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Articles and Determiners: Specifying and Limiting Nouns

Description: This quiz will test your understanding of articles and determiners, which are used to specify or limit nouns in a sentence.
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Which of the following is an example of an article?

  1. A

  2. The

  3. This

  4. That

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Articles are words that come before nouns to indicate whether the noun is specific or general. In this case, "A" is an indefinite article, which means that it refers to any member of a class of things.

Which of the following is an example of a determiner?

  1. A

  2. The

  3. This

  4. That

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Determiners are words that come before nouns to specify or limit their meaning. In this case, "This" is a demonstrative determiner, which means that it points out a specific thing.

What is the difference between an article and a determiner?

  1. Articles are used to specify nouns, while determiners are used to limit nouns.

  2. Articles are used to limit nouns, while determiners are used to specify nouns.

  3. Articles and determiners are the same thing.

  4. There is no difference between articles and determiners.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Articles are used to indicate whether a noun is specific or general, while determiners are used to specify or limit the meaning of a noun.

Which of the following sentences uses an article correctly?

  1. I went to the store.

  2. I went to store.

  3. I went to a store.

  4. I went to the a store.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In this sentence, "A" is used correctly as an indefinite article before the noun "store" to indicate that the speaker went to any store, not a specific one.

Which of the following sentences uses a determiner correctly?

  1. I saw this cat.

  2. I saw the cat.

  3. I saw a cat.

  4. I saw that the cat.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In this sentence, "This" is used correctly as a demonstrative determiner before the noun "cat" to indicate that the speaker saw a specific cat.

What is the function of the article "the"?

  1. To indicate a specific noun.

  2. To indicate a general noun.

  3. To indicate a plural noun.

  4. To indicate a possessive noun.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The article "the" is used to indicate that a noun is specific or definite. For example, in the sentence "I saw the cat," the article "the" indicates that the speaker saw a specific cat, not just any cat.

What is the function of the determiner "this"?

  1. To indicate a specific noun.

  2. To indicate a general noun.

  3. To indicate a plural noun.

  4. To indicate a possessive noun.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The determiner "this" is used to indicate that a noun is specific or definite. For example, in the sentence "I saw this cat," the determiner "this" indicates that the speaker saw a specific cat, not just any cat.

Which of the following sentences uses the article "the" correctly?

  1. I saw the cat.

  2. I saw a cat.

  3. I saw cat.

  4. I saw the a cat.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In this sentence, "The" is used correctly as a definite article before the noun "cat" to indicate that the speaker saw a specific cat.

Which of the following sentences uses the determiner "this" correctly?

  1. I saw this cat.

  2. I saw a cat.

  3. I saw cat.

  4. I saw this the cat.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In this sentence, "This" is used correctly as a demonstrative determiner before the noun "cat" to indicate that the speaker saw a specific cat.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

  1. I went to the store.

  2. I went to store.

  3. I went to a store.

  4. I went to the a store.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In this sentence, "The" is used correctly as a definite article before the noun "store" to indicate that the speaker went to a specific store.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

  1. I saw this cat.

  2. I saw a cat.

  3. I saw cat.

  4. I saw this the cat.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In this sentence, "This" is used correctly as a demonstrative determiner before the noun "cat" to indicate that the speaker saw a specific cat.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

  1. I went to the store to buy a loaf of bread.

  2. I went to store to buy a loaf of bread.

  3. I went to a store to buy a loaf of bread.

  4. I went to the a store to buy a loaf of bread.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In this sentence, "The" is used correctly as a definite article before the noun "store" to indicate that the speaker went to a specific store.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

  1. I saw this cat that was sitting on the fence.

  2. I saw a cat that was sitting on the fence.

  3. I saw cat that was sitting on the fence.

  4. I saw this the cat that was sitting on the fence.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In this sentence, "This" is used correctly as a demonstrative determiner before the noun "cat" to indicate that the speaker saw a specific cat.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

  1. I went to the store to buy some milk.

  2. I went to store to buy some milk.

  3. I went to a store to buy some milk.

  4. I went to the a store to buy some milk.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In this sentence, "The" is used correctly as a definite article before the noun "store" to indicate that the speaker went to a specific store.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

  1. I saw this dog that was running in the park.

  2. I saw a dog that was running in the park.

  3. I saw dog that was running in the park.

  4. I saw this the dog that was running in the park.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In this sentence, "This" is used correctly as a demonstrative determiner before the noun "dog" to indicate that the speaker saw a specific dog.

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