Complete the following passage with an appropriate determiner
from the bracket:
Flowers are not only beautiful and fragrant, they are often also edible. Indians
have always relished eating flowers and (a) …………………… (some/one) of
the delicacies of Bengali cuisine is fritters made of pumpkin flowers. (b)
……………… (one/another) flower widely eaten in the north-east is the
banana flower which is made into a number of dishes.
Today, eating flowers is catching on in a big way. Apart from the cauliflower
and broccoli, there are (c) ……………… (various/some) other edible flowers
too. In (d) …………… (any/some) western countries, crystallized flowers are
used as decoration for cakes and puddings. Lavender flowers have (e)
…………… (much/many) uses. They are used for making lavender water as
well as in custards and ice creams. (f) ………… (Many/any) herbs like
rosemary, thyme, and basil are used for garnishing and flavour
Answers
- one
- another
- various
- some
- many
- many
Flowers are not only beautiful and fragrant, they are often also edible.
(a) Indians have always relished eating flowers and one of the delicacies of Bengali cuisine is fritters made of pumpkin flowers.
(b) Another flower widely eaten in the northeast is the banana flower which is made into a number of dishes. Today, eating flowers is catching on in a big way.
(c) Apart from cauliflower and broccoli, there are various other edible flowers too.
(d) In some western countries, crystallized flowers are used as decoration for cakes and puddings.
(e) Lavender flowers have many uses. They are used for making lavender water as well as in custards and ice creams.
(f) Many herbs like rosemary, thyme, and basil are used for garnishing and flavour.
Determiners:
- These are words used before a noun in a sentence.
- These words determine whether the subject or the sentence is general or specific.
- Since they precede and describe a noun, they also function as an adjective.
- Determiners can be articles, possessives, quantifiers, or demonstratives
- Quantifiers include numbers and words like many, much, one, some.
- Articles include a, and, the.
- Possessives include words like hers, theirs, his, yours.
- Demonstratives include this, that, these, those.