Which word in the given sentence is a determiner?
This is the new clinic, and Dr Rao sees several patients here on Sundays.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → several
In this sentence “several” comes before “patients” and tells how many.
| Option | Meaning and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) This | a pronoun here: stands alone, with no noun after it | This is my new school bag. |
| (2) and | a conjunction: joins the two parts of the sentence | Ravi stayed home, and Sita went to the market. |
| (3) several (answer) | a determiner: comes before a noun and tells which, whose, how many or how much | We waited several hours for the train. |
| (4) here | an adverb: tells where Dr Rao sees the patients | Come here and sit next to me. |