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1 What is a determiner? A determiner is a word that comes before a noun and gives extra information about the noun. A determiners tells you if it a general thing or a specific thing. Example: There is a chicken. There is one chicken. There is the chicken. www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
2 We can class determiners into seven different categories. www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
3 Determiner type 1: articles Definite and indefinite articles Definite – the The is a specific determiner: it refers to a particular noun/s that the speaker thinks the listener knows about e.g. the recipe books. In a sentence: I love to go into your kitchen, so I can browse through all of the recipe books. Indefinite - a an A and an are general determiners: they refer to one non-specific noun that the speaker thinks the listener does not know about e.g. a chick or an elephant. In a sentence: When I first got to the zoo, I saw there was an elephant eating grass. www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
4 Determiner type 2: quantifiers These words give us more information about how many of the noun there are without giving a specific number. In a sentence: You have had several/lots of/some/many/enough sweets now, so put the rest away! Example: all several much every any few more less lots of enough some many little www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
5 Determiner type 3: numbers Cardinal numbers - give specific information about exactly how many of the noun there are. In a sentence: We are delighted to announce there were thirty-five applications. Example: one two five eighteen twenty-nine one hundred thousands two million Ordinal numbers refer to distribution of the noun. In a sentence: This will be my first/third/next/last slice of pizza! Example: first second third last next finally www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
6 Recap task 1 Identify the determiners in the following sentences and state what type of determiners they are. 1.Several of the football team are coming over to watch a film tonight. 2.Twenty-eight days are in the month of February, but sometimes there is an extra day! FEBRUARY S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
7 Recap task 1 ANSWERS Identify the determiners in the following sentences and state what type of determiners they are. 1. Several of the football team are coming over to watch a film tonight. twenty-eight – cardinal number the – definite article an – indefinite article 2. Twenty-eight days are in the month of February, but sometimes there is an extra day! twenty-eight – cardinal number the – definite article an – indefinite article www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
8 Determiner type 4 - distributive This type of determiner is used to give more specific information about a group or individual members of the group. They tell us how people or things are distributed or shared. In a sentence: Unsurprisingly, all of the school council voted against shortening lunch time. Example: either both all half neither each every any www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
9 Determiner type 5: possessive adjectives These types of determiners tell us who the noun belongs to. In a sentence: Don’t worry, I’m going in his/our/their/your car. Example: her his our my your their its www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
10 Determiner type 6: demonstrative Demonstrative determiners are used to demonstrate the identity of a noun. In a sentence: Would you like these/those trainers, Mario? HERE THERE Example: ONE this that these those THIS FOOTBALL THAT FOOTBALL TWO + THESE TRAINERS THOSE TRAINERS www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
11 Determiner type 7 – defining words These types of determiners are used to ask a question about a noun – the determiner indicates which person or thing is being referred to. In a sentence: Whose tickets are these? Example: CIRCUS TICKET CIRCUS TICKET CIRCUS TICKET CIRCUS TICKET CIRCUS TICKET ADMIT ONE ADMIT ONE ADMIT ONE ADMIT ONE ADMIT ONE ADMIT ONE ADMIT ONE ADMIT ONE N N N N O O O O S S S S R R R R what which whose E E E N E P P O P P S E R E E E N N E N N P O O O O E R R R N R O O O O O F F F F R O D D D D F I D I I I L L L L I L A A A A A V V V V V When used as a determiner, – Which asks about a specific group of people or things. – What asks a general question about a noun. – Whose asks a question about possession of a noun. www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
12 Recap task 2 Identify the determiners in the following sentences and state what type of determiners they are. 1. Both teams are going to use those buses waiting by the entrance. 2. Which jumper should I wear to his party? www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
13 Recap task 2 ANSWERS Identify the determiners in the following sentences and state what type of determiners they are. 1. Both teams are going to use those buses waiting by the entrance. both - distributive those – demonstrative 2. Which jumper should I wear to his party? which - defining word his – possessive adjective www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
14 Task Task one Task two Cut out and then construct the table to show Identify and circle determiners used in each of you know all of the different types of the sentences. Underneath, classify what type determiners and their examples. of determiners are used. Challenge Write one paragraph and use at least two determiners in each sentence. Please underline your determiners. Underneath draw a table and classify the determiners you have used. www.grammarsaurus.co.uk
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