for (a few/another) minutes. Poor (a/the) mixture into (the/a) glass and add (a/the) scoop of ice cream to (your/its) milkshake.
2. Kite flying is (a/an) enjoyable sport. (That/This) outdoor sport is enjoyed by people of (all/few) age groups. It is (my/much) fun to see (our/your) kite soar about (other/their) kites. The first thing to do is to choose (a/the) right kite.
There are (many/much) kinds of kites for different wind types. Both too (few/much) and too (little/less) wind are not ideal condition to fly a kite. So, choose (a/the) right day and then look for (an/a) open place.
There should not be (much/many) trees or (any/some) power lines around. Get set and stand with (our/your) back towards (a/the) wind. Launch (your/my) kite with the help of (a/the) kite launcher and dance with (this/your) kite.