Manipur Board Class 9 and 10 English Grammar Solution: 1st Part Lesson 12 Determiners
Board of secondary education Manipur- BSEM published Class 9 and 10 English Grammar textbook 1st Part Lesson 12 ‘Determiners‘ full exercises Questions Answers. We have included all the right answer of each grammar question.
1.) Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the:
(a) Mohon is ________ taller of the two.
Answer. Mohon is the taller of the two.
Definite article ‘the’ is used to explain about one person.
(b) Grandmother narrated____ interesting story.
Answer. Grandmother narrated an interesting story.
Indefinite article ‘an’ is used before interesting for starting with vowel.
(c) ____ good man shows himself in his action.
Answer. A good man shows himself in his action.
Indefinite article ‘a’ is used to refer about any person.
(d) That is _____ useful instrument.
Answer. That is an useful instrument.
Indefinite article ‘an’ is used before useful for being started with vowel sound.
(e) Father bought _____ book and _____ ink-pot for me.
Answer. Father bought a book and an ink-pot for me.
A is used before consonant sound and ‘an’ is used before vowel sound of a noun.
(f) _______ dish mother prepared was very delicious.
Answer. The dish mother prepared was very delicious.
Definite article ‘the’ is used for referring any specific thing.
(g) _______ pen is to write with.
Answer. A pen is to write with.
Indefinite article ‘a’ is used before common noun.
(h) Bring me _____ pen lying on the table.
Answer. Bring me the pen lying on the table.
Definite article ‘the’ is used for a specific object.
(i) It is not _____ cow but ____ ox.
Answer. It is not a cow but an ox.
A is used before consonant and ‘an’ is placed before vowel.
(j) We could not reach _____ bus -stop in time.
Answer. We could not reach the bus-stop in time.
Definite article ‘the’ is used for a specific place.
2.) Fill in the blanks with suitable Determiners:
(a) How____ money does he need?
Answer. How much money does he need?
Much is used before money.
(b) ____ girl is very proud.
Answer. The girl is very proud.
‘The’ is placed to refer specific person.
(c) Do you have _____ complaint against my brother?
Answer. Do you have any complaint against my brother?
Any is used as an indefinite pronoun.
(d) His mother is a singer and ____sister is a dancer.
Answer. His mother is a singer and the sister is a dancer.
Definite article ‘the’ is used to refer the same person.
(e) One goes to _____ University for higher education.
Answer. One goes to a university for higher education.
Indefinite article ‘a’ is used for vowel sounding as the same.
(f) _____more one has ____ more one wants.
Answer. The more one has the more one wants.
Definite article ‘the’ is used before comparative degree.
(g) My brother asked me for _____ money but I didn’t have ______.
Answer. My brother asked me for some money but I didn’t have much.
Some and much both are used for referring money.
(h) ____ boy will get a prize.
Answer. The boy will get a prize.
Definite article ‘the’ is used for mentioning a particular person.
(i) Give me a _____ sugar.
Answer. Give me a little sugar.
Indefinite adjective little is used for uncountable noun.
3.) Fill in the blanks in the following sentences, selecting one word from those given in the brackets against them:
(a) There are _____ clever girls in my class. ( some, any)
Answer. There are some clever girls in my class.
Some is used for indefinite noun.
(b) There is ______ milk in the cup. (a few, a little).
Answer. There is a little milk in the cup.
A little used before milk for uncountable noun.
(c) The teacher didn’t ask the students ____ question. ( some, any)
Answer. The teacher didn’t ask students any question.
Any is used in negative sentence.
(d) I have seen this film ____ times. ( many, numerous)
Answer. I have seen this film many times.
Any is used to refer multiple times.
(e) The young man had _____ reason to be satisfied. (each , every)
Answer. The young man had every reason to be satisfied.
‘Every’ is the correct adjective to use before reason.
4.) Correct the following sentences:
(a) She is a woman of a few words.
Answer. She is a woman of few words.
Few is correct adjective here.
(b) Little money is better than none.
Answer. A little money is better than none.
A little is more definite in this case.
(c) All his family members are angry with him.
Answer. All of his family members are angry with him.
All of his is the correct phrase.
(d) There are no less than fifty boys in the room.
Answer. There are no fewer than fifty boys in the room.
Fewer than is correct for number in a sentence.
(e) I have not some milk.
Answer. I don’t have some milk.
Do not have is the correct phrase of verb.
(f) She has no any friend.
Answer. She has no friend.
No and any cannot be used together. Either no or any can be used in a sentence with the subject-verb agreement wise.
(g) His both brothers are players.
Answer. Both of his brothers are players.
After both preposition is used before pronoun.
(h) Each of them followed their plan.
Answer. Each of them followed the plan.
Each of them is the correct phrase with pronoun and preposition combination.
(i) I had to put in many hard work.
Answer. I had to put in much hard work.
Much is the correct adjective to refer hard work for being uncountable noun.
(j) A great many man came to the film show.
Answer. A great many men came to the film show.
Plural noun men is used for being referred with adjective many.
(k) Many a young boys have experimented with drugs.
Answer. Many young boys have experimented with drugs.
Indefinite article ‘a’ is not needed here as the subject is indefinite plural number.
(l) The villager have not done nothing.
Answer. The villager has not done anything.
The villager is singular subject so it takes singular verb has.