English grammer presentation

English grammar presentation

Determiner What is determiner ?

A determiner is used to modify a noun. It indicates reference to something specific or something of a particular type. This function is usually performed by articles, demonstratives, possessive determiners, or quantifiers.

Example of Determiners are followed by a noun.The manThis bookSome people

Types of determiners

Articles DemonstrativesPossessivesQuantifiers

ArticlesThe definite and indefinite articles are all determiners.Definite article - the Indefinite article - a or an (a is used before a consonant sound; an is used before a vowel sound.) Examples:Close the door, please.I've got a friend in Canada. Demonstratives

There are four demonstrative determiners in English and they are: this, that, these and those

When they are used as determiners they are followed by the nouns they modify. This camera is mine. (Demonstrative used as a determiner modifying the noun camera.)

Possessives

Possessive adjectives - my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their - modify the noun following it in order to show possession.

Possessive determiners are followed by nouns.

Example: This is my house. (my is a possessive determiner. It is followed by the noun house which it modifies)

Quantifiers

Quantifiers are followed by nouns which they modify. Examples of quantifiers include:

some, any, few, little, more, much, many, each, every, both, all, enough, half, little, whole, less etc.

Quantifiers are commonly used before either countable or uncountable nouns.

For Example He knows more people than his wife. Little knowledge is a dangerous thing

Grammar Exercise - Determiners

Could you bring me_____ book I left in the garden?_____sun rises from the east.The doctor advised me to eat_____ apple ever morningThere aren't______ students in the library.I haven't got_______pictures in my bedroom.She gave a cookie to_____ child.I've got to solve______ math problems before I go to sleep.(With a bowl of cherries on your lap)_____ cherries are delicious!My mother doesn't drink______coffee. I always keep______ money in my wallet for emergencies The,some,much,those,an,these,many,any,each,

8Could you bring me those book I left in the garden?The sun rises from the east.The doctor advised me to eat an apple ever morningThere aren't many students in the library.I haven't got any pictures in my bedroom.She gave a cookie to each child.I've got to solve some math problems before I go to sleep.(With a bowl of cherries on your lap) these cherries are delicious!My mother doesn't drink much coffee. I always keep some money in my wallet for emergencies