Class 12 english sports grammar solution - PREMSTHA
Class 12 english sports grammar solution
In this unit, the grammar that students will face is 'Determiners and quantifier'. Here, I will be sharing the complete grammar solution of sports chapter.
Determiners and quantifierA. Observe the following examples.
-
People have unethical justifications for
all
their actions. -
Americans throw away around 2.5 million plastic bottles
every
hour. -
Around 2 billion litres of human and industrial wastes are dumped into
it
each
day. -
All of
these createthe
illusion of complete pleasure at our fingertips, withnone of
the hassles of pain. -
If
a few
drops ofthe
ocean are dirty,the
whole ocean does not become dirty.
Note
The words in bold face in the examples above are called determiners
and quantifiers.
We use determiners to identify things (the book) and we use
quantifiers to say how much or how many (a few drops). The following
table shows the determiners and quantifiers in English.
Determiners | Quantifiers |
---|---|
Definite article: the Indefinite articles: a/an Possessives: my, your, his, her, our, their, its Demonstratives: this, that, these, those. Interrogatives: which, what |
any, all, many, much, most, some, a few, a lot of, a little, none and the car-dinal numbers (one, two, three), etc. |
B. Complete the following sentences with much, many, few or little.
- He is an introvert. He has got very
few
friends. -
I am busy preparing for my examinations. I have very
little
time to give to you. -
The entire winter season was dry this year. We had
little
rain. -
Our town has almost been modernized. There are
few
old buildings left. - You can come today. I haven't got
much
to do. - The party was crowded. There were too
many
people. -
How
many
photographs did you take while you were in Switzerland? - There was
little
traffic, so I came in time. - Can I borrow
some
books from you? - Mohan can't be a good teacher. He has
little
patience. - Mohan can't be a good teacher. He has
little
patience.
C. Put each or every in the following sentences.
-
The party split into three factions, with
each
faction headed by a former prime minister. - Leap years occur
every
four years. Every
parent worries about their children.-
We had a great time in Singapore. We enjoyed
every
minute of our time. -
I could catch the main idea of his speech but I didn't understand
each
of his words. - In Nepal,
every
motorcycle rider should wear a helmet. - You must read
each
of these books for the exam.
D. Rewrite the following sentences using all of, most of, none of, both of or some of
-
Your garden is superb.
All of
the flowers are beautiful. -
Do you know Bharat and Kamal? Of course, I do.
Both of
them are my friends. -
I bought a box of apples thinking it would be cheaper but I was
mistaken.
Most of
them were rotten. -
When I was in the town, I asked some people for directions but
none of
them were able to help me. I had to call my friend. -
We all were soaked in the rain because
none of
us had carried an umbrella. -
My father is healthy in his seventies but he feels isolated because
most of
his friends are dead now. -
All of the tourists are not Chinese,
some of
them are Korean too.
E. Choose the best word from the brackets to complete the sentences.
- Give me
the
money I owe you. - I want
a
boat which would take me to the island. - Could you pour me
some
water, please? - Only
few
employees know how important the project was. - He was looking for
an
umbrella. -
A large amount of
water was evaporated due to excessive heat.