PSEB 10th Class English Grammar Determiners
PSEB 10th Class English Grammar Determiners
PSEB 10th Class English Grammar Determiners
(1) Some तथा Any का प्रयोग
Some तथा Any – ये दोनों शब्द मात्रावाचक भी हैं और संख्यावाचक भी।
Some का प्रयोग निम्नलिखित प्रकार के वाक्यों में किया जाता है :
(a) Affirmative वाक्यों में।
1. There are some children outside.
2. Some people say that money makes the mare go.
(b) Interrogative वाक्यों में (किन्तु जब वक्ता को affirmative उत्तर की इच्छा अथवा आशा हो)।
1. Aren’t there some stamps in the drawer ?
2. Didn’t he give you some money ?
Fill in the blanks with suitable Determiners (some, any).
1. I bought …………. honey.
2. He did not buy …………. honey.
3. Did he buy ……….. honey ?
4. He gave me …………. money.
5. He did not give me …………. money.
6. Did he give you …………. money ?
7. …………. girls were playing in the ground.
8. Have you read …………. new novel ?
9. There is not …………. oil in the bottle.
10. Will you please give me …………. milk ?
11. We must find an excuse; ………… excuse will do.
12. This bucket is useless; it hasn’t …………. handle.
13. I must have this book at …………. rate.
14. The railway station is at ………… distance from the village.
15. I shall be away for ………… time.
Answer:
1. some
2. any
3. any
4. some
5. any
6. any
7. Some
8. any
9. any
10. some
11. any
12. any
13. any
14. some
15. some.
(2) Few तथा Little का प्रयोग
Few – यह एक संख्यावाचक राब्द है मात्रावाचक
Little – यह एक मात्रावाचक राब्द है
Few, a few, the few का प्रयोग
1. Few – यह एक Negative विशेषण है।
Few = not many =
2. A Few – यह एक Affirmative विशेषण है।
A Few = some at least = धोड़ से
3. The few – यह एक ऐसा विशेषण है जिससे Negative तथा Affirmative दोनों अर्थों का बोध होता है
The few = the whole of any particular number = थोड़े बहुत जो भी हों
Fill in the blanks with suitable Determiners.
(few, a few, the few, little, a little, the little)
1. ….. money is better than nothing.
2. I need ……………… days’ rest.
3. His condition is so serious that there is …………… hope of his recovery.
4. …………… women can keep a secret.
5. ………………. knowledge is a dangerous thing.
6. I want ……………… sugar for tea.
7. He read …………….. books he had.
8. He spent …………….. money he had.
9. Only ……………… boys were present in the meeting.
10. Hurry up! We have only ……………… time left.
11. You should stay here ……………. days longer.
12. ……………. remarks he made, were very meaningful.
13. He was very sorry to find that he had ……………… money left.
14. Bring me …………… water to drink.
15. He is a fool and has …………….. sense…
Answer:
1. A little
2. a few
3. little
4. Few
5. A little
6. a little
7. the few
8. the little
9. a few
10. a little
11. a few
12. The few
13. little
14. a little
15. little
(3) Much, many, many a, fewer तथा less का प्रयोग:
(1) Much तथा less मात्रावाचक विशेषण हैं।
(2) Many तथा fewer संख्यावाचक विशेषण हैं।
(3) Much का प्रयोग uncountable nouns के साथ किया जाता है।
Many का प्रयोग countable nouns के साथ किया जाता है।
(4) Many a – कई बार “Many’ के साथ ‘a’ का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
अर्थ की दृष्टि से ‘many’ तथा ‘many a’ में कोई अन्तर नहीं है। अन्तर केवल इतना है कि –
Many के साथ बहुवचन संज्ञा और बहुवचन क्रिया का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
Many के साथ एकवचन संज्ञा और एकवचन क्रिया का प्रयोग किया जाता है।
Many a man = many x one man = Many men.
1. Many a boy is absent today.
2. Many boys are absent today.
(5) Fewer को few की comparative degree के रूप में प्रयोग किया जाता है। किन्तु
Less को little की comparative degree के रूप में बहुत कम प्रयोग किया जाता है।
यह एक स्वतन्त्र है comparative वास्तव में इस की कोई positive degree नहीं होती है
Fill in the blanks with suitable Determiners.
(much, many, fewer, less)
1. ………. people came to see the fair.
2. The students made ……………. noise in their vacant period.
3. She knows ……………. languages.
4. There aren’t …………….. schools in this town.
5. Don’t spend …………… time in games.
6. There isn’t …………….. sugar in the cup.
7. You must take ……………. meals a day.
8. This work is lighter, so I can do with ……….. manpower.
9. I don’t need………… money.
10. …………….. butter and … eggs will serve the purpose today.
11. Did he make ………… mistakes in his essay ?
12. You will have to pay …………….. money for this house.
13. Were there ……………. boys in the playground ?
14. I have seen her …………….. a time.
15. I had to face …………….. trouble.
Answer:
1. Many
2. much
3. many
4. many
5. much
6. much
7. fewer
8. less
9. much
10. Less, fewer
11. many
12. much
13. many
14. many
15. much.
(4) The Use of Articles
अंग्रेजी भाषा में a, an तथा the को Articles कहा जाता है।
The को Definite Article कहा जाता है।
A तथा An को Indefinite Articles कहा जाता है।
Articles के प्रयोग सम्बन्धी नियम
(1) An का प्रयोग किसी स्वर (vowel : a, e, i, 0, u) से पूर्व अथवा silent h से पूर्व किया जाता है; जैसे
An apple; an egg; an inkpot; an ox; an umbrella; an honest man; an M.A.; etc.
(2) A का प्रयोग किसी व्यंजन (consonant) से पूर्व किया जाता है। ऐसे स्वर जिनका उच्चारण किसी व्यंजन
की भांति किया जाए, उनसे पूर्व भी a का ही प्रयोग किया जाता है; जैसे
A kite; a cart; a monkey; a unit; a useful thing; a one-eyed man; a European country; etc.
The का प्रयोग निम्नलिखित स्थितियों में किया जाता है: –
1. किसी विशेष व्यक्ति अथवा पदार्थ का वर्णन करने के लिए।
(He is the man who beat me.)
2. नदियों के नामों के साथ।
(The Ganga; the Yamuna.)
3. पर्वत-शृंखलाओं के नामों के साथ।
(The Himalayas; the Vindhyas.)
4. समुद्रों के नामों के साथ।
(The Indian Ocean; the Arabian Sea.)
5. प्रसिद्ध पुस्तकों के नामों के साथ।
(The Gita; the Quran.).
6. प्रकृति की अद्वितीय रचनाओं के साथ।
(The sun; the moon; the earth.)
7. Superlative Degree के साथ।
(The best; the noblest; the youngest.)
8. किसी जाति अथवा वर्ग के नाम के साथ।
(The English; the Indians; the French.)
9. उस विशेषण से पूर्व जिसके साथ लगने वाली संज्ञा understood हो। ‘
(The rich should help the poor.)
10. निम्नलिखित प्रकार के मुहावरों के साथ।
(The higher; the better.)
Fill in the blanks with suitable Articles. (a, an, the)
1. I heard …………. loud noise in …………. next house.
2. Ink is …………. useful article.
3. His brother is ………… university professor.
4. Yesterday I saw ……….. European riding on ………… elephant.
5. He gave me ………… one-rupee note.
6. Have you read ………… Ramayana ?
7. He was struck by …………. arrow.
8. ………… Ganga is ………… sacred river.
9. He drives …………. motor car at ………. uniform speed.
10. He is …………. taller of ………… two boys.
11. ……….. Taj Mahal is ……….. most beautiful building.
12. …………. Bible is ………… sacred book of ………… Christians.
13. …………. ewe is standing in ………… field.
14. He was …………. African by birth, not …………. European.
15. It was ………… unique sight.
Answer:
1. a, the
2. a
3. a
4. a, an
5. a
6. the
7. an
8. The, a
9. the, a
10. the, the
11. The, the
12. The, a, the
13. A, the
14. an, a
15. a.
Fully Solved Exercises from English Grammar
1. Mr. Sharma went to bazaar and bought (1) ………… honey from (2)………. shop. (3) ……….. shopkeeper gave him (4) ……….. honey. When Mr. Sharma was coming back, he saw (5) ………… girls who were playing in (6) ground. (7) ………… of them were looking very pretty. (8)………… girls were wearing beautiful clothes. Mr. Sharma was happy to see (9) ……….. girls in (10) ………… joyful mood.
Answer:
1. some 2. a 3. The 4. the 5. some 6. the 7. Some 8. The 9. the 10. a.
2. In my last summer vacation, I went to (1) ……….. historical place. It was (2) ………… very beautiful place. (3) ………. the members of my family went along with me. (4) ……….. father was very fond of visiting (5) ………… place. We didn’t have (6) ……….. luggage with us. (7) ………… people came to see (8) ………… place. We didn’t face (9) ………… difficulty there because we had visited (10) ………… place (11) ………… a time.
Answer:
1. a 2. a 3. All 4. My 6, that 6. much 7. Many 8. that 9. any 10. that 11. many.
3. Our class teacher organized (1) ……….. birthday party at her home. Only (2) ………… girls were present in (3) ………… party. I bought (4) ………… umbrella as (5) ………… gift for her as I had only (6) ……….. small amount of money with me. Our class teacher was wearing (7) ……….. saree. She was looking very beautiful in (8) ………… attire. We had never seen her in (9) ………… type of attire earlier. (10) ……….. of the girls wished her (11) ……….. long life. She is (12) ………… favourite teacher.
Answer:
1. her 2. a few 3, the 4. an 5. a 6. a 7. a 8. that 9. that 10. All 11. a 3. 12. our.
4. Chandigarh is (1) ……….. capital of Punjab. It is (2) ………… favourite city. I have visited this city (3) ……….. times. I especially like (4) ………… Rose Garden and (5) ………… Sukhana Lake. (6) ………… people come to (7) ……….. city for relaxation. We always stay at (8) ………… uncle’s place whenever we go to Chandigarh. Life in Chandigarh is very busy and people do not have (9) ………… time to spare. (10) ………… people go there to earn (11) ………… livelihood.
Answer:
1, the 2. my 3. many 4. the 5. the 6. Many 7. this 8. my 9. any 10. Many, 11. their
5. I have (1) ……….. friend who looks as stupid as (2) ……….. owl. I tried to bring (3) ………… to senses (4) ……….. times but she is (5) ………… hard nut to crack. She likes (6) ……….. way she lives. She does not want (7) ….. interference in (8) ……….. lifestyle. Though she is (9) ………… educated girl, (10) ………… temperament is not (11) ………… good. May God give (12) ………… wisdom and strength to fight (13) ……….. odds of life .
Answer:
1. a 2. an 3. her 4. many 5. a 6. the 7. any 8. her 9. an 10. her 11. very 12. her 13. the.
6. (1) ………. poor peasant went off early in (2) ………. morning to plough. He saw no one there. Yet someone had certainly been there. He lost (3) ……. piece of bread. It’was (4) ………… imp who had stolen (5) ………… bread. The imp went to (6)………… devil, (7) ………… master. The peasant spoke angrily to (8) ……….. wife. This pleased the devil even more. The devil praised (9) … imp and forgave (10) ………… The next year, (11) ………… imp advised (12) ………… peasant to sow on (13) ………… hill.
Answer:
1. A 2. the 8. his 4. an 5. his 6. the 7. his 8. his 9. the 10. him 11. the 12. the 13. a the.
7. My grandmother was (1) ………… old lady. (2) ………… parents left me with (3) ……….. She clasped me in (4) ……….. arms. She sang (5) ………… songs for me and told me (6) ………… stories. I liked (7) ……….. way she spoke. I acted upon (8) ………… advice she gave to me. She had (9) …………. old porch in (10) ……….. house. All (11) ……….. villagers approached (12) ………. whenever they had (13) ………… problem. She tried to solve (14) ………… problems.
Answer:
1. an 2. My 3. her 4. her 5. many 6. many 7. the 8. the 9. an 10. her 11. the 12, her 13. any 14. their.
8. Rosie sat on (1) ………… bench in (2) ………… garden. She was dressed in (3) ………… eye-catching attire. (4) ……….., elderly gentleman sat by (5) ………… side. It was (6) ………. pleasant afternoon. (7) ………… birds were chirping in (8) ………… garden. She heard the beautiful song of (9) ……….. nightingale. The scene pleased (10) ………… and harmonized with (11) ………… mood. After (12) ………… time, her place on (13) ……….. bench was taken by someone else. She asked him to leave (14) ……….. place but he did not listen to (15) ………. appeal.
Answer:
1. a 2. the 3. an 4. An 5. her 6. a 7. The 8. the 9. a 10. her 11. her 12. some 13. the 14. the 15. her.
9. Ram opened (1) ………… bag and spread out (2) ……… articles. His eyes had (3) ……….. searching look for customers. He was (4) ………… astrologer. He was as much (5) ………… stranger to (6) ………… stars as were (7) ……… customers. He had (8) ………… good knowledge about (9) ………… sufferings of people. He predicted (10) ………… future and (11) ……….. people believed that what he told them was true. He had read (12) ………… good books and he was (13) ………… expert in (14) ………… profession. He earned (15) ……….. money from (16) ………… profession.
Answer:
1. his 2. the: 3. a 4. an 5. a 6: the 7. his 8. a 9. the 10. the 11. the 12. many 13. an 14. his 15. much 16. his.
10. India is (1) ………… country. We are proud of (2) ………… rich heritage. There are (3) ………… languages spoken in (4) ………… country. Delhi is (5) ………… capital of India. (6) ………… partition of India took place in 1947. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru was (7) ………. first Prime Minister of independent India. (8) ……….. people sacrificed their lives to save (9) ………… honour of (10) ………… country. We can’t forget (11) ………… sacrifice and (12) ………… way they fought (13) ………… battles for (14) ………… sake of (15) ………… country.
Answer:
1. our 2. its 3. many 4. our 5. the 6. The 7. the 8. Many 9. the 10. their 11 their 12. the 13. many 14. the 15. their.
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