Defining Words: What Are Distributive Determiners Quiz?

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1. Which sentence best explains what distributive determiners do?

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Distributive determiners like each, every, both, all, either, and neither tell how group members are counted or shared.

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Defining Words: What Are Distributive Determiners Quiz? - Quiz

Distributive determiners help refer to members of a group individually or collectively. In this distributive determiners quiz, you’ll explore how words like each, every, both, all, either, and neither function in sentences. You’ll examine how these determiners affect meaning, agreement, and emphasis. Each question builds a clear foundation by helping... see moreyou understand when to focus on individuals versus groups in communication.
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2. Which word is a distributive determiner?

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Each is a distributive determiner because it tells about every person or thing in a group one by one.

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3. Which sentence uses each correctly as a distributive determiner?

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Each is used with a singular noun and singular verb, as in Each student has a pencil.

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4. Which sentence correctly uses both?

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Both is used with plural nouns and a plural verb, as in Both the dogs are barking.

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5. What does every show in a sentence like Every child got a prize?

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Every shows that each person in the whole group is included.

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6. Which distributive determiner do we use for more than two people or things?

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All is used with groups of more than two, while both is only for two.

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7. In the sentence You can choose either book, what does either mean?

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Either shows that only one of the two choices can be picked.

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8. In the sentence Neither answer is correct, what does neither mean?

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Neither means not one and not the other of the two choices.

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9. Each, every, both, all, either, and neither are all distributive determiners.

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These six words all help distribute attention across members of a group in different ways.

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10. We usually use each with a singular noun, like each student or each cookie.

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Each is followed by a singular noun because it focuses on individuals one at a time.

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11. We use both when we are talking about just one person or thing.

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Both always refers to two people or things, not one.

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12. Either and neither are used when we talk about two choices.

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Either and neither both deal with pairs: either for one of two, neither for none of two.

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13. Which of these words are distributive determiners?

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Each, every, both, and all are distributive determiners; fast is an adjective, not a determiner.

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14. Which of these are also distributive determiners?

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Either and neither are distributive determiners, but happy, quickly, and those have other grammar roles.

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15. Which sentences correctly match the meaning of the distributive word?

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A, B, and D use each, every, and all correctly to show how group members are included.

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16. Complete the sentence: We use ___ to talk about every person or thing in a group one by one.

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Each highlights individual members of a group, one at a time.

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17. Complete the sentence: We use ___ to talk about two people or things together.

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Both is used only when there are exactly two people or things.

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18. Complete the sentence: We use ___ to talk about the whole group, not leaving anyone or anything out.

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All means the complete group is included.

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19. Complete the sentence: We use ___ when we mean not one and not the other of two choices.

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Neither shows that none of the two options is chosen or true.

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20. Which sentence best sums up what distributive determiners do?

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Distributive determiners help us talk clearly about how group members are counted or included.

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Which sentence best explains what distributive determiners do?
Which word is a distributive determiner?
Which sentence uses each correctly as a distributive determiner?
Which sentence correctly uses both?
What does every show in a sentence like Every child got a prize?
Which distributive determiner do we use for more than two people or...
In the sentence You can choose either book, what does either mean?
In the sentence Neither answer is correct, what does neither mean?
Each, every, both, all, either, and neither are all distributive...
We usually use each with a singular noun, like each student or each...
We use both when we are talking about just one person or thing.
Either and neither are used when we talk about two choices.
Which of these words are distributive determiners?
Which of these are also distributive determiners?
Which sentences correctly match the meaning of the distributive word?
Complete the sentence: We use ___ to talk about every person or thing...
Complete the sentence: We use ___ to talk about two people or things...
Complete the sentence: We use ___ to talk about the whole group, not...
Complete the sentence: We use ___ when we mean not one and not the...
Which sentence best sums up what distributive determiners do?
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