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1. 1.

   Underline the determiners in each sentence.

   1. This thirteen-year old girl has climbed the steep mountain.
   2. Each artificial flower was sprayed with some fragrance.
   3. There are enough things to enjoy in our life.
   4. He asked for a herbal shampoo, but I did not have any shampoo.
   5. Neither option suited my budget, so I changed all my plans.
   6. They had invited 20 renowned speakers, of whom many invitees declined.
   7. Both my teachers have appreciated out little effort of collecting funds very much.
   8. Each and every citizen should enjoy the basic rights listed in our constitution.
   9. I thought she was that girl, but she turned out to be another girl.
   10. These days will never come back, so take a little time out to have some fun.
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners or adjectives.

   1. The panelist gave ______________ (some / an) advice on time management.
   2. Life teaches us __________ (many / much) lessons.
   3. Does ____________ (its / your) pen have ___________ (the / any) ink in it?
   4. There was __________ (little / few) flour left, so I could not make ___________ (much / many) pancakes.
   5. _____________ (Any / Some) friends have borrowed ____________ (much / our) tools to fix ___________ (their / this) taps.
   6. ___________ (Either / Neither) house would have been burgled if ______________ (no / his) dog had barked.
   7. Tanjit has _____________ (many / much) old notes and ________________ (less / some) coins in ____________ (his / neither) piggy bank.
   8. I still have __________ (another / three) assignments to do, but that will not take ____________ (much / many) time.
   9. ____________ (Several / Much) water was released from the reservoir to the farmers.
   10. Nobody had __________ (much  / many) information beyond _____________ (a / the) news that _____________ (any / some) dam had burst.
3. 3.

   Fil in the blanks with little, a little, the little, few, a few or the few.

   1. Grocer: Good morning, Sir. Do you have ____________ time?
   2. Customer: Certainly, I can spare _____________ minutes.
   3. Grocer: We have _____________ questions for the purpose of feedback ______________ minutes you spare us will help us serve you better.
   4. Customer: _______________ shopkeepers care for feeback. And, the few who take feedback, do not act on it.
   5. Grocer: Sir, we are among ____________ grocers who value our customers and want to do every __________ bit to serve them better.
   6. Customer: It takes only ________________ effort to improve service. I have ______________ suggestions and I hope ________ suggestions I give will win you many more customers.
   7. Grocer: Thanks a lot, Sir.
4. 4.

   Fill in the blanks using suitable determiners from the box. You may repeat a determiner.

   enough	any	which	a	such	your
   this	many	the	some	my	a little

    

   1. Doctor: Have you ever been in bad health or had __________ serious problem?
   2. Patient: No, I have never had ___________ health-related problems.
   3. Doctor: What is _________ problem now?
   4. Patient: I have been having ____________ pain in my abdomen for ___________ time now.
   5. Doctor: ____________ side of the abdomen is the pain in?
   6. Patient: It is _______________ shifting pain but stays longer in ______________ middle.
   7. Doctor: ______________ people have been complaining of ______________ symptoms in _____________ weather. ___________ advice is that you should have ___________ light diet and _____________ water to flush out ____________ toxins from _____________ system.
   8. Patient: Thank you, Doctor.
5. 5.

   Mark a cross (χ) where a determiner is missing and write it in the space provided. The first one has been done for you.

   Choose (x) type of pots - clay or plastic - but they should be deep.	any
   Layer bottom with a few stones or bits of broken pots, or some gravel.	_______
   Then, add any synthetic soil to fill pot. Give enough water to keep	_______
   the soil moist. Scatter the seeds in the pots and cover them with layer of	_______
   solid and compost. Move pots to the balcony where they will get	_______
   hours of sunlight every day. Water pots to soak the soil completely.	_______
   Thereafter, it will be necessary to water your plants in balcony	_______
   times a day.	_______

    

6. 6.

   Choose the correct word and fill in the blanks.

   "We are planning __________ (any  / the / a) surprise party on Alex's birthday. _________ (that / which / what) colour streamers should we buy?" asked Ali.

   "Pick ___________ (any / some / this) colour you like," replied Meera.

   "Do you like __________ (this / those / that) balloons?"

   "They look nice. But don't forget to save __________ (little / some / enough) money for ________ (a / an / the) cake and sandwiches we have ordered. please," said Nadira. 

   "I will ask Rehan and Vikram too to join _________ (the / this / some) party. Then, they too can contribute ___________ (little / few / a few) rupees," said Joe.

   "Let us not, please," said Meera. "Alex doesn't speak to ____________ (both / either / neither) of them. Neither would they agree to attend ___________( our / my / his) birthday party. They fought last Sunday. It will make ___________ (any / every / each) one of us miserable."