Determiners in English Grammar

Determiner

QUESTION 41

______ knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Answer: The proverb is 'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing', meaning a small amount of knowledge can be misleading.

QUESTION 42

He is ______ European, not an American.

Answer: The word 'European' begins with a consonant sound ('y'), so the article 'a' is used.

QUESTION 43

There were ______ people at the concert than expected.

Answer: 'Fewer' is the comparative form used with countable nouns like 'people'.

QUESTION 44

______ of the witnesses could identify the culprit.

Answer: 'None of' is used with a plural noun to mean not a single one of a group of three or more.

QUESTION 45

This is ______ book I was telling you about.

Answer: 'The' is used to refer to a specific book that has already been mentioned or is known to the listener.

QUESTION 46

I have ______ work to do this evening.

Answer: 'A lot of' is used with the uncountable noun 'work' to indicate a large quantity.

QUESTION 47

______ that glitters is not gold.

Answer: The proverb is 'All that glitters is not gold'.

QUESTION 48

He has lived in ______ USA for ten years.

Answer: 'The' is used before the names of countries that are plural or contain words like 'Republic', 'Kingdom', or 'States'.

QUESTION 49

Can I have ______ more coffee?

Answer: 'Some' is used in polite requests for an unspecified quantity of an uncountable noun.

QUESTION 50

______ student has to submit their assignment by Friday.

Answer: 'Every' is used with a singular noun to emphasize that the statement applies to all individuals in the group.

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