Exercise
Exercise 1: Insert the where necessary:
1. Yamuna is in spate during the rainy season.
Ans: The Yamuna is in spate during the rainy season.
2. Janta Express is late by two hours.
Ans: The Janta Express is late by two hours.
Ans: I caught him by the left arm.
4. Rich are not always happy.
Ans: The rich are not always happy.
5. Magellan made a voyage round world.
Ans: Magellan made a voyage round the world.
6. Moon goes round earth once a month.
Ans: The Moon goes round the earth once a month.
7. Anger is worst enemy of man.
Ans: Anger is the worst enemy of man.
8. Child is father of man.
Ans: The child is the father of the man.
9. Babar brave defeated Rana Sanga.
Ans: Babar the brave defeated Rana Sanga
10. Camel is called ship of the desert.
Ans: The camel is called the ship of the desert.
Exercise 2. There are eighteen nouns given here. Which of them will take --the--before them?
1. The Ganga
2. The small island
3. The able teacher
4. The Hindustan Times
5. The honest man
6. The USA
7. The Hindus
8. _x__ BA
9. The Bhanots
10. _x__ hammer
11. The poor
12. _x__ MA
13. The best actor
14. _x__ uniform
15. The English
16. The earth
17. The bad worker
18. The moon
Exercise 3. Answer:
1. What is a determiner? Name its two
chief classes.
Ans: A determiner is a word that determines what a noun or a pronoun refers to and in what way.
Its two chief classes are - specific determiners and general
determiners.
2. Name five sentences with specific determiners.
Ans : The following are the five examples of sentences with specific determiners --
a. The man came to our house yesterday.
b. This is the book I am looking for.
c. At last the villagers caught the tiger.
d. I want to know the story.
e. He is the best of all.
3. Write five Sentences with general
determiners.
Ans: The following are the five examples of sentences with specifi determiners --
a. I have a book.
b. He is eating an Apple.
c. An old man is coming.
d. There is a school in the village.
4. How many specific determiners are there ? List them in a tabular form.
Ans: There are three kinds of specific determiners are there as mentioned below with determiners:-
1. The - The definite article.
2. This, These, That, Those, Such,
Same, Certain - demonstrative
adjectives.
3. My, Our, Your, His, Her, It's, Their -
possesive adjectives.
5. Which is the commonest specific determiners? Write it's five uses at least.
Ans: The is the commonest specific determiner.
It's five uses are as follows :
👉.It's used before a noun which is
only one.
👉 It's used before superlatives.
👉 It's used before a noun which has
become definite having been already
mentioned.
👉 It's used before a singular noun
that points to a general features.
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Exercise 1. Underline the demonstrative determiners in each sentences:
1. I must buy this motor-cycle.
2. This mago tree was planted by my grandpa.
3. Can you bring such pens for us?
4. A certain king had his capital at Ujjain then.
5. These sums are very easy in fact.
6. This book contains beautiful pictures.
7. That approach is quite unwise.
8. These paintings are very fine indeed.
9. Those days can never be forgotten.
10. You can never do it that way.
Exercise 2. Underline the possessive determiners in each sentence:
1. These mangoes were planted by my grandpa.
2. Our principal is a strict disciplinarian.
3. Their efforts were crowned with success.
4. There are twenty rupees in my pocket.
5. Where is your pink ribbon, Meena?
6. Has she given up her entire share?
7. Every dog has his day.
8. Neither party deserves our help.
9. My grandfather has a pink turban on.
10. He is the boy who picked my pocket.
Exercise 3. Supply a suitable determiners for each blank.
1. ____ child is father of ____ man.
Ans: The, the
2. God's plans are just beyond ____ head.
Ans: our
3. ____ scheme will work no doubt.
Ans: This
4. We must learn to help ____ weak and ___ needy.
Ans: the, the
5. ____ country---India is the best land of all.
Ans: Our
6. ____ sum is very tough to solve indeed.
Ans: This
7. ____ efforts proved of no avail at all.
Ans: Their
8. What happened to ____ brisk business after all?
Ans: your
9. ____ days were really very colourful days.
Ans: Those
10. It can be possible in a ____ condition only.
Ans: certain
11. ____ excuses cannot work with me at least.
Ans: such
12. You are telling the ____ old story again.
Ans: same
Exercise 4.
(a) What are demonstrative determiners? How many are they in all. Name them.
Ans: The determiners which refer to nouns in a specific way are called demonstrative determiners. They are 7 (seven) in all. They are as follows : this, that, these, those, such, certain and same.
(b) What are possessive determiners? How many are they in all? Name them.
Ans: The determiners that indicate that a noun belongs to someone or is related to someone in some way are called possessive determiners. They are seven in all. They are as follows : my, our your his, her, its and their.
Exercise 5. Correct the following sentences:
1. The English is the language of English.
Ans: English is the language of the English.
2. Cow is the commonest milk animal.
Ans: The cow is the commonest milk animal.
3. All these books are mine books
Ans: All these books are mine.
4. This the same book which I bought yesterday.
Ans: This the same book as I bought yesterday.
5. His shirt is far finer than your.
Ans: His shirt is far finer than yours.
6. Everybody was praising hers grace.
Ans: Everybody was praising her grace.
7. Theirs efforts proved just fruitless.
Ans: Their efforts proved just fruitless.
8. Here is a table. These legs are its.
Ans: Here is a table. Its legs are these.
9. Our is a quite different story.
Ans: Ours is a quite different story.
10. Is there any money in yours pocket?
Ans: Is there any money in your pocket?
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