Determiners, Articles, Quantifiers Advanced Level Test – Quiz (Online Exercise With Answers) 2


This second 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 2

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Question 1

We saw _____ positive results from our investigation on aggressive human breast cancer cells.

A
the number of
B
quite a few
C
a good deal
D
lots
E
many a
Question 1 Explanation: 
Results is a plural countable noun, so it needs a quantifier for countable nouns: quite a few means 'a fairly large number'. Not lots (it needs of: lots of results). Not a good deal (it goes with uncountable nouns and needs of). Many a takes a singular noun (many a result).
Question 2

Astronomers suggest that there are two separate universes, one made out of matter, our own, and _____ made out of antimatter.

A
the other
B
another
C
other
D
others
E
each
Question 2 Explanation: 
The sentence speaks of exactly two universes. With two, we say one … the other: one is our own, the other is made of antimatter. Not another, which suggests one more out of an open or larger group.
Question 3

There are issues that needed _____ attention before the disaster.

A
a great deal of
B
a great many
C
several of
D
many
E
the number of
Question 3 Explanation: 
Attention is uncountable, so it takes a great deal of (= a lot of). A great many and many are only used with plural countable nouns (a great many issues). Several of also needs a plural noun or pronoun.
Question 4

With those scrutinising the election saying they found _____ widespread evidence of vote-rigging, there would seem to be _____ chance of the result being reversed.

A
a little / many
B
plenty / none
C
no / little
D
every / much
E
a lot of / none
Question 4 Explanation: 
Evidence and chance (in this sense) are uncountable. They found no widespread evidence means there was none at all, so there is little chance (= hardly any chance) of the result changing. Not none: it is a pronoun and cannot come before a noun (none chance is wrong).
Question 5

When he is desperate to get the job, he will say just about _____ the interviewer wants to hear.

A
something
B
whichever
C
anything
D
nothing
E
each other
Question 5 Explanation: 
Anything means 'it doesn't matter what', and it fits the fixed phrase just about anything (= almost anything at all). Not something: we don't say just about something. Whichever is used for a choice from a known set of options.
Question 6

_____ of the past three recessions has been successively weaker and shorter as policy missteps have lessened.

A
Every
B
One
C
Some
D
The other
E
Each
Question 6 Explanation: 
Each of + plural noun phrase takes a singular verb (each of the recessions has been). It looks at the members of the group one by one, which matches successively. Not every: it cannot be followed directly by of (you need every one of). One makes no sense with successively weaker.
Question 7

How does one go about making sure adults discharge responsibilities when they are _____ unaware of what _____ can do?

A
theirs / they
B
themselves / they
C
they / theirs
D
them / he
E
us / we
Question 7 Explanation: 
The first gap needs an emphatic reflexive pronoun: they are themselves unaware stresses that the adults are the ones who are unaware. The second gap is the subject of can do, so it needs the subject pronoun they. Theirs is a possessive pronoun and them is an object pronoun, so neither can be the subject.
Question 8

In the play, the two players cannot see or hear _____, but they are seated at interconnected computers.

A
each other
B
each other's
C
themselves
D
another
E
the others
Question 8 Explanation: 
The reciprocal pronoun each other shows that the action goes both ways: player A cannot see B, and B cannot see A. Not themselves, which is reflexive and would mean each player cannot see himself. Each other's is possessive and needs a noun after it.
Question 9

He asked me _____ questions every _____ minutes.

A
several / many
B
the number of / other
C
less / a few
D
many / one another
E
a number of / few
Question 9 Explanation: 
A number of + plural noun means 'several' (a number of questions). Every few minutes is a fixed pattern for regular short intervals (also every few days). Not every many or every a few, which are not used.
Question 10

The infection can spread easily in a school, where many young people live in close proximity to _____.

A
one another
B
themselves
C
another
D
the other
E
others
Question 10 Explanation: 
The reciprocal pronoun one another is used when the members of a group do something to or with each other: the pupils live close to one another. Not themselves, which is reflexive and doesn't make sense with close proximity to.
Question 11

Eating healthy tomatoes is only one small way to take care of _____, _____ community and the planet.

A
yours / mine
B
themselves / my
C
me / his
D
yourself / your
E
them / theirs
Question 11 Explanation: 
The sentence uses general you, so it needs the reflexive yourself after take care of and the possessive determiner your before the noun community. Not yours, which is a pronoun and cannot stand before a noun.
Question 12

Rescue efforts resumed in Beichuan after _____ entire city was evacuated amid fears that it could be engulfed by a river bursting _____ banks.

A
the / its
B
(no article) / themselves
C
an / their
D
the / their
E
the / our
Question 12 Explanation: 
Entire city refers to one specific city (Beichuan), so it takes the. A river is singular, so the possessive is its banks. Not their, which would need a plural noun.
Question 13

Both the local charities and the small schools in the region had been receiving private donations before the municipality interested _____ in _____ projects.

A
itself / their
B
them / theirs
C
theirs / some
D
its / theirs
E
it / its
Question 13 Explanation: 
Interest oneself in something means to start paying attention to or getting involved in it. Because the subject and object of interested are the same singular entity (the municipality), the first gap requires the reflexive pronoun itself (not the object pronoun it or possessive its). The second gap precedes the plural noun projects (referring back to the charities and schools) and therefore requires the plural possessive determiner their (not the standalone possessive pronoun theirs, which cannot precede a noun).
Question 14

Radiation doesn't cause less DNA damage in cancer stem cells than in _____ tumour cells.

A
other
B
others
C
the others
D
another
E
every
Question 14 Explanation: 
Other is a determiner and goes before a plural noun: other tumour cells. Not others: it is a pronoun and cannot be followed by a noun. Another takes a singular noun, and every also takes a singular noun.
Question 15

The experts use _____ different strategies to convince parents to send children back to school.

A
the number of
B
a number of
C
a great deal of
D
a great amount of
E
a good quantity of
Question 15 Explanation: 
Strategies is a plural countable noun, so it takes a number of (= several). A great deal of, a great amount of and a good quantity of are used with uncountable nouns. The number of refers to the total figure (The number of strategies is small).
Question 16

As the two rival companies _____ draw up their budgets with _____ in mind, there is the threat of a growing mutual suspicion that will be hard to ratchet down.

A
each / the other
B
both / themselves
C
the other / the others
D
neither / others
E
either / each other
Question 16 Explanation: 
There are exactly two companies. Each (after the subject the two rival companies) looks at them one at a time, and the other refers to the second company of the pair: each company plans its budget with the other company in mind, which leads to mutual suspicion. Not either / each other: either cannot be used after a plural subject in this way (the companies either draw up is wrong). Not both / themselves: planning with themselves in mind would not create mutual suspicion.
Question 17

As for the mayor's plan to ban cars from the city centre, _____ residents thought this was a good idea, but _____ thought it would succeed.

A
most / few
B
several / all
C
many / a lot of
D
plenty of / a great deal
E
few / no
Question 17 Explanation: 
But shows a contrast: most residents liked the idea, but few (= not many) thought it would work. Few can stand alone as a pronoun here. Not no, which must be followed by a noun (the pronoun is none). A lot of also needs a noun.
Question 18

There are two schools of thought, _____ which feels that the worm will help in securing the system, while _____ is of the opinion that a worm is a worm after all and has to be eradicated.

A
some / others
B
one / the other
C
few / other
D
many / another
E
one / other
Question 18 Explanation: 
With exactly two items (two schools of thought), we use one … the other. The singular verbs feels and is also show that each gap refers to one group. Not some / others, which needs plural verbs. Not other alone, which cannot be used as a singular pronoun.
Question 19

As a child grows older, he becomes more convinced that science could do _____ or nothing to explain the world of spirituality.

A
few
B
little
C
some
D
a few
E
a little
Question 19 Explanation: 
Little or nothing is a fixed expression meaning 'almost nothing'. Little (without a) has a negative meaning: hardly any. Not a little, which is positive (some, a small amount). Few is used for countable nouns.
Question 20

In December last year, the health secretary and five _____ cabinet ministers signed a concordat proposing a transformation of social care.

A
the other
B
others
C
the others
D
other
E
another
Question 20 Explanation: 
Other is a determiner and goes before a plural noun after a number: five other cabinet ministers. Not others, which is a pronoun and can't be followed by a noun. Not the other, because the article cannot come after five.
Question 21

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

A
All / None
B
Most / Other
C
Whole / Others
D
Many / The other
E
Some / Others
Question 21 Explanation: 
Some … Others … contrasts two different groups of people: some artists weave cloth, while other artists make pottery or carve bone. Here others is a pronoun meaning 'other artists'. Not Other or The other: other cannot stand alone as a plural pronoun, and the other refers to one remaining item.
Question 22

It is true that we, all nations, live elbow to elbow with _____ all the way from the Caspian Sea to the western end of the Mediterranean.

A
another
B
each others
C
the other
D
other
E
one another
Question 22 Explanation: 
One another is a reciprocal pronoun for a group: all the nations live close to one another. Not each others: the correct form is each other, with no plural s. Another and the other would refer to just one nation.
Question 23

Some people who are very stressed may become critical of themselves or _____, and they may even start blaming _____ for everything that goes wrong in their own lives.

A
the others / themselves
B
other / them
C
others / themselves
D
anothers / theirs
E
others / theirs
Question 23 Explanation: 
Others is a pronoun meaning 'other people'. The second gap needs the reflexive themselves because the people blame themselves (subject and object are the same people). Not other, which needs a noun after it. Not theirs, which is possessive.
Question 24

The merits of ensuring that the world’s poorest have access to the internet are questionable — _____ say it can help lift them out of poverty, _____ that the impact is marginal.

A
most / a great deal
B
the whole / others
C
none / the others
D
some / others
E
each / other
Question 24 Explanation: 
Some … others … shows two groups of people with different opinions, which is why the merits are questionable. In the second clause the verb say is left out after others. Not most / a great deal: a great deal is used for amounts of uncountable things, not for people. Not each / other: each needs a singular verb, and other cannot stand alone as a plural pronoun.
Question 25

It's never too early to begin thinking and planning for the Silent Auction, _____ as a donor or consumer or _____.

A
neither / either
B
either / both
C
not / neither
D
either / neither
E
either / none
Question 25 Explanation: 
Either … or … gives a choice between two possibilities, and or both adds that you can do the two together: either as a donor or consumer or both. Not neither, which goes with nor and has a negative meaning.
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