DETERMINERS EXERCISE #2 
 
EXERCISE 
Place determiners in front of the nouns in these sentences.  
 
 
1. Buying ________________ dog can be ________________ exciting adventure or ________________ 
miserable ordeal. 
 
2. First, you have to consider ________________ breed of ________________ dog. 
 
3. ________________ dogs have particular characteristics which make them unique. 
 
4. ________________ characteristics can bring advantages or disadvantages. 
 
5. ________________ German Shepherd is a remarkably good dog. 
 
6. However, ________________ German Shepherds suffers from a range of health problems, especially 
bad hips. 
 
7. ________________ Boxer is a wonderful dog. 
 
8. Yet, ________________ Boxers have disciplinary issues and are not as obedient as one would think.  
 
9. ________________ Poodle is wonderful dog.   
 
10. Poodles, however, suffer from another serious problem for ________________ owners, hair. 
 
11. Poodles, like other dogs in ________________ class, need constant grooming, which can be tedious 
and expensive. 
 
12. On the other hand, ________________ long-haired Golden Retriever is a wonderful dog whose hair 
is overly plentiful and falls out easily. 
 
13. As ________________ future dog owner, one needs to keep in mind ________________ things. 
 
14. Likewise, ________________ dog owner needs to be aware of other concerns, such as diet. 
 
15. ________________ dogs like the Great Dane and the Irish Wolf Hound are massive animals, which 
require much more food than most dogs. 
 
16. ________________ Great Dane or Irish Wolf Hound may literally eat you out of ________________ 
house.