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Chapter 4 · Class 11 English

Grammar - Determiners and Connectors — Important Questions

25 questions With answers CBSE format

SUMMARY: This chapter focuses on the use and rules of determiners and connectors in English grammar.
KEY TOPICS: determiners, articles, quantifiers, possessives, demonstratives, connectors, conjunctions, transition words, sentence cohesion, grammatical rules

Q1 1 Mark

Choose the correct article: She is ____ honest girl.

Aa
Ban
Cthe
Dno article
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Correct answer: Option 2 — an
Q2 1 Mark

Fill in: ____ Sun rises in the east.

AA
BAn
CThe
DNo article
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Correct answer: Option 3 — The
Q3 1 Mark

Choose: I bought ____ apples and ____ banana.

Aa / an
Bthe / a
Csome / a
Dany / the
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Correct answer: Option 3 — some / a
Q4 1 Mark

Fill in: There isn't ____ milk in the fridge.

Asome
Bany
Cmuch
Dmany
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Correct answer: Option 2 — any
Q5 1 Mark

Choose: How ____ books do you have?

Amuch
Bmany
Cfew
Dlittle
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Correct answer: Option 2 — many
Q6 1 Mark

Fill in: ____ I am tired I will not stop.

ABecause
BAlthough
CSince
DIf
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Correct answer: Option 2 — Although
Q7 1 Mark

Choose: I'll meet you ____ the bus stop.

Ain
Bon
Cat
Dby
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Correct answer: Option 3 — at
Q8 1 Mark

Fill in: She speaks both English ____ Hindi.

Aor
Band
Cbut
Dnor
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Correct answer: Option 2 — and
Q9 1 Mark

Choose: He ran fast ____ he could catch the train.

Abecause
Bso that
Calthough
Dwhile
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Correct answer: Option 2 — so that
Q10 1 Mark

Fill in: Neither he ____ his brother attended the meeting.

Aor
Bnor
Cand
Dbut
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Correct answer: Option 2 — nor
Q11 1 Mark

Choose: ____ teacher who taught us last year has retired.

AA
BAn
CThe
DNo article
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Correct answer: Option 3 — The
Q12 1 Mark

Fill in: I have ____ time to spare today.

Aa few
Ba little
Cmany
Dfew
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Correct answer: Option 2 — a little
Q13 1 Mark

Choose: He is ____ MBA from a reputed institute.

Aa
Ban
Cthe
Dno article
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Correct answer: Option 2 — an
Q14 1 Mark

Fill in: ____ honesty is the best policy.

AA
BAn
CThe
DNo article
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Correct answer: Option 4 — No article
Q15 1 Mark

Choose: Walk slowly ____ you will fall.

Aor
Band
Cbut
Dso
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Correct answer: Option 1 — or
Q16 3 Marks

Fill in suitable articles: 'I saw ____ elephant at ____ zoo. ____ elephant was huge.'

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'an / the / The'. 'Elephant' takes 'an' (vowel sound at first mention); 'zoo' takes 'the' (specific known place); the second 'elephant' takes 'The' (already mentioned so definite).
Q17 3 Marks

Use 'much' or 'many': 'How ____ sugar do you take?' and 'How ____ chairs are there?'

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'much' for sugar (uncountable); 'many' for chairs (countable plural). Rule: 'much' goes with uncountable nouns and 'many' with countable plural nouns.
Q18 3 Marks

Combine using 'although': 'It was raining heavily. We went for a picnic.'

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'Although it was raining heavily we went for a picnic.' 'Although' introduces an adverb clause of concession showing the contrast between the two actions.
Q19 3 Marks

Combine using 'because': 'I missed the bus. I had to walk to school.'

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'I had to walk to school because I missed the bus.' 'Because' introduces an adverb clause of reason explaining why the speaker had to walk.
Q20 3 Marks

Fill in suitable connectors: 'I wanted to go out ____ it started to rain ____ I stayed at home.'

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'but / so'. 'But' shows contrast between wanting to go out and the unexpected rain; 'so' shows the resulting decision to stay.
Q21 3 Marks

Identify and correct: 'She is the most beautiful of the two sisters.'

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Correct: 'She is the more beautiful of the two sisters.' When comparing exactly two items the comparative form 'more / -er' is correct; the superlative 'most / -est' is reserved for three or more.
Q22 3 Marks

Fill in suitable quantifiers: 'I have ____ friends in this city but I get ____ help from them.'

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'few / little'. 'Few' (without 'a') gives a negative sense for countable plural 'friends'; 'little' (without 'a') gives a negative sense for uncountable 'help'.
Q23 3 Marks

Fill in correct article or 'no article': 'She plays ____ piano very well but cannot play ____ cricket.'

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'the / no article'. Musical instruments take the definite article 'the'; sports and games take no article.
Q24 3 Marks

Combine using 'unless': 'You must work hard. You will not pass.'

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'You will not pass unless you work hard.' 'Unless' means 'if not' and introduces a negative condition. The verb in the unless-clause stays positive.
Q25 3 Marks

Fill in suitable connectors: 'I went to the market ____ I wanted to buy vegetables ____ the shop was closed.'

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'because / but'. 'Because' introduces the reason for going; 'but' shows the contrast that the shop was closed against expectations.

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