Determiners, Articles, Quantifiers Advanced Level Test - Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers) 1

This first gap fill test contains 25 multiple choice questions on the topics of determiners, articles, quantifiers of English grammar. Both English learners and ESL teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge of English determiners, articles, quantifiers.

Determiners, Articles, Quantifiers Advanced Level Test 1

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Question 1

I listened to some news on _____ radio about _____ man arrested for embezzlement last Tuesday.

A	every / the
B	the / _____
C	a / the
D	the / the
E	a / a

Question 1 Explanation:

On the radio is a fixed phrase: we use the when we talk about radio as a way of broadcasting. The man is identified by the phrase arrested for embezzlement last Tuesday, so he is a specific person: the man. Not a / the, because we don't say on a radio when we mean listening to a broadcast.

Question 2

I was thinking of buying a maternity dress _____, but _____ was given one as a present by my husband.

A	myself / I
B	it / she
C	me / mine
D	itself / me
E	mine / I

Question 2 Explanation:

The emphatic reflexive myself after the object stresses that the speaker would buy the dress personally. The second gap is the subject of the passive was given, so it needs the subject pronoun I. Not mine or me, because neither can be the subject of a verb.

Question 3

Due to _____ rainy weather we've had recently, I didn't have to water _____ garden of our house every day.

A	the / the
B	a / _____
C	the / a
D	_____ / _____
E	a / the

Question 3 Explanation:

The rainy weather is specific because the relative clause we've had recently defines it. The garden is specific because of our house tells us which garden it is. Not the zero article, because both nouns are made definite by the words that follow them.

Question 4

One of the _____ things the two rival companies have in common is _____ commitment to customer service.

A	little / its
B	few / their
C	many / yours
D	number of / theirs
E	more / my

Question 4 Explanation:

In one of the few things, few means 'a small number of' and goes with a plural countable noun. The possessive determiner their comes before a noun and refers back to the plural companies. Not its, because companies is plural. Little is used with uncountable nouns, and theirs is a pronoun that cannot come before a noun.

Question 5

A very close relative _____ has just arrived from a trip during which he experienced many interesting adventures.

A	to me
B	of me
C	of mine
D	to myself
E	for my own

Question 5 Explanation:

The double genitive a relative of mine means 'one of my relatives'. It uses of plus a possessive pronoun (of mine, of yours, of his). Not of me: after a/an + noun + of, English uses the possessive pronoun, not the object pronoun.

Question 6

Many farmers sold _____ land to developers or gave it away without realizing that it would no longer be _____.

A	theirs / them
B	its / them
C	its / its
D	their / theirs
E	their / themselves

Question 6 Explanation:

The possessive determiner their must come before a noun (their land). The possessive pronoun theirs stands alone and replaces the noun phrase (it would no longer be theirs = their land). Not its, because farmers is plural. Not themselves, because a reflexive pronoun cannot show possession.

Question 7

The potable water system onboard the ship must meet _____ standards, the first of which is that the water be potable.

A	a little
B	a good deal of
C	a great quantity of
D	both of
E	a number of

Question 7 Explanation:

Standards is a plural countable noun, so it takes a number of ('several'). A little, a good deal of and a great quantity of go with uncountable nouns. Both of would need a determiner (both of the standards) and refers to exactly two. The phrase the first of which suggests there are several standards.

Question 8

The truth is, I'm not _____ pleased with Mike's grades this year.

A	a little
B	a lot
C	some
D	at least
E	at all

Question 8 Explanation:

Not ... at all strengthens a negative and means 'not in the least': I'm not at all pleased. Not a little: not a little pleased is a literary way of saying 'quite pleased', which is the opposite meaning. A lot cannot modify an adjective in this way.

Question 9

Can our minds grasp the individual object as _____ stands by _____?

A	it / itself
B	ours / theirs
C	itself / theirs
D	them / themselves
E	theirs / ourselves

Question 9 Explanation:

The subject pronoun it refers to the individual object and is the subject of stands. By itself means 'alone, separately'. The reflexive itself is used because it refers back to the same object.

Question 10

Monkeys are famous for _____ eagerness to approach people and playfully interact with _____, especially in the circus.

A	themselves / us
B	their / them
C	its / you
D	our / theirs
E	my / me

Question 10 Explanation:

Their is a possessive determiner referring to monkeys (their eagerness). Them is an object pronoun referring to people after the preposition with. Not themselves, because a reflexive cannot replace a possessive determiner before a noun.

Question 11

According to the schedule, the teachers have to come together _____ other week to discuss the problems of their students.

A	all
B	any
C	some
D	each
E	every

Question 11 Explanation:

Every other week means 'once every two weeks' (one week yes, the next week no). Not each: each other means 'one another' and expresses a reciprocal action, so it cannot express this frequency.

Question 12

_____ researchers have demonstrated that global warming tends to result from greenhouse gases.

A	Much more
B	A number of
C	Half of
D	Most of
E	The least

Question 12 Explanation:

A number of + plural countable noun means 'several' and takes a plural verb (have demonstrated). Not Most of or Half of: before a noun these need a determiner (most of the researchers), or you drop of (most researchers). Much more goes with uncountable nouns.

Question 13

Most of our traditions are _____ practised because they're regarded as obsolete.

A	any more
B	none
C	some more
D	no longer
E	any longer

Question 13 Explanation:

No longer means 'not now, although in the past it was true'. It goes before the main verb in an affirmative sentence: are no longer practised. Not any more or any longer: these need a negative verb and usually come at the end of the clause (aren't practised any more).

Question 14

The artists of the Spanish Market work with many different kinds of materials; _____ weave cloth on looms or punch designs into tin, _____ make their own pottery or carve objects out of bone.

A	some / others
B	all / none
C	several / a good deal
D	many / each
E	too few / the other

Question 14 Explanation:

Some ... others contrasts two groups within a larger group: some artists do one thing, other artists do something else. Not many / each: each would need a singular verb (each makes). All / none is contradictory, and a good deal is used with uncountable nouns.

Question 15

He spent the _____ night drinking, so there was hardly _____ wine left.

A	each / every
B	all / some
C	whole / any
D	every / no
E	most / much

Question 15 Explanation:

The whole night means 'all of the night'; whole comes after the. Hardly is a negative word, so it is followed by any: hardly any wine = almost no wine. Not every / no, because hardly no is a double negative, and the every night is not English.

Question 16

High cholesterol is one of the three major risk factors for heart disease. Cigarette smoking and high blood pressure are _____ two.

A	another
B	one another
C	others
D	the other
E	other

Question 16 Explanation:

There are three factors. One has been named, so the remaining two are the other two; the shows they complete the set. Not another: another two means 'two more, additional ones', not the rest of a closed group.

Question 17

Of the two churches in the town, one is a Catholic church and _____ is Lutheran.

A	other
B	the other
C	another
D	others
E	the others

Question 17 Explanation:

With two things, we say one ... the other. The other means the remaining one, the second of the pair. Not another: it means 'one more of many', so it is wrong when there are only two.

Question 18

Despite the huge budget deficit, _____ of local government spending is directed towards the private sector.

A	a great deal
B	a good many
C	a large many
D	a considerable group
E	very few

Question 18 Explanation:

Spending is uncountable here, so it needs a quantifier for uncountable nouns: a great deal of ('a lot of'). Not a good many or very few: these go with plural countable nouns. A large many and a considerable group of spending are not correct English.

Question 19

There were almost 2500 demonstrators in the square last weekend. This shows that _____ people attended the demonstration.

A	a great quantity of
B	a large amount of
C	a great number of
D	very little
E	much of

Question 19 Explanation:

People is a plural countable noun, so it takes a great number of. Not a large amount of or a great quantity of: these are used with uncountable nouns (a large amount of money). Very little and much of are also for uncountable nouns.

Question 20

I’m afraid I won’t be able to say _____ since I have _____ idea about the issue.

A	everything / few
B	anyone / much
C	anything / no
D	nothing / any
E	something / none

Question 20 Explanation:

After a negative verb (won't be able to say), we use anything. Have no idea is a fixed expression meaning 'not know at all'. Not nothing / any: won't say nothing is a double negative.

Question 21

Laura has three pets, _____ of which is a Siamese cat that has just given birth to twin kittens, and _____ are male dogs that frequently fight.

A	one / others
B	alone / some
C	one / the others
D	another / other
E	the other / each other

Question 21 Explanation:

To single out one member of a larger group before of which, we use the quantifier one (one of which). Because Laura has three pets in total, the remaining two form the entire rest of a closed group, which requires the definite plural pronoun the others. Others without the refers to an indefinite subset rather than all remaining pets, and other cannot stand alone as a plural pronoun.

Question 22

A number of different models of procurement _____ to provide access to a variety of content over the term of the contract.

A	are being considered
B	is considered
C	consider
D	was considered
E	considered

Question 22 Explanation:

A number of + plural noun takes a plural verb: a number of models are. The models do not consider anything; someone considers them now, so we need the present continuous passive are being considered. Not is considered, because the verb must be plural.

Question 23

_____ question in the test was checked in detail before being given to the students, and _____ containing mistakes or causing ambiguity were corrected by the teachers.

A	Either / none
B	Every / any
C	The whole / the ones
D	Each / no
E	All / the other

Question 23 Explanation:

Every + singular noun (every question) means all the questions, one by one. Any used as a pronoun means 'whichever ones' (any containing mistakes = any questions that contained mistakes). Not Each / no: no cannot stand alone as a pronoun; you would need none. Either is only used for two things.

Question 24

While there are _____ formidable women on the screen today, _____ of them have involved themselves in the Method school as part of their training.

A	quite a few / many
B	many / a good many
C	the number of / few
D	lots of / a good deal
E	many / very few

Question 24 Explanation:

While introduces a contrast. There are many strong actresses, but very few of them trained in the Method school. Not many / a good many or quite a few / many: these give no contrast, so while would make no sense. The number of and a good deal do not fit this structure.

Question 25

She spends _____ money on clothes whenever she goes shopping.

A	a large amount of
B	a great number of
C	a couple of
D	several
E	many

Question 25 Explanation:

Money is uncountable, so it takes a large amount of. Not a great number of, several, many or a couple of: these are used with plural countable nouns (a great number of dresses).

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