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Determiners

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Fill in the blanks with determiners. Put an 7 where no determiner is required.
1. I am looking forward to being with _________________ grandmother.
2. I used my screwdriver as _________________ hammer.
3. Have you fed _________________ birds?

4. There are _________________ birds in the verandah.
5. Who invented _________________ telephone?
6. He is _________________ most intelligent person in his family.
7. I prefer _________________ mountains to the seaside.

8. We worked in _________________ same company.
9. My sister is _________________ MPhil.
10. Have you got _________________ new books?

Let’s Learn Determiners

A determiner modifies a noun by referring to something specific or emphasising something
of a particular type. This function of a determiner is usually performed by articles,
interrogatives, distributives, demonstratives, possessives, and quantifiers. A determiner is
followed by a noun.

For example: this table, that bird, some coins, etc.

Let’s Learn Kinds of Determiners

There are six different kinds of determiners.
Articles Possessives Quantifiers
O O O
Demonstratives Distributives Interrogatives
O O O
Articles

Articles are of two types: definite and indefinite.
The definite article the is used when talking about a specific thing which both the speaker
and the listener know about. For example:
The news I gave you was true.
O
The meeting is sure to be held this evening.
O
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