DETERMINERS 24.8.

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Determiners are the words which come before the noun
They can be classified into four types
1. Articles ( a, an , the )
2. Demonstratives ( this ,that, these ,those - help in pinpointing or
want focus or attention )
3. Possessives -( Your , their , my , our - tell the ownership)
4. Quantifiers ( tell the quantity of noun)
Quantifiers usually are divided into two categories
The ones used for
1 Countable nouns ( have plurals) 2 Uncountable nouns (no plural)

a. Some - is used with positive statements, usually for uncountable

nouns but can be used with the countable nouns if a specific
number is not given.
Example ---- Some students keep their camera off during the
class.

b. Any - is used in negative statements and in questions

c.Much - is used for uncountable nouns

when they are in large number.`

C- Much ----------------------a little----------------------little

( large quantity) (medium) (almost zero)small)

MANY IS USED WITH THE COUNTABLE NOUNS

 d. Many - is used for countable nouns when they are in
large number
Many ---------------a few ----------------------------few
(large no) ( medium) ( small no)

Much .many are generally used in negatives statements

Ex- there isn’t much milk in the bottle. ( negative )
There is a lot of milk in the bottle. ( positive)

This ring doesn’t cost much. (negative)

This necklace costs a lot. (positive)
Some is used for positive statements or when the answer
is expected in Yes

Would u like to have some coffee?

Do u have some money in your wallet?
There are some notebooks lying on the table.

Any is used in negative statements or to ask questions

Have u any toys for my son ?

Is there any chance of rain today?
There isn’t any meeting today , so u may leave.
There aren’t any cookies or cakes left for you.
We aren’t planning any picnic this year.

Important - 1-Some can be written in place of a lot of /lots of

I have a lot of friends in Germany.
I have some friends in Germany.
2- words like so, too, as much are followed by much/many and not a few
or a lot of
3.- lots of / a lot of are used in positive statements
There are lots of books on my study table.
I owe him lots of money.

Certain words which are always taken as uncountable or as collective

figure ( always take words like much , some , a little , any, no etc)
News , advice , evidence , progress , success , failure , money , t

raffic , accomodation , luggage , furniture , work , information

A little is used with UNCOUNTABLE Nouns

Time
Enough None some Plenty Too much Some

A few some many countable nouns

With Uncountable Nouns

● much
● a little/little/very little *
● a bit (of)
● a great deal of
● a large amount of
● a large quantity of

With Both

● all
● enough
● more/most
● less/least
● no/none
 ● not any
● some
● any
● a lot of
● lots of

With Countable Nouns

● many
● a few/few/very few **
● a number (of)
● several
● a large number of
● a great number of
● a majority of
 Class 6
Worksheet 1
Topic Determiners

Question 1 Fill up the correct determiner in the given sentences

1. How _________ time do you need to finish the work? ( much , many , any )

2. There are too__________ students in the library.( many, much , a few, some)

3. Have you visited__________ foreign countries? ( many , much , any , some)

4. Although he's very ill, he didn't take________ medicine. (some, many, a few, any, a
little, lots of)

5. ______________people know as much about linguistics as John does.( a little ,

many , a few ,some).

6. They say _______knowledge is a dangerous thing. ( a little, many , much , a few,

any)

7.He's having _________of trouble passing his driving test. ( much, many ,a lot of ,
less)

8. I spend most of my time reading novels. ( a little, most , much , many ,any )

9. Have you got ____________ tomatoes? ( some , any , much

10. There are____exercise books on the floor. ( a few , any , much , a little)

11. Did you get the ketchup? No, they didn't have____. ( many, any , much )

12. You should eat _____ fresh fruit as per the doctor’s advice. ( lots of , some
,many , any)

13.Is there_____ lemonade left? ( many, a little, any , a few)

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