Question

Fill in the blanks with the most suitable determiner:
There are two books on the table.I haven't read ________ of them.
A. Neither
B. Either
C. Each
D. All

Answer 1

Hint:Determiners are used to introduce a noun. It is always placed before a noun or an adjective is used to describe a noun. Determiners are of four types: articles, demonstrative, quantifiers, possessives.

Complete answer:
Distributive determiners subtype of quantifiers are the type of determiners that refers to the individual members of a group or group of people. The words used describe different ways of looking at the members of the group and how it is distributed, divided, or shared.

Distributive determiners are each, either, neither, every
These determiners are generally used with singular nouns and are placed before the noun.
Distributive determiners like each, either, and neither can be used with plural nouns however they must follow by the preposition 'of'.
Each as the distributive determiner is used to look at each member of the group.
In reference to the above definition, the correct option for the sentence, "There are two books on the table. I haven't read ________ of them. " is option B. either

Either is used to create a distribution between two things or people. Either is always used in a positive sense.

Other options are incorrect as it does not meet the criteria. Let's look at the detail below:
Option A. neither: Similar to determiner 'either', neither is used to create distribution between two things or people. However 'neither' is used in a negative sense. Since the sentence already begins with the negative word 'haven't', using neither will lead to a double negative sentence.

Option C. Each: this determiner is used to refer to each individual or thing in a group or bundle. Also, it is used to see a group as a series of members.

Option D. All: This determiner refers to everyone, the whole, or the complete number. This can be used with countable or uncountable nouns. Using 'all' in the above sentence will lead to poor grammatical structure.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’

Note:Before placing the distributive determiners we should look at the sentence whether it refers to two people/things or a group. Distributive determiner with each group varies.