Activity-03 (Determiners)

		Read the following idiomatic expressions and underline the determiners.
1.		A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
2.		There is no smoke without fire.
3.		Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
4.		many hands make light work.
5.		Any time means no time.
6.		Every cloud has a silver lining.
7.		More haste, less speed.
8.		Too many cooks spoil the broth.
9.		All roads lead to Rome.
10.		One man's meat is another man's poison.

Answers

1.              A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

2.              There is no smoke without fire.

3.              Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

4.              Many hands make light work.

5.              Any time means no time.

6.              Every cloud has a silver lining.

7.              More haste, less speed.

8.              Too many cooks spoil the broth.

9.              All roads lead to Rome.

10.            One man's meat is another man's poison.

Fill in the blanks with 'many', 'much', 'a few', or 'a little'.

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1.He told me that ______ guests would be arriving today. As we don't have ______ room in our house, he is taking them to a hotel.

2.Put ______ cornflour in the gravy to thicken it. Simmer the gravy for ______ minutes before taking it off the stove.

3.There are quite ______ old coins in my collection. I wonder how ______ they are worth now.

4.She has ______ more dresses to sew, but there is only ______ thread left on the reel.

5.The bank is just ______ kilometers from here. It won't take you ______ time to get there.

6. Not ______ people attended the church wedding, but ______ turned up at the luncheon. We couldn't help feeling ______ disappointed at this attitude of the guests.

7. Use ______ ink-remover to get the stains off your shirt.

8. I shan't take ______ of your time. I've got ______ matters to clear up with you.

9. We couldn't buy ______ meat from the butcher as he had only ______ left.

10. Dab ______ perfume behind your ears, but don't use too ______ as the scent can be overpowering.

11. ______ money is being spent to construct the road, which will be ready in ______ months' time.

12. Quite ______ trees were blown down in the storm last night. ______ workers were trying to clear them off the road this morning.

13. Not ______ iron ore was exported last month. Unless production improves, ______ workers will be unemployed soon.

14. How ______ days are there before the National day celebrations ? My brother can't help feeling ______ excited about taking part in the celebrations.

15. There are ______ caterpillars on the leaves of the lime tee. Try spraying ______ insecticide on the tree.

16. How ______ rice is there in the pot ? We need only ______ to feed the cat.

17. There were not ______ oranges to choose from. We bought ______ which we thought were not sour.

18. He can't speak ______ of our language as he comes from abroad. He needs _______ more time to adjust himself to this country. There will be ______ chances for him to practice speaking.

                               

                                Answers

                                 

1.He told me that many guests would be arriving today. As we don't have much room in our house, he is taking them to a hotel.

2.Put a little cornflour in the gravy to thicken it. Simmer the gravy for a few minutes before taking it off the stove.

3. There are quite a few old coins in my collection. I wonder how much they are worth now.

4. She has many more dresses to sew, but there is only a little thread left on the reel.

5. The bank is just a few kilometers from here. It won't take you much time to get there.

6. Not many people attended the church wedding, but many turned up at the luncheon. We couldn't help feeling a little disappointed at this attitude of the guests.

7. Use a little ink-remover to get the stains off your shirt.

8. I shan't take much of your time. I've got a few matters to clear up with you.

9. We couldn't buy much meat from the butcher as he had only a little left.

10. Dab a little perfume behind your ears, but don't use too much as the scent can be overpowering.

11. Much money is being spent to construct the road, which will be ready in a few months' time.

12. Quite a few trees were blown down in the storm last night. Many workers were trying to clear them off the road this morning.

13. Not much iron ore was exported last month. Unless production improves, many workers will be unemployed soon.

14. How many days are there before the National day celebrations ? My brother can't help feeling a little excited about taking part in the celebrations.

15. There are many caterpillars on the leaves of the lime tee. Try spraying a little insecticide on the tree.

16. How much rice is there in the pot ? We need only a little to feed the cat.

17. There were not many oranges to choose from. We bought a few which we thought were not sour.

18. He can't speak much of our language as he comes from abroad. He needs a little more time to adjust himself to this country. There will be many chances for him to practice speaking.