Determiners
Choose the correct quantifier:
"I have ___ apples in my basket."
a) many
b) her
c) this
many
Which word is a pronoun in this sentence?
"She went to the market."
She
Who was the first emperor of the Roman Empire?
Augustus (also known as Octavian)
"I like the pens on the desk, but I don’t like the pencils on the chair."
"I like these, but I don’t like those."
'these' replaces “the pens on the desk”
'those' replaces “the pencils on the chair”
Fill in the blank with a dependent possessive pronoun:
This is ___ book. (I)
my
Which continent has the largest number of countries?
Africa
Rewrite the sentence below using the correct determiners, then identify each determiner:
"The children found a book. The book was one of the books that belonged to the library. Every child wanted the book."
Some children found a book. The book was one of the books that belonged to the library. Every child wanted the book.
Explain the difference between these two sentences:
This is my pen.
This pen is mine.
- This is my pen. → uses a dependent possessive pronoun (my) before the noun “pen.”
- This pen is mine. → uses an independent possessive pronoun (mine) that can stand alone.
Which planet in our solar system is known for its prominent ring system?
Saturn
Fill in the blank with a suitable quantitative determiner:
"There isn’t ___ water in the bottle."
any
Explain the difference between who and whom in questions, and write one example for each.
Who → used as the subject of a verb.
Example: Who is coming to the party?
Whom → used as the object of a verb or preposition.
Example: To whom should I give this letter?
The Great Wall of China was primarily built to protect against which group of people?
The Xiongnu (nomadic tribes from the north)
Explain the difference between this, these, that, and those, and use each in a separate sentence about school objects.
Difference:
This → singular, near the speaker (e.g., This pencil is mine.)
These → plural, near the speaker (e.g., These books are heavy.)
That → singular, far from the speaker (e.g., That chair is broken.)
Those → plural, far from the speaker (e.g., Those markers are missing.)
Rewrite the sentence below only using pronouns, so that no nouns are repeated, and identify each type of pronoun you used:
"Sarah gave Peter her notebook because Sarah knew Peter forgot his notebook at home."
She gave him her notebook because she knew he forgot his at home.
What is the name of the galaxy that contains our Solar System?
The Milky Way