English Medium Class 10 - CBSE Question Bank Solutions for English Communicative

Determiners with countable and uncountable nouns

Now get into groups of four, compare your answers, and decide which of
the determiners can be used with
.....................................   countable nouns only
 ....................................    uncountable nouns only
........................................... both countable and uncountable nouns

Fill in the table below as you do this activity

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.

1 have been to ______ [a/ the ] doctor, whose name appeared in the New York Times.

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

While food production has shown only marginal improvement, the demand for food grains, vegetables and fruits has registered an ______ growth the world over, forcing governments to initiate urgent measures to establish a balance between supply and demand.

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

To construct the ______ structure, the builder had to use enormous quantities of concrete.

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

When he returned from the office, he ______ himself in an armchair and asked for a cup of tea.

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.

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

When the teacher saw a student perched ______ on the branch of a tree, she asked him to climb down immediately.

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

The newly appointed office assistant earned the praise of her colleagues for the ______ with which she completed the tasks assigned to her.

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

The new office building was ______ with its bright and fashionable exterior.

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

The pensioner did not get his dues in time on account of the ______ of the officials.

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

The land ______ the post office was procured by the authorities for expanding the building that housed it.

Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.

Is there ____1 [ the/ a ] fitness centre near your house ?

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow : 

Merchants stock up on goods during festival seasons to meet the ______ demand and declare discounts when the sales slacken.

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

The box below contains ten words from the passage. Use them appropriately to fill the blank in the sentence that follow :

 During wars armies dig up ______ passages for the movement of troops and supplies unseen by the enemy.

Choose the appropriate option from the box to complete the given sentence.

________[ one/ few/ an ] example helps understand concepts better.

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________[ India/ lndia's] cultural diversity attracts tourists from all over the world. 

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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.

He has hardly read__ [ many/ any ] book.