Ex.1. The first determiner in the following text is underlined. Find more determiners.

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DETERMINERS

GRAMMAR

Ex.8. Look through the text again and replace the words/phrases in italics with similar ones.

1. First of all, money is the result of a long evolutionary process.

2. Apart from these three functions of money, economists often point out one more criterion - a means of liquidity.

3. In effect, money is what money does.

4. Actually, any commodity used as a medium of exchange is commodity money.

5. All things considered, it must be said that money can be any commodity or token used by society as a medium of exchange, a measure of value and a store of value.

6. And lastly, money units must be difficult to duplicate.

7. However, it is not only the physical durability of money that matters. Its social and institutional durability is also very important.

8. There are some general characteristics that are extremely important and necessary for whatever acts as money in a modern society.

9. An excellent example of fiat money is euro.

10. The percentage of money moved electronically is growing surprisingly these days.

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