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प्रश्न
Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.
That house at the comer of the street belongs to _____ [ many / those ] people who are standing near its gate.
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उत्तर
That house at the comer of the street belongs to those people who are standing near its gate.
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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.
- ................... girl who lives at the corner of our street has been selected for the
civil services.
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.
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.
- The Amazon is considered to be ___ largest river in the world, in terms of volume of water.
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.
- 1950 is ___ year in which India became a republic.
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 |
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 ............. |
Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.
1 have been to ______ [a/ the ] doctor, whose name appeared in the New York Times.
Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.
Is there ____1 [ the/ a ] fitness centre near your house ?
Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.
________[ one/ few/ an ] example helps understand concepts better.
Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.
________[ India/ lndia's] cultural diversity attracts tourists from all over the world.
Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given Sentence.
My _________[another/ other ] sister is taller than me .
From the following sentence, underline the Nouns and encircle their Determiners that specify the nouns in a noun phrase.
(articles/possessive pronouns/demonstratives or quantifiers)
He lost his voice for good.
From the following sentence, underline the Nouns and encircle their Determiners that specify the nouns in a noun phrase.
(articles/possessive pronouns/demonstratives or quantifiers)
Over the years, Hawking has written 15 books.
From the following sentence, underline the Nouns and encircle their Determiners that specify the nouns in a noun phrase.
(articles/possessive pronouns/demonstratives or quantifiers)
A few events prevented him from despondency.
Determiners are words that modify a noun or noun phrase and occur before them in a sentence. Determiners provide a context to the noun they precede.
They may be:
- Articles - a, an, the
- Demonstratives - this, that, these, those, which etc.
- Possessives - my, your, our, their, his, her etc. my friend’s, her mother’s etc.
- Quantifiers - few, many, much, more, every, each, some etc.
- Numerals - one, four, hundred, first, fourth, hundredth
Underline only Determiners in the following.
My brother bought a few magazines.
