What is DETERMINERS

What is DETERMINERS


Determiners are words that are used with nouns to illustrate them or define their quantity such as, some, any, each, every etc.

 

Examples



• Sahil is reading a book.
• Are there any chocolates inside the box?
• I have bought some apples.

ARTICLES


The words ‘a’ and ‘an’ are indefinite articles. Articles come under the category of determiners. They are used before a singular noun. They can’t be used with plural nouns or uncountable nouns.

 

Examples

 

  • Bees are building a honeycomb.
  • She looks like an American.
  • I have been waiting for an hour.

 

The word ‘the’ is called a definite article. It is used to specify something or someone definite, and it refers to a noun that is either understood (by the reader or listener) or has been previously referred to, by the writer or speaker.

 

Examples

 

  • The road is busy.
  • They are going to the beach.
  • The telephone is dead.

 


Worksheet – 1.

 

Read the following passage. Write the correct article in the blank spaces, If no article is needed, leave the space blank. The first one has been done for you:


Asad lives in__________________flat with his mother, father and sister Amina. _________________a  flat has two bedrooms, ________________kitchen, ______________ bathroom and _____________ study-room. Asad’s father works in _____________ office and his mother stays at home and looks after __________ 
house. She spends most of her time in _____________ kitchen preparing meals. Asad and Amina help their mother with _________ house work. Asad likes organising _____________ rooms and Amina likes to roll chapattis. Their father gives them pocket money. They usually spend ___________ money on buying computer games.

 

Worksheet – 2


Fill in the missing determiners to complete the given sentences:


1. Do you have ________ Chinese friends?
2. Aarna isn’t _______ smarter than Daksh.
3. Vicky has __________ candies.
4. Shiv doesn’t have ____________ money.
5. He will give us ________ information.
6. Ankit must do _______ work tonight.
7. There aren’t _________ sweets left.
8. There aren’t _________ boys in my family.
9. Anuran will give me ___________ help.
10. There are ________ burgers in the fridge.
11. My sister can speak ________ Spanish.
12. I must study ________ second language.

 

Worksheet 3

 

Rewrite the following sentences using correct determiners:


1. I’m sorry there isn’t many food left but I can make some sandwiches if you like.

________________________________________________________________________
2. You should drink more water and lesser coffee.

_________________________________________________________________________
3. Have you got much books ? I’ve only got a few.

_________________________________________________________________________
4. Annie is eating fewer rice because she wants to lose weight.

__________________________________________________________________________
5. Maggie’s mother died few years ago.

__________________________________________________________________________
6. He has little friends because of his nasty temper.

__________________________________________________________________________
7. The motor-cyclist lost many blood in the accident.

__________________________________________________________________________
8. It was a boring talk and I paid a little attention to it.

__________________________________________________________________________
9. Salsa has given me much good ideas.

__________________________________________________________________________

 

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