Question

Fill in the blanks by choosing the most appropriate option (Determiners).They stock__________ wide range of bicycles for hire.

1 point

A. few

B. a

C. the

D. an

Q7. I have read_________ books I had.

1 point

A. few

B. much

C. the few

D. a little

Q8. She has barely__________ sense of humour.

1 point

A. any

B. some

C. both

D. all


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Answer 1

The blanks have been filled by choosing the most appropriate determiner as follows:

1. They stock a wide range of bicycles for hire.

2. I have read the few books I had.

3.  She has barely any sense of humour.

• Determiners are words that are associated with a noun or noun phrase and in turn, helps to point out the reference in the context.

• The different types of determiners are:

Articles- a, an, the

Quantifiers- a few, many, some

Ordinals- first, second, third

Numerals- one, two, three

Demonstrative- this, those, that

Possessives- my, her, his.

Answer 2

Q6. They stock a  wide range of bicycles for hire.

Q7. I have read the few books I had.

Q8. She has barely any sense of humour.

Explanation

Q 6. determiner 'a' is usually used with expressions such 'a wide range'.

Q 7. The few means not many but all those available at the time.

Q 8. 'barely' means 'not'. We usually use determiner 'any' with 'not'

Determiners

A determiner is a type of adjective. A determiner always precedes a noun. The function of a determiner is to modify a noun to indicate quantity, possession, specificity, or definiteness.  Many determiners can be used either as adjectives or as pronouns.  Some of the determiners are: a, an, the, this, that, these, those, my, your, his, her, our, their, all, another, any, both, each, either, enough, every, few, fewer, less, little, many, more, most, much, neither, no, one, only, other, several, some, etc.