Determiners: quantifiers and demonstratives | English

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 ✓

Match the type of determiner to the examples.
- article
  
  ⇔
  
  a, an, the ✓
- possessive pronoun
  
  ⇔
  
  my, your, their ✓
- demonstrative
  
  ⇔
  
  these, those, this ✓
- quantifier
  
  ⇔
  
  many, some, a few ✓
Match each type of determiner to its purpose.
- possessive pronoun
  
  ⇔
  
  shows who a noun belongs to ✓
- demonstrative
  
  ⇔
  
  shows which nouns we are referring to ✓
- quantifier
  
  ⇔
  
  shows how many of a noun we are referring to ✓
Which of the following sentences contain a quantifier?
- We need some bread. ✓
- I want these shoes.
- There are many shops nearby. ✓
- Take those to the office.
Which of these sentences contain a demonstrative?
- Put those books away right now! ✓
- I bought these flowers for you. ✓
- I bought some flowers for you.
- Put your books away right now!
Put these quantifiers in order from least to most.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  one
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  some
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  plenty of
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  all
In which of these sentences does the demonstrative not work as a determiner that is introducing a noun?
- Send me that letter.
- Pass me those pieces of paper.
- Pass me those. ✓

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Pupils may believe that whenever we use 'those' or 'this', we are using a determiner.

Demonstratives are only determiners if they are introducing a noun in a sentence.

Determiner - a word that introduces a noun in a clause or phrase
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Quantifier - a type of determiner that indicates the quantity of a noun
Demonstrative - a type of determiner that indicates which noun is being referred to