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Pick out the determiner word in the following sentences and select kind of
determiner it is.
1.
There is some tea in the kettle.
(A) Article Determiners
(B) Demonstrative Determiners
(C) Possessive Determiners
(D) Numeral Determiners
(E) Quantitative Determiners​

Answers

Answered by satvikanareddy
0

Answer: hope this will help

Explanation:

It is (E) - Quantitative Determiners

It’s Quantitative Determiners as quantity means amount of a thing so it makes sense and tells that is a Quantitative Determiners

Answered by shrutikrsingh
265

Answer:

There is some tea in the kettle.

Some- Quantitative Determines

More Information:

DEFINITION:

Determiners are those which are placed before nouns to identify and specify which particular person or thing we are referring to.

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KINDS OF DETERMINERS :

There are six different kinds of determiners:

  • Articles.
  • Demonstratives.
  • Quantifiers.
  • Possessives.
  • Distributives.
  • Interrogatives.

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Quantifiers:

Quantifiers are words that provide information about the quantity of a noun.

Example- Can you lend me some sugar?

Few people turned up for the meeting.

Many, much:

Much stands for quantity and is used before an uncountable noun whereas many denote number and is used before countable nouns.

Example- Was there much milk left in the pot?

We have not got many books.

Some, any:

Some is used

(a) to express quantity in an affirmative sentence

Example- There are some children outside.

(b) in interrogative sentences when the speaker expects an affirmative answer.

Example- Are not there some stamps in the drawer?

Any is used

In negative sentences

Example- I did not buy any pen.

In interrogative sentences when the speaker expects a negative answer.

Example- Do you have any pen?

Few, a few, the few:

Few means not many and it has a negative meaning.

Example- he has few books left in his library.

A few means some at least. It has a positive meaning.

Example- I have a few books left in my library.

The few means whole of a particular number. It can have both positive and negative meaning.

Example- I corrected the few mistakes he did.

Note- FEW is always used with countable nouns.

Little, A little, the little:

Little means hardly any or not much. It has a negative meaning.

Example- There was little money in the house.

A little means at least. It has a affirmative meaning.

Example- There is a little milk left in the pot.

The little implies the whole of something.

Example- He drank the little milk I had.

Note- Little is always used with uncountable nouns.

Less, fewer:

Less is used with reference to quantity and fewer with reference to number.

Example- The huge pumpkin weighed no less than ten pounds.

No fewer than two thousand people joined the strike.

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