This set of English Grammar Exercises (MCQs) focuses on “Quantity and Numeral”.
1. Fill in the blanks.
________ adjective answers the question “how many?”.
a) Numeral
b) Descriptive
c) Demonstrative
d) Emphasizing
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Explanation: Numeral adjectives answers the question “how many?”. Descriptive, Demonstrative and Emphasizing adjectives show other attributes of the noun, but do not answer the question “how many?”. Therefore, they are not the correct options.
2. Fill in the blanks.
Numeral adjectives are of _____ types.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
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Explanation: Numeral adjectives are of three types. They are Definite, Indefinite and Distributive Numeral adjectives. The rest of the options are incorrect.
3. Choose the correct option.
Definite Numeral adjectives denote an exact number.
a) True
b) False
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Explanation: The given statement is true because Definite Numeral adjectives depict exact numbers as cardinals (one, two, three…) and ordinals (first, second, third…).
4. Identify the adjective used in the given sentence.
There were some books left in the box.
a) Definite Numeral Cardinal adjective
b) Definite Numeral Ordinal adjective
c) Indefinite Numeral adjective
d) Distributive Numeral adjective
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Explanation: Indefinite Numeral adjectives don’t denote exact numbers. The word “some” in the given sentence depicts an Indefinite Numeral adjective. The rest of the options do not apply.
5. Identify the adjective used in the given sentence.
Neither glasses are full.
a) Definite Numeral Cardinal adjective
b) Definite Numeral Ordinal adjective
c) Indefinite Numeral adjective
d) Distributive Numeral adjective
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Explanation: Distributive Numeral adjectives describe each one of a number. The word “Neither” depicts a Distributive Numeral adjective. The rest of the options do not apply.
6. Identify the adjective used in the given sentence.
The restaurant presented with Indian, Chinese and sundry other cuisines.
a) Definite Numeral Cardinal adjective
b) Definite Numeral Ordinal adjective
c) Indefinite Numeral adjective
d) Distributive Numeral adjective
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Explanation: The adjective “sundry” used in the given sentence is an Indefinite Numeral adjective as it doesn’t give a specific number to the amount of cuisines described. The rest of the options do not apply.
7. Identify the adjective used in the given sentence.
There are eighteen girls in our class.
a) Definite Numeral Cardinal adjective
b) Definite Numeral Ordinal adjective
c) Indefinite Numeral adjective
d) Distributive Numeral adjective
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Explanation: The adjective “eighteen” in the given sentence is a Definite Numeral Cardinal adjective as it denotes an exact number and is defined in the form “one, two, three…” and not “first, second, third…” The rest of the options do not apply.
8. Identify the adjective in the given sentence.
Every student was given a responsibility.
a) Definite Numeral Cardinal adjective
b) Definite Numeral Ordinal adjective
c) Indefinite Numeral adjective
d) Distributive Numeral adjective
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Explanation: The adjective “every” in the given sentence is a Distributive Numeral adjective. This is because it refers to each one of a number. The rest of the options do not apply.
9. Identify the adjective in the given sentence.
Sonu came first in the cycle race.
a) Definite Numeral Cardinal adjective
b) Definite Numeral Ordinal adjective
c) Indefinite Numeral adjective
d) Distributive Numeral adjective
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Explanation: The adjective “first” in the given sentence is a Definite Numeral Ordinal adjective, because it denotes an exact number and is of the ordinal form (first, second, third…). The rest of the options are incorrect.
10. Fill in the blanks.
________ adjectives answer the question “how much?”
a) Definite Numeral adjective
b) Indefinite Numeral adjective
c) Distributive Numeral adjective
d) Quantity adjective
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Explanation: Quantity adjectives answer the question “how much?” Numeral adjectives answer the question “how many?” or in what order a noun stands.
11. Identify the adjective in the given sentence.
There was enough food for all of us.
a) Definite Numeral adjective
b) Indefinite Numeral adjective
c) Distributive Numeral adjective
d) Quantity adjective
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Explanation: The adjective “enough” in the given sentence is a Quantity adjective because it answers the question “how much?” unlike the Numeral adjectives which answer the question “how many?”.
12. Fill in the blanks.
__________ and ________ are similar.
a) Definite Numeral adjective, Quantity adjective
b) Indefinite Numeral adjective, Distributive Numeral adjective
c) Distributive Numeral adjective, Quantity adjective
d) Quantity adjective, Indefinite Numeral adjective
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Explanation: Quality adjective and Indefinite Numeral adjective are similar adjectives as they both are expressions of measures such as some, all, any…etc. The rest of the options are incorrect.
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