Question

Choose the right determiner from the alternatives given in the brackets. a) Do you want to buy__book? (any/ many/ some) .
b) There is__milk in that pot. (little/ a little/ the little) .
c) __Red Fort is in Delhi. (a/ an/ the) .
d) My brother is __M.R.C.P. (a/ an/ the).​

Answer 1

Answer:

Do you want to buy any book?

there is little milk in that pot.

The red. fort is in delhi.

My brother is the M.R.C.P.

Answer 2

Answer:

a) Do you want to buy any book? (any/ many/ some) .

b) There is little milk in that pot. (little/ a little/ the little) .

c) The Red Fort is in Delhi. (a/ an/ the) .

d) My brother is an M.R.C.P. (a/ an/ the).​

Explanation:

a) The rule for 'any' is: 'The words any, anybody, anyone, anything and anywhere are used in questions and negative statements.'

b) Determiner little means no milk; a little means just little bit;

c) The is used in front of historical buildings.

d) Articles 'a', 'an', and 'the' are used before nouns considering many rules in mind. One of the rules is the rule of consonant and vowel. While using articles we follow the 'sound rule' in mind. If the sound is vowel, we use 'an' while using indefinite article. If the sound is consonant, we shall use 'a'. Some words starting with vowel make consonant sounds. Words such as 'university', 'useful', ’unique’, 'unicorn', etc. also fall in the category of words that start with a vowel letter; but their sound is consonant. Hence we use 'a' in front of these words. Some acronyms that start with letters 's', 'm', etc. they produce vowel sound. So we used 'an' with M.R.C.P.