Determiners are words like all, none, most, both and half. They go before nouns. Can you use determiners correctly? Take a moment to do this interactive grammar exercise.
1I don't like ............... of my physics teachers.
Wrong!
Use "either" after a negative verb to mean not one or the other.
2............... people don't trust politicians.
Wrong!
Use "Most" directly before a general plural noun.
3Neither ............... the door.
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Use "key opens" after "neither" because it takes a singular noun and verb here.
4Neither of ............... valid.
Select 2 answers.
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"Neither of" needs a plural noun phrase ("these arguments"). A singular verb is standard in formal English, and a plural verb is also common, especially in informal English.
5............... the shops are closed on Sundays.
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Use "Most of" before a noun phrase with "the".
6They spend ............... their income on movies.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "half" and "half of" are correct before "their income".
7............... my friends wished me a happy birthday.
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Use "None of" before a possessive determiner and a plural noun.
8............... child was given a present.
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Use "Each" directly before a singular noun.
9............... his ideas are quite interesting.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "All" and "All of" are correct before "his ideas".
10............... my children are engineers.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "Both" and "Both of" are correct before "my children".
11His ideas are ............... different from those of his peers.
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Use "little" to mean there is almost no difference.
12The new job isn't ............... different from the old one.
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Use "much" to modify "different" (as it modifies comparatives); "not much different" means only slightly different.
Exercise complete
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- I don’t like either of my physics teachers.
- Most people don’t trust politicians.
- Neither key opens the door.
- Neither of these arguments is / these arguments are valid.
- Most of the shops are closed on Sundays.
- They spend half / half of their income on movies.
- None of my friends wished me a happy birthday.
- Each child was given a present.
- All / All of his ideas are quite interesting.
- Both / Both of my children are engineers.
- His ideas are little different from those of his peers.
- The new job isn’t much different from the old one.