Presented by:Harmandeep singh
(S.S. Master)
Class:9th
Topic: Grammer
Subject:English
GSSS Bhangali (Amritsar)
Index
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Objectives
Introduction
What is a determiner?
Practice Exercises
Objectives
• The function of this module is to
orientate students with the English
determiner system and its functions.
• By the end of the module, students
should be able to identify different
determiners and their functions before a
specific noun.
Introduction
• Determiners are used in front of nouns
to indicate whether you are referring to
something specific or something of a
particular type.
• Determiners are different to pronouns in
that a determiner is always followed by a
noun. Therefore personal pronouns ( I ,
you , he , etc.) and possessive pronouns
(mine, yours, his, etc.) cannot be
The definite and indefinite articles a/an/the are all
determiners.
You use a specific determiner when people know exactly
which thing(s) or person/people you are talking about.
The specific determiners are:
the definite article : the
demonstratives : this, that, these, those
possessives : my, your, his, her, its, our, their
What is a determiner?
Determiners signal nouns in one of three
ways.
• They define the relationship of the noun to
the speaker, listener, or reader.
• They identify the noun as specific or general.
• They quantify the noun specifically or refer to
quantity in general.
• Articles: a, an, the
• Demonstratives: this, that, these, those
• Possessives: my, yours, his, her, our, theirs,
its
• Numbers:
– Cardinal: one, two, three, four, etc…
– Ordinal: first, second, third, fourth, etc…
• Indefinites (Quantifiers & Specifiers): some,
any, few, none, many, more, much, either,
neither, several, both, all, each, every, other,
another
• Possessive Nouns: John’s, Mary’s, the king’s
Exercise
Fill In The Blanks
• Jack was seven year old. His sister jill was
one year old. Their house was on…… hill.
One day jack and jill playing with……ball.
……ball rolled down …… hill . Jack ran after
it. Jill rolled down after jack. There
was…...road at .….foot of…...hill.
.…ball
stopped there.
Fill In The Blanks
Jack was seven year old. His sister jill
was one year old. Their house was on a
hill. One day jack and jill playing with a
ball.
The ball rolled down the hill .
Jack ran after it. Jill rolled down after
jack. There was a road at the foot of
the hill. The ball stopped there
Practice
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Identify the determiners in the following
sentences.
A few of us went to the beach yesterday.
Three men robbed the bank.
A big dog drank some water.
Mickey Mouse was fourth in the race.
That man was a famous thief.
Jack and Cindy were married in some
chapel somewhere.
Tom is Jerry’s worst enemy.
An example of love is motherhood.
Answer
A few of us went to the beach
yesterday.
Three men robbed the bank.
A big dog drank some water.
Mickey Mouse was fourth in the
race.
That man was a famous thief.
Jack and Cindy were married in
some
chapel
somewhere.
Tom is Jerry’s worst enemy.
An example of love is motherhood
Bibliography
• Text from English Grammar & Composition
of 9th class.
• www.determinarsdetail.com
• www.images.com
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