Use of Determiners (some/any/much/many/each/every etc.) MCQ — 15 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

Either means one of two alternatives, while neither means not one and not the other. The cues are "may be selected" in sentence 1, which requires a possible choice, and "was attached" with no other negative word in sentence 2, which requires neither for the negative meaning. All fits the complete group of applicants, and each fits the individual focus in "Each of the twins has." Therefore, the only correct matching is 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C.

Explanation

Much is used with uncountable nouns, especially in negative and interrogative sentences. The cue is milk, which is an uncountable noun here, and the sentence is negative: not much milk. Many, few, and several require plural countable nouns, so much is the only correct choice.

Explanation

Whole is normally placed after a determiner and before a singular countable noun to mean the complete thing. The cue is the phrase the whole file: the is the determiner, whole means complete, and file is a singular countable noun. Thus the assertion is true, and the reason states the exact rule that explains it. Therefore, both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation

A few is used with plural countable nouns, a little with uncountable nouns, every with a singular countable noun, and any commonly appears in negative sentences. The cues are friends, sugar, employee, and the negative clause do not have cash. Therefore, the only correct matching is a few friends, a little sugar, every employee, and any cash: 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a.

Explanation

Every is used directly before a singular countable noun and is not followed by of. The cue is the faulty phrase every of the applicants; the correct form would be each of the applicants or every applicant. Options A, B, and D use every or each in valid structures, so C is the only incorrect sentence.