Starter quiz

  • What is the purpose of determiners?
    • to introduce verbs in a sentence
    • to introduce nouns in a phrase or a clause  ✓
    • to introduce adjectives in a phrase
  • Which of the following are types of determiner?
    • articles (a, an, the)  ✓
    • adjectives (soft, warm, cold)
    • nouns (shop, planet, ball)
    • possessive pronouns (my, your, our)  ✓
  • Where is the determiner placed in relation to the noun in a sentence?
    • before the noun  ✓
    • after the noun
    • either before or after the noun
  • Tick the sentences that contain a determiner.
    • We ran away.
    • We ran to the hills.  ✓
    • She boarded our bus.  ✓
    • She looked away.
  • Tick the sentences that contain a possessive pronoun.
    • This is my stop.  ✓
    • We hoped you'd find your coat.  ✓
    • This was a mistake.
    • We'll need our wellies.  ✓
  • Which words are the determiners in this sentence? 'He put the dog in its kennel.'
    • the  ✓
    • put
    • in
    • its  ✓
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