CBSE Class 10 English Determiners Assignment

DETERMINERS

Determiners are the words that decide or fix the meaning of a noun. Thus, determiners are words that decide the limit or determine something about a noun or a pronoun that follows.
They are small words used before nouns to answer questions like:
- Which one?
- How many?
- Who?
Determiners are not adjectives because they do not describe a noun. They simply identify or
specify a noun in some way.

Read the following sentences.
1. I have a few pens with me.
2. She put some oil in the frying pan.
3. There are many windows in this house.
4. She has spent a great deal of time in the East.

All the highlighted words determine the quantity of anything talked about in the sentence.
Therefore, we call them determiners or quantifiers or quantifier determiners.
Some of the quantifiers are—a little, a few, some, any, many, more, much, no, a great deal of, a lot of, etc.

There are two types of determiners.
- Indefinite determiners: These include determiners ‘a’ and ‘an’, indefinite numerals (like many and some), distributive numerals (like each, either, and neither) and quantities
(like little, enough, and some).
- Definite determiners: These include the determiner ‘the’, definite numerals (like one, first, and once), possessives (like my, your, our, his, her, and their) and demonstratives
(like this, that, these, and those).

Determiners are broadly classified into the following categories:

Determiners
1. Articles
2. Possessive
3. Demonstratives
4. Quantifiers
5. Distributives
6. Interrogatives 

1. Articles-There are two types of Articles:

Definite Article-The
1. Indefinite Articles-A and An
2. Possessives-his, her, my, your, their, its, our.
3. Remonstrative-This, That, These, Those, Such.
4. Quantifiers-Much, more, many, some, several, any, a lot of little, few, a little, any.
5. Distributive-Each, every, either, neither.
6. Interrogatives-Which, whose, what. 

Solved Example

1. Fill in the Blanks appropriately.
(a) And that was only……………………Beginning.
(b) Till…………………..lunch break he had scored 40.
(c) I want…………………..tea……………..coffee. Just get me a glass of chilled juice.

Answer. (a) the (b) the (c) Neither, nor 

Questions for Practice

1. Fill in the Blanks appropriately.
I have (a) ……………………..urgent work at home. So I can’t go with you. I really want to come with you but every time I am having(b) ……………………..work or
(c)………………meeting. I hope you will try to understand (d)………………problem andD believe me. There are many things I want to share with you. There will be (e)……………..time when (f)…………………..problems will be solved. 

Solved Examples (Multiple Choice Questions)

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable determiner from the options given below.

Question. The minister visited ..................... flood-affected area.
(a) some
(b) every
(c) either
(d) any
Answer.(b) every

Question. This book is mine but ..................... book is yours.
(a) that
(b) this
(c) any
(d) every
Answer.(a) that

Question. ..................... villa is this?
(a) What
(b) Which
(c) Whose
(d) Any
Answer.(c) Whose

Question. ..................... books are missing from the library.
(a) A
(b) Any
(c) This
(d) Some
Answer.(d) Some

Question. I met her ..................... week.
(a) those
(b) any
(c) this
(d) first
Answer.(c) this

Question. He didn’t make ..................... progress.
(a) many
(b) some
(c) much
(d) every
Answer.(c) much

Question. He has forgotten ..................... of the details.
(a) any
(b) every
(c) first
(d) some
Answer.(d) some

Question. She has not solved ..................... sums.
(a) much
(b) any
(c) many
(d) a
Answer.(c) many

Question. He is the ..................... boy who has joined this gym.
(a) first
(b) every
(c) any
(d) some
Answer.(a) first

Question. ..................... boys have done their work.
(a) That
(b) These
(c) Any
(d) A
Answer.(b) These

Question. Ramesh bought ..................... ice-cream for the family.
(a) some
(b) many
(c) few
(d) each
Answer.(a) some

Question. I met my friend ..................... week.
(a) next
(b) last
(c) each
(d) many
Answer.(b) last

Question. You will get ..................... the information.
(a) many
(b) few
(c) much
(d) all
Answer.(d) all

Question. Does your cow give ..................... milk?
(a) many
(b) much
(c) few
(d) each
Answer.(b) much

Question. The children were playing with ..................... parents.
(a) those
(b) their
(c) every
(d) many
Answer.(b) their

Fill in the blank with appropriate determiners from the options.

Question. Very .......... people fly just because of terrorist activities.
(a) little
(b) much
(c) many
(d) few
Answer. (d)

Question. Johnny is a keen player but unfortunately he has .......... skills.
(a) few
(b) none
(c) some
(d) little
Answer. (a)

Question. If we don’t move faster, we’ll miss our transfer to Munich. There isn’t .......... time to waste.
(a) little
(b) any
(c) many
(d) few
Answer. (b)

Question. Unfortunately, I haven’t got .......... time for watching TV.
(a) few
(b) no
(c) much
(d) little
Answer. (c)

Question. You can buy these maps at .......... station. They all have them.
(a) a lot of
(b) several
(c) some
(d) any
Answer. (d)

Question. If you have .......... questions, I’m ready to answer.
(a) little
(b) any
(c) much
(d) plenty
Answer. (b)

Question. I didn’t have .......... trouble getting the passports. I only had a problem with my photo because it was an old one.
(a) much
(b) any
(c) no
(d) several
Answer. (a)

Question. There is ........... water left, so drink only if you must.
(a) some
(b) little
(c) few
(d) much
Answer. (b)

Question. There isn’t .......... point at all in getting upset about it.
(a) few
(b) several
(c) any
(d) many
Answer. (c)

Question. .......... coat will do. It doesn’t need to be a raincoat.
(a) Little
(b) No
(c) Any
(d) Few
Answer. (c)

Question. Despite the advances in technology, .......... of the universe is yet to be discovered.
(a) much
(b) a quantity
(c) several
(d) an amount
Answer. (a)

Question. She has gone to Turkey for .......... months for her treatment.
(a) much
(b) several
(c) whole
(d) most
Answer. (b)

Question.  .......... the sixteen teams in the cup were represented with their flags.
(a) Plenty of
(b) Much of
(c) Many
(d) All
Answer. (d)

Question. Very .......... people are travelling by train because of its slow movement.
(a) few
(b) plenty
(c) little
(d) some
Answer. (a)

Question. There weren’t .......... people in the stadium because of the heavy rain.
(a) many
(b) much
(c) each
(d) plenty
Answer. (a)

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners.

Question. There are .......... books in the library.
Answer. many

Question. Have you ever had .......... high fever?
Answer.  a

Question. .......... National Health Service was set up in Britain in 1946.
Answer. The

Question. In .......... countries, you have to pay for medical treatment.
Answer. many

Question. My brother is .......... dentist.
Answer. a

Question. Only .......... houses were spared by the earthquake.
Answer. a few

Question. You must learn .......... English everyday to improve your language.
Answer. a little

Question. There isn’t .......... bread in that tin.
Answer. any

Question. Sometimes .......... patience and advice help more than medicine.
Answer. a little

Question. Could you bring me .......... books I left in the garden?
Answer. those

B.

Question. She gave a cookie to .......... child.
Answer. each

Question. I’ve got to solve .......... math problems before I go to sleep.
Answer. some

Question. .......... Cherries are delicious.
Answer. These

Question. My mother doesn’t drink .......... coffee.
Answer. much

Question. I always keep ..........money in my wallet for emergencies.
Answer. some

Question. They were bored because there was .......... to do.
Answer. little

Question. We invited .......... friends over to our house for a party.
Answer. a few

Question. ............. of the cakes had been baked the day before.
Answer. most

Question. ............. the children went to their respective classes.
Answer. all

Question. I invited Ram and Sheila to the party, but .......... of them came.
Answer. neither

II. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners.

Question. I admit that I don’t have .......... knowledge of the subject.
Answer. much

Question. May I taste .......... of the soup that you cooked this morning?
Answer. a little

Question. When Sapna realised that she still had a little time left, she gave me .......... assistance with my work.
Answer. some

Question. I took an apple from .......... refrigerator and ate it.
Answer. the

Question. The man complained that .......... boys were stealing some of his mangoes.
Answer. a few

Question. Are there .......... sandwiches for you?
Answer. any

Question. There are .......... people at the theatre.
Answer. many

Question. The children in the Kindergarten are given a cup of milk and .......... biscuits during the break.
Answer. some

Question. .......... goats have wandered into the garden and damaged the plants.
Answer. Several

Question. How .......... tablets have you taken?
Answer. many