Grade 7

English Studies
Grade 7
4/5/20

Determiners

Determiners are words that introduce nouns. They always come before, but NEVER after nouns. If the noun has a modifier, the determiners will also come before it. e.g
1.I saw a cockroach in the box.
2. The boys just arrived.
3. A brown cat is missing.
4. Some teachers are already in the hall.
5. Only few students are there.
6. Most of them are not here.
7. Every child deserves formal education.
8. An apple everyday keeps you away from the doctor.
9. She brought several oranges from the farm.
10. Most students are not aware of the online tutorials.
11. This platform is quite informative.
12. That old man is quite strong.
Note that the articles  - a, an, and the are all determiners. thanks for
Remember also that a and an are indefinite articles while the is a definite article. The is called a definite article because it introduces a noun known by both the speaker/writer and the listener /reader. e.g Mom gave it to the beggar.
The clinic is opposite The King' Place, New Haven.

On the other hand, the indefinite articles - a and an introduce non specific nouns. This means that they don't introduce nouns in particular. e.g

1. Please give me a bottle of coke. Here, any bottle of coke can serve the purpose because non is mentioned in particular.

2. An orange will do.

The demonstrative adjectives - this and that are also determiners because they also introduce nouns. eg
1. This place is noisy.
2. That novel is very interesting.

Clara O

Assignment 👇


I dentify all the determiners in the text below.

She threw him a frown and shook her head as if he was a spoilt boy. She went back the way she she had come without another word. The two of them left on the boat, let some time go by before Jimmy finally spoke and tried to recover the situation.

Look, I'm not here for any reason other than ask questions about this case.

Good luck.

Clara O