Mastering Determiners: Unlocking the Power of Nouns

Mastering Determiners:

Unlocking the Power of Nouns

Using 'Each' and 'Every' with Singular Countable Nouns

• Each and every are determiners used with singular countable nouns.

• They are used to talk about all the members in a group.

• Use each when referring to two or more items, but we refer to them seperately, and every when referring to three or more items.

• Example:

  Each student must submit their assignment.

  Every child should have access to education.

Multiple Choice

What do each and every indicate when used with singular countable nouns?

• That something is considered randomly or haphazardly

• That something is considered collectively or as a group

• That something is considered individually or in isolation

• That something is considered in a specific order or sequence

Multiple Choice

What do we use when there are only two things or people?

• each

• every

• both

• none, we use the number 2 as a determiner

EACH AND THE WHOLE

• We use each not every when we are talking about two objects or people.

• Example:
  There were drawings on each side of the paper.

• We use the whole to talk about all of something.

• Example:

  I was sick, so I missed the whole festival.

EITHER AND NEITHER

Unlock the power of nouns with 'Either' and 'Neither' when used with singular countable nouns.

Important Note: 'Either' is used in positive sentences, it means 'one or the other', while 'Neither' is used in negative sentences, ot means 'not one or the other'. Both are followed by a singular countable noun.

Example:
I'm happy to go to either café. They both sound good.
I applied to two schools, but neither application was successful.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct usage of 'Either' and 'Neither' when used with singular countable nouns?

• 'Either' is used in positive sentences, while 'Neither' is used in negative sentences.

• 'Either' is used in negative sentences, while 'Neither' is used in positive sentences.

• 'Either' and 'Neither' can be used interchangeably in positive and negative sentences.

• 'Either' and 'Neither' are not used with singular countable nouns.

ALL, BOTH AND MOST

We use 'All', 'Most' and 'Both' with plural nouns. These determiners indicate the entirety or entirety of two items. Use 'All' for more than two items, 'Both' for exactly two items, and 'Most' for the majority of the items.
Example:
All the books are on the shelf.
Both of the cups are blue.
Most people where I work bring lunch from home.

Multiple Choice

What do 'All' and 'Both' indicate when used with plural nouns?

• The entirety or entirety of two items

• The power of nouns

• The importance of determiners

• The meaning of determiners

Multiple Choice

What does 'Most' indicate when used with plural nouns?

• The entirety or entirety of two items

• Just two items

• To the majority of items in a group

• 80 over 100

ANY AND NO

We use any and no with singular, plural, and uncountable nouns. We can use any in a negative sentence or no in a positive sentence with the same meaning.

There isn't any snow in the mountains.

There's no snow in the maintains.

We also use any to mean "it doesn't matter which." Choose any seat you want.

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of using any and no?

• That there is a lot of something

• To show that there's no amount of something

• To show the same amount of something

ALL, CERTAIN and SOME

We use all, certain, and some with plural and uncountable nouns. We use certain to refer to a particular place, thing or person without naming it.

Visitors should leave all food at reception.

Some museums in the city are free to resit.

The gallery is only open on certain days of the week.

OF

With many determiners, we add of before a pronoun or before the noun phrase beginning with a possessive adjective (my, her, etc.), an article, or words like this, these, etc.

Some of Sally's friends are comming tonight.

Were any of the paintings good?

A: Which of these two dresses do you prefer?

B: Neither of them.

Multiple Choice

• Some

• Every

• Each

Multiple Choice

____ people that came to the party said they’d had a great time.

• Every

• All the

• Certain

Multiple Choice

____ artists don’t earn a lot of money.

• The whole

• Of

• Most

Multiple Choice

____ film that we watched over the weekend was very interesting.

• Either

• No

• Neither

Drag and Drop

The Musée d'Orsay in Paris is one of the most famous art galleries in the world. (1) ​

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of the artworks on display are French, from the period 1848 to 1914. (2) ​

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museum is worth visiting, but (3) ​

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sections are more popular than others. The most famous works on display are the "impressionist" paintings.

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clocks still show the correct time.

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Most

The whole

certain

Both

Multiple Choice

A: So, what do you think of our new house?

B: It's really nice! I love how (1) ____ room is painted in a different color.

• both

• each

• none

Multiple Choice

A: Yes, we wanted (2) ____ of the rooms to have their own identity.

B: That's a pretty painting on the wall. Where did you get it?

• each

• all

• every

Multiple Choice

A: We bought it in (3) ____ art gallery near our house. It’s by a local artist.

B: How nice! I don't have (4) ____ paintings in my house. I should get some!

• an / any

• some / any

• an / no

• some / no

Multiple Choice

A: We put a painting in (5) ____ room in the house—even the bathroom! And (6) most ____ them were painted by local artists.

• every / most of

• every / most

• most / most of

• most / every