Determiners Exercise
Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner.
1. She wears ……………………… make-up for my taste.
too much
too many
so much
Too much shows undesirable extremes. It is used before an uncountable noun.
2. We got ……………………….. answers to our advertisement.
too much
too many
so much
We use too many before a plural noun.
3. I arrived ………………………. early.
too
too much
Either could be used here
Before adverbs, we use too, not too much.
4. He is ………………………. generous.
too
too much
much
Before an adjective without a noun, we use too.
5. It is too …………………………. to go out.
a cold day
cold a day
cold day
We can use too before adjective + a/an + noun.
6. The water is …………………………. salty for us to drink.
so
very
too
too much
We cannot use too much before an adjective without a noun.
7. ………………………….. children love animals.
Most
The most
Most of
When most means the majority of, it is used without the.
8. She didn’t eat ………………………….. breakfast.
many
much
much of
many of
We use much before a noun without a determiner.
9. You can’t see ………………………… a city in a day.
much
much of
too much
We use much of before a determiner.
10. ……………………….. the people here seem to know each other.
Most
Most of
The most
We use most of before a noun with a determiner.
11. ……………………………… Indians can understand Hindi.
Most
Most of
The most of
We use most before a noun without a determiner.
12. How ………………………….. you are there?
many
many of
much of
We use many of before a pronoun.
PLAY AGAIN !
Answers
1. She wears too much make-up for my taste.
2. We got too many answers to our advertisement.
3. I arrived too early.
4. He is too generous.
5. It is too cold a day to go out.
6. The water is too salty for us to drink.
7. Most children love animals.
8. She didn’t eat much breakfast.
9. You can’t see much of a city in a day.
10. Most of the people here seem to know each other.
11. Most Indians can understand Hindi.
12. How many of you are there?