Pronouns, Determiners, and Quantifiers Grammar Review

Comprehensive question-and-answer flashcards reviewing English grammar exercises on pronouns, determiners, quantifiers, and articles across all 11 sources.

Which pronouns correctly complete the sentence: 'It was only when he got on the bus that he noticed ---- of his socks was grey and ---- was black'?

'one' and 'the other' (used when referring to one specific item and the remaining one in a pair).

Which possessive words correctly complete the sentence: '---- mother and ---- are not related. They are just close friends'?

'Her' (possessive determiner) and 'mine' (possessive pronoun).

Which articles correctly fill the blanks in: 'They were taking the old man to ---- hospital in ---- ambulance when his heart stopped beating'?

'-' (no article before 'hospital' when used for general medical treatment) and 'an' (indefinite article before a vowel sound).

What articles are required with individual lakes versus mountain ranges, as in '---- Lake Baikal' and '---- Rocky Mountains'?

Individual lakes take zero article ('- Lake Baikal'), whereas mountain ranges take the definite article ('The Rocky Mountains').

Which determiners complete the sentence: 'She has checked ---- of the drawers, but the hairbrush was in ---- of them'?

'each' and 'none'.

Which quantifiers complete the sentence: '---- I know about him is that he has ---- to do with what has happened'?

'All' and 'nothing'.

Which pronoun construction completes the cleft sentence: '---- wasn't ---- that founded this company; he took it over from his father'?

'It' and 'him'.

Which pronouns complete the sentence: 'When you are making critical decisions, ---- ought to be listening to nobody but ----'?

'you' and 'yourself'.

Which quantifiers complete the sentence: 'There are too ---- waiters at the restaurant to cope with ---- orders quickly enough'?

'few' and 'everyone's'.

Which determiners correctly complete the sentence: 'Light from ---- Sun is actually a combination of ---- colours of the rainbow'?

'the' and 'all the'.

Which pronouns complete the sentence: 'One shouldn't be talking about ---- all the time; it should be done by ----'?

'oneself' and 'others'.

Which words correctly complete the sentence: 'Since there were ---- parked cars on ---- sides of the road, we had a hard time passing through'?

'-' (no article/determiner before 'parked cars') and 'both' (specifying both sides of the road).

Which quantifiers complete the sentence: '---- the passengers had a seat on the bus, which caused ---- protests during the journey'?

'Not all' and 'quite a few'.

Which pronouns complete the sentence: '---- is born a master; it's practice that brings ---- to that level'?

'Nobody' (or 'No one') and 'them'.

Which pronouns complete the sentence: '---- was quite a fast life with big parties thrown one after ----, but it wasn't anything that appealed to me'?

'Theirs' and 'another'.

Which quantifier and possessive pronoun complete the sentence: '---- great person has made contributions to science and technology and eased ---- lives'?

'Many a' (followed by a singular countable noun) and 'our'.

Which determiners complete the sentence: 'I don't think one option is worse than ----, so I am okay with ---- of them'?

'the other' and 'either'.

Which generic pronoun pair completes the sentence: '---- should never waste ---- time regretting the past instead of looking to the future'?

'One' and 'one's'.

Which quantifiers/pronouns complete the sentence: 'There are ---- different ways in which members of the animal kingdom communicate with ----'?

'a number of' and 'each other'.

Which pronouns complete the sentence: 'That's ----! He is ---- whom I saw searching frantically through your filing cabinet while you were out'?

'him' and 'the one'.

Which pronouns complete the sentence: 'Everyone thinks they are special and needs to hear this from ---- to feel good about ----'?

'others' and 'themselves'.

Which quantifier and article complete the sentence: 'It takes ---- courage to work as ---- pearl hunter and to practise the job professionally'?

'a great deal of' (with uncountable 'courage') and 'a' (with singular countable profession 'pearl hunter').

Which words complete the sentence: 'As ---- numbers were only registered on the phone ----, I lost them when I reset the device'?

'some' and 'itself' (used as an emphatic pronoun).

Which pronoun forms complete the sentence: 'Ed's answer was different from ---- his classmates, and ---- was also the only correct one'?

'those of' (substituting for the plural 'answers of') and 'it' (referring back to 'Ed's answer').

According to the cloze passage on Alan Turing's theory of fur patterns, which words complete: 'With (2) ---- but numbers…' and 'One of them would do something, and (5) ---- would shut it off'?

'nothing' ('nothing but numbers') and 'the other'.

In the cloze passage on Azerbaijan ('The Land of Fire'), which words fill: 'There are (6) ---- suggestions…' and '(10) ---- well-known fact is that…'?

'several' and 'Another'.

In the cloze passage about the humpback whale discovered on Marajo island, which words complete: 'It is (11) ---- surprise…' and '…hurled over (15) ---- tall trees'?

'no' ('no surprise') and 'so many' ('so many tall trees').

In the 2007 lead versus feathers study, which determiners/quantifiers complete: '(19) ---- had the same physical properties…' and 'did not know what was in (20) ---- box'?

'Both' and 'either'.

In the historical cloze passage about ancient slavery, which words complete: 'almost (21) ---- ancient civilization used slaves' and 'collected just enough food for (23) ----'?

'every' and 'themselves'.

In the Elizabethan theatre cloze passage, which quantifier completes the fixed phrase: 'This, however, had (27) ---- or no impact on the growing of the industry'?

'little' ('little or no impact').