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Determiners

1) The document provides examples of fill-in-the-blank questions testing use of determiners like "a", "an", "the", etc. It gives the questions and answers. 2) It then provides a short story and asks the reader to choose the correct determiner to fill in blanks in the story. 3) The story is about a clever man named Mahesh Das who tricks a palace guard and impresses the king, receiving a new name and position at court.

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Determiners

1) The document provides examples of fill-in-the-blank questions testing use of determiners like "a", "an", "the", etc. It gives the questions and answers. 2) It then provides a short story and asks the reader to choose the correct determiner to fill in blanks in the story. 3) The story is about a clever man named Mahesh Das who tricks a palace guard and impresses the king, receiving a new name and position at court.

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Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks

Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners from the given options.

1. Ramu is ____ honest man who runs ____ small shop around the corner. (a, a / an, a)
2. Have you seen ____ Taj Mahal? It is one of the seven wonders of the world. (the, a)
3. Are ____ your books? Can you share them with me? (these/this)
4. Do you have ____ buns left? I need to buy ____. (any/few, some/several)
5. ____ of the students got ___ chocolates from the teacher. (each,some / each, any)
6. Is ____ book Alisha’s? I found it lying on the floor. (this/that)
7. ___ of the boys decided to visit ____ Selfish Giant’s garden when he wasn’t around. (enough,a /
some,the)
8. Do ___ of you like pizza? I thought of ordering ____. (any,some / some, one)
9. ____ of the boys were quarrelling over ___ toy. (both,the / each, the)
10. ___ car met with ___ accident nearby. (the,an / a,a)

Answers –
1. Ramu is an honest man who runs a small shop around the corner. (a/an, an/ a)
2. Have you seen the Taj Mahal? It is one of the seven wonders of the world. (the, a)
3. Are these your books? Can you share them with me? (these/this)
4. Do you have any buns left? I need to buy some. (any/few, some/several)
5. Each of the students got some chocolates from the teacher. (each/few, some/any)
6. Is this book Alisha’s? I found it lying on the floor. (this/that)
7. Some of the boys decided to visit the Selfish Giant’s garden when he wasn’t around.
(Some/enough, a/the)
8. Do any of you like pizza? I thought of ordering some. (any/one, some/few)
9. Both of the boys were quarrelling over the toy. (both/ little, each/the)
10. The car met with an accident nearby. (the/an, an/a)

Choose the Right Determiner


Read the following story and choose the correct option.
Once upon (a)___ time, there lived (b)___ man named Mahesh Das. He was well known for (c)___
intelligent and witty answers. (d)____ people came from far away areas to ask advice on (e) ____ things.
One day he decided to meet king Akbar, so he travelled to Agra. But while entering through (f) ___ gates
of the palace, one of the guards stopped him. (g)____ guard said if Mahesh Das gave half of whatever he
received from Akbar, he would be allowed to go in. Mahesh Das agreed and went inside to meet Akbar.
When Akbar asked what Mahesh Das wanted, he asked for 100 lashes as his reward. Shocked to hear such
(h)___ unusual request, Akbar asked him why he wanted lashes. Mahesh Das said that (i)___ guard at the
gate asked to give him half of whatever he would get, and that’s the reason why he asked for 100 lashes.
Akbar got very angry at (j)___ behaviour of the guard and summoned him to the court. Once the guard
arrived, he was not only given (k)___ lashes but also imprisoned for five years. Impressed by the wit of
Mahesh Das, Akbar gave him a new name, ‘Birbal’ and made him a respected member of the court.

Answers –
Once upon (a) a time, there lived (b) a man named Mahesh Das. He was well known for (c) hisintelligent
and witty answers. (d) Many people came from far away areas to ask advice on (e) manythings. One day
he decided to meet king Akbar, so he travelled to Agra. But while entering through (f) thegates of the
palace, one of the guards stopped him. (g) The guard said if Mahesh Das gave half of whatever he received
from Akbar, he would be allowed to go in. Mahesh Das agreed and went inside to meet Akbar. When
Akbar asked what Mahesh Das wanted, he asked for 100 lashes as his reward. Shocked to hear such
(h) an unusual request, Akbar asked him why he wanted lashes. Mahesh Das said that (i) a guard at the
gate asked to give him half of whatever he would get, and that’s the reason why he asked for 100 lashes.
Akbar got very angry at (j) thebehaviour of the guard and summoned him to the court. Once the guard
arrived, he was not only given (k) enough lashes but also imprisoned for five years. Impressed by the wit
of Mahesh Das, Akbar gave him a new name, ‘Birbal’ and made him a respected member of the court.

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