Practice Questions-1: Determiners | Class 11 English Grammar PDF Download

Q.1. Study the following sentences and check whether ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’ are properly used or not. Write ‘no error’ for the correct sentences and suggest corrections for the incorrect sentences.
(i) I have two sisters and a brother; my brother has the son; that makes me an uncle.

I have two sisters and a brother; my brother has a son; that makes me an uncle.

(ii) Would you like orange? Or would you prefer a banana? We also have strawberries.

Would you like an orange? Or would you prefer a banana? We also have strawberries.

(iii) Let’s go and see the movie. It’s an adventure film that I have really been wanting to see.

No error

(iv) Is there an Internet cafe around here? I need to send an important e-mail.

No error

(v) My parents took an amazing trip to Manali last year-they even climbed a mountain near Kulu.

No error

Q.2. Fill in the blanks using this, that, these, or those.
(i) ________ is my wife.

This is my wife.

(ii) Could you bring me a book ________  I left in the garden?

Could you bring me a book that I left in the garden?

(iii) Many parents complain about their childhood _________ days.

Many parents complain about their childhood these days.

(iv) The jeans you have bought today are better than ________ you bought last month.

The jeans you have bought today are better than those you bought last month.

Q.3. Fill in the blanks with Numeral Determiners—one, two, some, any, little, few, all, both, much, many, several, etc.:

(i) How ________ money do you want?

How much money do you want?

(ii) Have you read ________ stories?

Have you read many/some stories?

(iii) I have read ________ short stories in Hindi but only ________ in English.

I have read many short stories in Hindi but only a lot of; few/some in English.

(iv) I read the letter again and noticed that there were _________ mistakes in it.

 I read the letter again and noticed that there were many mistakes in it.

(v) How _________ milk do you take every day?

How much milk do you take every day?

(vi) There are _________ countries in the world where the population is not growing fast.

There are a few countries in the world where the population is not growing fast.

(vii) Would you lend me your watch for ________ days?

Would you lend me your watch for some/a few days?

(viii) Do you have ________ complaint against the clerk?

Do you have any complaint against the clerk?

(ix) There are eggs in the basket, but there isn’t _________ butter.

There are eggs in the basket, but there isn’t some, any butter.

(x) ________ of the boys has broken this window pane.

A little of the boys has broken this window pane.