Determiner | MCQs

Explanation

"Few" is an indefinite pronoun because it refers to an unspecified number of people.

Indefinite pronouns do not point to any particular person or thing, e.g., few, some, many, several.

Explanation

"Several" refers to an indefinite number, indicating how many mistakes — qualifying it as an Adjective of Number.

It also shows quantity (not exact), so it works as a Quantity Adjective too.

Explanation

In the sentence "My father has little patience," the word 'little' modifies the noun 'patience', indicating the amount or quantity of patience.

Hence, it is an adverb of quantity, describing the degree or extent of the patience.

The words like almost, just, nearly, only, quite etc. are called: Adverb of Quantity.

Explanation

The word Any is an Adverb which is used in Negative sentence. 

Explanation

"Several" describes how many ducks there were — it's giving more information about the noun "ducks".

Words that describe or limit nouns (like number or quantity) are called adjectives.

Words like Few, many, much, enough, a lot, a ton of, a number of, a quantity of, less, little, fewer, fewest, most, extra, half, thirty, several etc. are considered to Quantitative Adjectives.

Explanation

 incorrect: We do not have some olives 

correct: We do not have any olive 

Any is an indefinite pronoun that takes a singular noun (olive) 

Explanation

In the sentence, "such" stands in for a previously mentioned or implied idea — making it a pronoun.

It refers to a kind or type of thing (e.g., behavior, statement) without repeating the noun.

Explanation

"Any" is an indefinite adjective here, as it refers to an unspecified or unknown person.

It is used in questions and negatives to indicate uncertainty or non-specificity.

Explanation

'Every' is an indefinite adjective because it refers to each member of a group individually, without specifying a particular one.

It modifies the noun 'creature' in a non-specific way.

Similar examples: each, some, many, few.

Explanation

"Every" is a distributive adjective.

Because it refers to individual members of a group one at a time (e.g., "every species" emphasizes each species separately).