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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.
- Australia, ................ country in the southern Hemisphere, has produced some world-class sportspersons.
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उत्तर
- Australia, a country in the southern Hemisphere, has produced some world-class sportspersons.
Indefinite (non-specific)
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संबंधित प्रश्न
In this unit you will use the words which help to identify things – to say whether they are known or unknown to the listener, which one(s) the speaker is talking about, whether the speaker is thinking of specific examples or talking in general. You will also work with words which say ‘how much’ or ‘how many’.
There are twenty determiners in the grid given below. Encircle these determiners.
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.
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 |
|
| 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 ............. |
Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks by using words which will help to make the meaning clear.
A. ( 1) ___ two chairs look so shabby. Don't you think we need to get a
(2) ................ of new ones?
B. We'll talk about it a (3)................ later, I have (4) ................important piece of work to complete tonight. I can't spare (5) ................time right now.
A. I saw (6)................ exquisite chair at 'WOODCRAFT'. I think they would fit beautifully in (7) ................drawing-room.
B. WOODCRAFT! It is (8) ................most expensive show-room in town.
A But they have authentic teak furniture, or we could choose (9)................set of chairs in rosewood; (10) ................idea may be to buy some cane chairs. B. I guess it would be useful to spend a ( 11) ................ more on furniture which would last for ( 12) ................years.
A. So, when can you spare a (13)................ hours to visit WOODCRAFf with me?
B. We could go ( 14) ................ Saturday or Sunday.
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.
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.
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 sentence.
I spent _______[ the little / a little ] money I had.
Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.
You may have_______ [either \ any] of the four watches.
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)
He lost his voice for good.
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)
These three books articulate his search for science’s Holy Grail.
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)
A few events prevented him from despondency.
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
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:
