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प्रश्न
Determiners with countable and uncountable nouns
Add a suitable noun to each of the following determiners in the box below.
| a............ both............. few................. much.............. all............... each............ little ............ neither................ an.............. either.............. many ............... no............. another............... enough .............. more .............. any .............. every........... most........... several............... one.............. some............. two(etc).............. a lot of ............. |
उत्तर
a girl both the boys few boys much smoke
all boys each girl little milk neither boy
an elephant either tree many sheep no boy
another girl enough sugar more water any work
every cadet most money several boys one boy
some children two(etc) fans a lot of noise
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Working in pair, decide which of the following items in italics is definite (or specific) and which is indefinite (or non-specific).
Then complete the following sentence using appropriate articles.
- Many countries rely on ___ type of cocoa produced in Ghana for their chocolate products.
Read this extract from a story. Fill in the blanks using a, an or the where necessary.
I drove on the Time Machine without changing .............. lever . At last I stopped; ............... sun was red and very large and ........... huge reddish
rock was there. ................ Time Machine, in which I sat, was standing on ............. sloping beach and I saw ................. sea stretch to ................ horizon, but without any waves. No breath of wind stirred and I began to breathe very fast and felt ................ oppression in my head. I heard .............. harsh scream and saw .............. thing like ............. huge butterfly. But as I turned to look around again, I froze. .................. reddish mass of rock was moving towards me. I realized that it was ................ monstrous crablike creature. I felt a tickle on my cheek, as though .............. fly had lighted there. I struck at this and caught something threadlike. With horror I realized that I had just grasped ............. antenna of ............... monster crab. In a moment I had pulled the lever. I placed ................. time of one month between myself and these monsters.
Ref.: The Time Machine
By H.G.Wells
In groups of four, read the following description from a geography book, and underline the geographical names.
The Himalayas, the highest mountain range in the world, protect India from the cold winds blowing from central Asia and the People's Republic of China. Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak of the world belongs to this range and is situated in Nepal. To the south of the Himalayas, the great northern plains extend between the mouth of the rivers Indus and the Ganga. The Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra start in the Himalayas .The Indus starts in Tibet near Mansarovar Lake. The Ganga rises in the Himalayas and the Brahmaputra, also known as Tsang Po, starts in Tibet. The Ganga and the Brahmaputrajoin together before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Between the fertile Indus and Ganga plains are the Aravalli Hills and the Thar Desert.
Now discuss within your groups how the article is used (or not used) before geographical terms, and complete the following table:
| Names | Category | Use of the | Conclusion | Other examples |
| Himalyas | Mountain range | The' is used before names of mountain ranges |
The Alps The Andes |
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| Mount Everest | ||||
| Cities | Pune, Delhi | |||
| India Nepal |
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People's Republic of China |
A country whose name includes words like republic, union etc. | |||
| Rivers | ||||
| Dal lake | ||||
| Deserts |
Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.
l had left _____I [ the/ my] green shirt on the bed, but l can't find it now.
Given below is a picture of a beautiful scene you saw on your trip to Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Write an email to your friend Harsh, in Bangalore, describing the scene. To help you write your e-mail, firs match the determiners in the box with items from the picture. (X indicates that the word does not require a determiner.) Apart from the determiners given in the box, you can also use other suitable determiners.
two, three (etc), an, a, the, several, many, very little, every, each, X
.......... mango groves
............. ghats
............. riverganga
...............prayer flags
.............. ascetics
............ boats
............. tourists
............ temples
............. devotees
............ team of security officials
.............. sand
Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.
_______ [ little / a little ] milk is required for a cup of tea.
Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.
______[ few/ some ] of the mango trees in their garden bear fruit twice a Year .
Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentences.
_________[ any / each ]student of this class is a scholar badge holder.
From the following sentence, underline the Noun and encircle their Determiners that specify the noun in a noun phrase.
(articles/possessive pronouns/demonstratives or quantifiers)
Over the years, Hawking has written 15 books.
From the following sentence, underline the Noun and encircle their Determiners that specify the noun in a noun phrase.
(articles/possessive pronouns/demonstratives or quantifiers)
That dream made him realize it
