Some important determiners from
'Government English Grammar', supported
by Podmeswar
1.
I bought ………watch yesterday. Ans:-
a
2.
They are playing with………..ball. Ans:- a
3.
That is……..tiger. ans: a
4.
Please give me……….orange. ans: an
5.
……..egg costs about forty four paise now. Ans: an
6.
Always use……umbrella when you will go out in the
rain. Ans: an
7.
Nogen has …….dog and………cat in his house. Ans: a, a
8.
………..dog/cat is white. Ans: the
9.
I have been waiting here for ………hour. Ans: an
10.
Raju is …….honest boy. Ans: an
11.
She is……..heiress to her father’s property. Ans: an
12.
Mr. Ahmed is………..honourable man. Ans: an
13.
This is ………..one-rupee note. Ans: a
14.
We saw……..one-act play last night. Ans: a
15.
There is ……….university in Shillong now. Ans: a
16.
The student of our school have……..union now. Ans: a
17.
He has been living in that house for…….year. ans: a
18.
I want to buy ……..yellow shirt. Ans:a
19.
He is……………M.A. and his brother is………….B.A. Ans: an, a
20.
Dr.Baruah is …………F.R.C.S. and his son is………M.R.C.P. Ans: an,
an
21.
My brother is……..N.C.C. Cadet. Ans: an
22.
Mr. Sharma is building ……….R.C.C. house. Ans:
an
23.
There is………book on the table. Ans: a
24.
Twelve inches make…………foot. Ans: a
25.
……. bird in hand is worth two in the bush. Ans:a
26.
Not………word was said. Ans: a
27.
The people of….village knew that there
was……..road. they told him about……….tiger. he got up on…….tree. (meaning of
certain)
Ans: The people of the village knew that
there was a road. They told him about a tiger. He got up on the tree.
28.
Gold is………metal. Ans:a
29.
Water is………liquid. Ans: a
30.
Milk is……….food. ans:
a
31.
I paid ……..thousand rupees for this picture. Ans: a
32.
She bought ………sari for………hundred rupees. Ans: The, a
33.
……..good many students were absent today. Ans: a
34.
I want to buy……dozen eggs. Ans: a
35.
………gold of this ring is not pure. Ans: the
36.
……….water of this pond is not clear. Ans: the
37.
…………..jute of Nowgong district is of very good
quality. Ans: the
38.
Sugar is about for rupees ………..kilo now. Ans: a
39.
…….sugar I bought yesterday was not very good. Ans: the
40.
If Govind santds a chair, he can touch…….the
ceiling. Ans: the
41.
There is …….. carpet in ………..middle of……floor of
this room. Ans: a, the, the
42.
He has gone to ……post office to buy some stamps. Ans: the
43.
………..sun rises in the east. Ans: the
44.
……….. Moon has set. Ans: the
45.
……….sky is cloudy today. Ans: the
46.
…………Bilble is……….holy book of Christians. Ans: the, the
47.
………Koran is …….holy book of the Muslims. Ans: the, the
48.
………Vedas were written long ago. Ans: the
49.
…….Ramayana and …….Mahabharata are two epics. Ans: the, the
50.
……..English are a brave people. Ans: the
51.
……..French/Assamese have a glorious past. Ans: the
52.
……….Assamese are not very rich. Ans: the
53.
………..Pacific is……….ocean. ans: the, an
54.
………..Brahmaputra flows through Assam. Ans: the
55.
………Ganga is …….sacred river. Ans: the, a
56.
………..Cauvery flows through Tamil Nadu. Ans: the
57.
……..Andamans are ……… group of islands. Ans: the, a
58.
……French Revolution is …….. great event of world
history. Ans: the
59.
……..Tajmahal was built by Shahjahan. Ans: the
60.
…..Red Fort is in Delhi. Ans: the
61.
…….Queen Elizabeth is one of the biggest ships
in ………world. Ans: the, the
62.
………Himalayas are in ……..north of our country. Ans: the, the
63.
…..Nilgiries are in ……..South India. Ans: the, the
64.
…………U.S.A. is a very rich country. Ans: the
65.
There are many Indians in …….U.K. ans: the
66.
…..U.N.O. looks after world peace. Ans: the
67.
Raju is..student of Cotton Collegiate High School. Ans:a
68.
Cotton College is the oldest College in Assam. Ans:the
69.
Assamese is……rich language. Ans: a
70.
……….cuckoo sings in spring. Ans: the
71.
Leaves fall off in….autumn. ans: the
72.
……Summer is very hot in Delhi. Ans: the
73.
He is………Shakespeare
of India. Ans: the
74.
This great poet is……Kalidasa is modern India. Ans:
the
75.
Nagen is………best boy in…….class. ans: the, the
76.
Raju is …worst player in ….. team. Ans; the, the
77.
This is…..cheapest rice in the market. Ans: the
78.
I do not like…..boy. ans: the
79.
We shall go to….club this evening. Ans: the
80.
……..pen you gave me yesterday is lost. Ans: the
81.
……cow/horse/dog
is a useful animal. Ans: the
82.
……….rose is a beautiful flower. Ans: the
83.
……….immortal Shakespeare was not highly
educated. Ans:- the
84.
……..Mr. Mahanta whom you met yesterday is my
uncle. Ans: the
85.
…….poor are not always unhappy. Ans: the
86.
……….rich are not always happy. Ans:
the
87.
…….more……merrier. ans: the, the
88.
……more we get…..more we want. Ans: the, the
89.
We went there in………morning. Ans:
the
90.
He comes here on……..third of March. Ans: the
91.
She went to the cinema……….day before yesterday. Ans: the
92.
He is…..graduate of Kolkata University. Ans: a
93.
………..University
of Delhi/Gauhati/Kolkata is very famous in India. Ans: the
1.
I have………money in my pocket. Ans: some
2.
She hasn’t……..money in her pocket. Ans: any
3.
Have you………money in your pocket? Ans: any
4.
I want to buy……..eggs. Ans: some
5.
He doesn’t want to buy……..eggs. Ans: any
6.
Do you want to buy…….eggs? Ans: any
7.
……..people do not like fish. Ans: some
8.
Will you give me……salt? Ans: some**
9.
……….present will not do. Ans: any**
10.
……….man can do it. Ans:
any**
11.
Keep……..marbles for your brother. Ans: the few
12.
Did you have …….much trouble in finding my
house? Ans: much
13.
There isn’t……….milk in that cup. Ans: much
14.
Are there………boys in the class today? Ans: many
15.
He has……..money. ans:
a lot of
16.
There is……..of sugar in that shop. Ans: a large quantity.
17.
There are………mangoes on that tree. Ans: a large number of
18.
You have put………..sugar in my tea. Ans: a lot of
19.
She has put too…….sugar in my tea. Ans: much
20.
There is……….to be said on this subject. Ans: much
21.
He bought ………..books in Kolkata last month. Ans: a lot of
22.
Did you read…………much last year? Ans: much
23.
There are ……..books on the table. Ans: many
24.
I looked into……….room of the house. Ans: every
25.
…….member was present. Ans: each
26.
………girl brought flowers. Ans: each
27.
I spoke to ……..man separately. Ans: each
28.
……….boy got a prize. Ans: each
29.
The teacher gave two books to……boy. Ans: each
30.
……..girl wore a ribbon. Ans: every
31.
There isn’t……time. Ans: any
32.
There aren’t……..books in that bag. Ans: any
33.
Mr. Sarmah, ……bookseller, came to our house4
yesterday. Ans: the
34.
Mr. Sarmah, our Headmaster, is……learned man. Ans: a
35.
My frind, Anil is ……….engineer. ands: an
36.
Yesterday I met your brother,……….doctor. ans: the
37.
Robin, …….artist, has won a prize. Ans:- an
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