Fill in the blanks given in List-I with the correct words given in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Determiners) |
|---|---|
| (A) The lab assistant said we could use ______ test tube from the rack, as all of them had been washed. | (I) such a |
| (B) It was ______ steep climb to the hill temple that Nani had to rest twice on the way. | (II) any |
| (C) There were ______ spelling mistakes in Sohan’s essay, so Ma’am returned it to him. | (III) too many |
| (D) Over the years, ______ fisherman has lost his boat to this river in the monsoon. | (IV) many a |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) The lab assistant said we could use any test tube from the rack, as all of them had been washed. | (II) any | Any here means no matter which one. “All of them had been washed” shows every tube was fine to use. |
| (B) It was such a steep climb to the hill temple that Nani had to rest twice on the way. | (I) such a | Such a comes before an adjective and a singular noun (“steep climb”). The “that” part gives the result. |
| (C) There were too many spelling mistakes in Sohan’s essay, so Ma’am returned it to him. | (III) too many | Too many means more than needed. It goes with a plural noun we can count (“mistakes”). |
| (D) Over the years, many a fisherman has lost his boat to this river in the monsoon. | (IV) many a | Many a means many, seen one by one. It takes a singular noun and verb (“fisherman has”). |