CBSE8- Practice Questions
- 2024-01-10
Title: Practice Questions for Determiners
Question 1:
Identify the determiner in the following sentence: 'I have three books.'
Answer: The determiner in this sentence is 'three'. It tells us the number of books.
Question 2:
Fill in the blank with the appropriate determiner: '______ dog is barking in the backyard.'
Answer: The appropriate determiner to fill in the blank is 'The'. It specifies that it is a specific dog that is barking in the backyard.
Question 3:
Rewrite the sentence with a different determiner: 'This car is fast.'
Answer: That car is fast. (or) My car is fast. (or) His car is fast.
Explanation: By replacing 'this' with 'that', 'my', or 'his', we change the determiner to refer to different cars.
Question 4:
True or False: Determiners are always followed by nouns.
Answer: True.
Explanation: Determiners are words that come before nouns and determine their specificity, quantity, or possession. They always accompany nouns.
Question 5:
Choose the correct determiner to complete the sentence: 'Can I have ______ water, please?'
Answer: Can I have some water, please?
Explanation: The determiner 'some' is used to refer to an unspecified quantity of water in this context.
Question 6:
Explain the difference between the determiners 'a' and 'an'.
Answer: The determiner 'a' is used before words that begin with consonant sounds, while 'an' is used before words that start with vowel sounds. For example, 'a cat' and 'an apple'.
Question 7:
Write a sentence using the determiner 'some'.
Answer: I would like to buy some apples from the grocery store.
Explanation: The determiner 'some' is used to refer to an unspecified quantity of apples in this sentence.
Question 8:
Rearrange the words to form a grammatically correct sentence: 'many / there / how / are / boys / in / the / class / ?'
Answer: How many boys are there in the class?
Explanation: By rearranging the words, we create a grammatically correct sentence that asks about the number of boys in the class.
I hope these practice questions help you further understand determiners. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask! Keep up the great work!
