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2. Every jug is filled with milk. [ ]

3. I thanked each judge during the contest. [ ]
4. Both teachers are experts in English; you can talk to either. [ ]
5. I watched two movies, but neither was of my choices. [ ]
6. Neither plane will go to the Netherlands. [ ]

7. Every incident has a reason, indeed. [ ]
8. Every child is a gift by God. [ ]

NOTES

Words such as many, much and several tell about quantity without
giving an exact number. They are called quantifying determiners. Some
quantifying determiners are used only with plural nouns. They are few,
a few, many, both, several, etc.

We left school many years ago.
Few girls were suspended for their mischief.

Some quantifying determiners can be used with both plural and singular
nouns and nouns that show no exact number. They are all, half, some,
enough, a lot of, lots, of, most, other and plenty of.

Half the balloons have burst already.
She spends half her time watching TV.

A. Fill in the blanks with appropriate quantifying determiners given in
the parenthesis.

1. _____________ singers terrorists were killed in an ambush. [several /
little ]
2. Give me ______________ ghee. [few / some]
3. Aarogy spilled ______________ juice accidentally. [few / plenty of]
4. Sujan missed _____________ chances due to his arrogance. [little /

both]

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