DETERMINERS REVIEW 1

Do you know this book?

yes/no

Determiner

• A determiner is a word placed before a noun to give information such as quantity, ownership, specificity.

quantity

• She has two dogs and many cats

ownership

• Our dog annoys her dog

specificity

• That dog is the dog we saw yesterday

Multiple Choice

Lisa saw _____ shooting star yesterday.

• a

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

Don't look directly at _____ sun.

• a

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

Is there any milk left in _____ fridge?

• a

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

I need to pack _____ apple for my lunch.

• a

• an

• the

Multiple Choice

The dogs were _____ given a bone.

• each

• any

• every

Multiple Choice

The police spoke separately to _____ suspect.

• every

• each

• some

Multiple Choice

She was wearing a bracelet on __________ wrist.

• each

• any

• every

Multiple Choice

She got her license without _____ problems

• some

• any

• every

Multiple Choice

He went with __________ younger sisters.

• his both

• both his

• two his

Multiple Choice

I always keep _____ money in my wallet for emergencies

• any

• every

• some

Determiners can be:

• An Article (a/an, the)

• A Demonstrative (this, that, these, those)

• A Possessive (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)

• A Quantifier (common examples include many, much, more, most, some)

ZERO ARTICLE

• General meaning: cars, people, life

• Abstract nouns: education, happiness, music

• People names: Mary, Bill

• Place names:  Bangkok, Heathrow Airport, Cambridge University

• Street names: Oxford Street, Wall Street

• Days, months: Monday, November

• Games and sports: football, chess

Multiple Choice

What did you have for ____?

• dinner

• the dinner

Multiple Choice

She was born in ____.

• France

• the France

• Either could be used here

Multiple Choice

She lives in _____.

• North

• the North

• Either could be used here.

Multiple Choice

He was sent to ____ for theft.

• prison

• the prison

Multiple Choice

I spoke to ______.

• manager

• the manager

• Either could be used here.

Multiple Choice

We went for a walk in _____.

• park

• the park

• Either could be used here.

Multiple Choice

She's gone to ____.

• office

• the office

Multiple Choice

(UNIFOR) Leia as sentenças abaixo e marque a opção

correta de acordo com o uso dos artigos definido e indefinido:

I. Can you play a guitar?

II. I once played the guitar which had only five strings.

III. She started learning the piano at the age of five.

IV. I’ve always had a flute, ever since I was a child.

V. I’m afraid the violin is an instrument I never mastered.

• Todas estão corretas.

• Todas estão incorretas.

• Apenas os itens I e II estão errados.

• Apenas os itens III, IV, e V estão errados.

• Apenas os itens I, III e V estão corretos.