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Determiners: Practice Questions with Answers

11 practice questions on Determiners, with answers; most also have an explanation or a worked solution. Try each one before you open its answer.

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1. Q.1

   Choose the correct determiner: There isn’t ___ milk left in the bottle. (A) many (B) much (C) few (D) a few

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   Answer: much

   Solution:

   1. "Milk" is uncountable, and the sentence is negative — uncountable + negative takes "much."

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2. Q.2

   Choose the correct determiner: I don’t have ___ information about the new policy. (A) many (B) much (C) few (D) a few

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   Answer: much

   Solution:

   1. "Information" is uncountable, and the sentence is negative — uncountable + negative takes "much."

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3. Q.3

   Choose the correct determiner: Would you like ___ sugar in your tea? (A) many (B) much (C) some (D) any

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   Answer: some

   Solution:

   1. An offer phrased as a question conventionally uses "some," even though it’s a question.

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4. Q.4

   Choose the correct determiner: ___ kind of behaviour is not acceptable in the workplace. (A) This (B) These

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   Answer: This

   Solution:

   1. "Kind" is singular, so it needs the singular determiner "this" — not "these," even though the full phrase describes a category.

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5. Q.5

   Choose the correct determiner: She has ___ friends in this city, so she often feels lonely. (A) few (B) a few (C) much (D) a little

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   Answer: few

   Solution:

   1. "Friends" is countable, and "so she often feels lonely" signals a negative tone (almost none) — that’s "few," not the positive "a few."

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6. Q.6

   Choose the correct determiner: He doesn’t have ___ money to buy a new phone. (A) many (B) much (C) few (D) a few

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   Answer: much

   Solution:

   1. "Money" is uncountable, and the sentence is negative — uncountable + negative takes "much."

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7. Q.7

   Choose the correct determiner: There is ___ sugar left; we should buy more soon. (A) few (B) a few (C) little (D) a little

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   Answer: little

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8. Q.8

   Choose the correct determiner: I have ___ friends who can help me with this. (A) few (B) a few (C) much (D) little

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   Answer: a few

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9. Q.9

   Choose the correct determiner: There are ___ apples in the basket; we don’t need to buy more. (A) much (B) many (C) little (D) a little

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   Answer: many

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10. Q.10

    Choose the correct determiner: ___ students in the class passed with distinction. (A) This (B) These (C) Much (D) Little

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    Answer: These

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11. Q.11

    Choose the correct determiner: We have ___ time left, so let’s hurry. (A) few (B) a few (C) little (D) a little

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    Answer: little

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