This document provides information about determiners in English grammar. It defines determiners as words that come before nouns and modify them by providing context and specificity. There are five main types of determiners: articles, demonstratives, possessives, quantifiers, and interrogatives. Articles include a/an and the and indicate whether a noun is specific or general. Demonstratives include this, that, these, those and point to nouns. Possessives like my, your, his show ownership.
This document provides information about determiners in English grammar. It defines determiners as words that come before nouns and modify them by providing context and specificity. There are five main types of determiners: articles, demonstratives, possessives, quantifiers, and interrogatives. Articles include a/an and the and indicate whether a noun is specific or general. Demonstratives include this, that, these, those and point to nouns. Possessives like my, your, his show ownership.
This document provides information about determiners in English grammar. It defines determiners as words that come before nouns and modify them by providing context and specificity. There are five main types of determiners: articles, demonstratives, possessives, quantifiers, and interrogatives. Articles include a/an and the and indicate whether a noun is specific or general. Demonstratives include this, that, these, those and point to nouns. Possessives like my, your, his show ownership.
This document provides information about determiners in English grammar. It defines determiners as words that come before nouns and modify them by providing context and specificity. There are five main types of determiners: articles, demonstratives, possessives, quantifiers, and interrogatives. Articles include a/an and the and indicate whether a noun is specific or general. Demonstratives include this, that, these, those and point to nouns. Possessives like my, your, his show ownership.
strangely. ▪ These apples are good. ▪ His father is out of the city. ▪ Jim is her brother. ▪ Those mangoes are rotten. ▪ This plan will work. ▪ That place is so crowded. DETERMINERS Circle which part of speech is common in these sentences?
The apples These
are shoes are I ate that delicious. dirty. candy.
Her dress Where is
is pretty. my pen? Circle which part of speech is common in these sentences?
The apples These
are shoes are I ate that delicious. dirty. candy.
Her dress Where is
is pretty my pen? WHAT ARE DETERMINERS? Determiners are words that come before a noun and serve to modify the noun. Determiners modify nouns by providing context and specificity to the noun.
Simply, a determiner is a word that introduces a noun. It always comes before
a noun, not after, and it also comes before any other adjectives used to describe the noun.
Determiners are required before a singular noun but are optional when it
comes to introducing plural nouns.
DETERMINERS ARE OF FIVE TYPES:
1. ARTICLES
2. DEMONSTRATIVES
3. POSSESSIVES
4. QUANTIFIERS
5. INTERROGATIVES 1. ARTICLES: A,AN and THE. These are the most commonly used Determiners. They determine the specificity of a noun. Now articles can be either - DEFINITE i.e. THE, which tells us about a particular noun, eg- the sun, the river which flows in Delhi. OR INDEFINITE i.e. A or AN, are used according to the sound of the noun- eg - a bird, an egg. since articles come before a noun and tell us whether the noun we are talking about is specific or general. Write two examples of word/sentences with different articles. 2.DEMONSTRATIVES THIS,THAT,THESE,THOSE. They point towards a noun and help in identifying by avoiding its repetition. Demonstratives show where an object, event, or person is in relation to the speaker. They can refer to a physical or a psychological closeness or distance. When talking about events, the near demonstratives are often used to refer to the present while the far demonstratives often refer to the past.
. 3. POSSESSIVES: When referring to a noun that belongs to someone or something, you can use possessives to show ownership. Possessives include my, your, his, her, its, our, and their. For example:
● Where is your car?
● My best friend is a cat. ● Which one is his house? ● Honesty is her best quality. ● The tree shed its leaves. ● It's our secret recipe. ● They show ownership of a certain thing. Eg- my,ours,mine, his,her,their,its. Possessive Adjectives versus Possessive Pronouns
A possessive adjective is an adjective that is used to
show ownership. It comes before a noun in the sentence and lets us know to whom the noun belongs. While many cases of ownership are shown with possessive nouns (Karen's, children's), these possessive adjectives are not nouns and are not formed by adding an apostrophe +s. The following words are possessive adjectives: my your his her its our their--EXAMPLES: ● My computer is not working as fast as it worked in the beginning. ● Our father told us not to quarrel with anyone. ● Your cycle has been stolen yesterday.
● Their favorite teacher did not come yesterday.
● Will you mind opening my drawer and look into it? ● I walked for 4 hours and now I cannot feel my legs. Possessive Pronouns
Do not confuse these possessive adjectives with possessive
pronouns. A possessive pronoun does show ownership, but it
does not come before a noun or in a noun phrase. It stands alone. It
can also be used to replace a noun. Here is a list of the possessive pronouns: mine yours his hers its ● The toys are yours and mine. ● The house is theirs and its paint is flaking. ● The money was really theirs for the taking. ● We shall finally have what is rightfully ours. ● The dog is mine. ● The cat is yours. Identify the type of determiners in the given sentences:
a. I came here to submit an application. b. The book on the table is very
expensive.
C. Those children are very interested in D. That is our new bungalow.
