Determiners: Articles, Demonstratives, Quantifiers & Possessives

The video tutorial explains the role of determiners in English grammar, focusing on four types: articles, demonstratives, quantifiers, and possessives. Articles include 'a', 'an', and 'the', with specific rules for singular and plural nouns. Demonstratives like 'this', 'that', 'these', and 'those' are used based on proximity. Quantifiers provide information about quantity without specifying a number, applicable to countable and uncountable nouns. Possessives indicate ownership, using words like 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her', 'our', and 'their'. The tutorial provides examples and clarifies common confusions.

What is the role of a determiner in a sentence?

• To connect two clauses

• To specify the noun or noun phrase

• To indicate the tense of the sentence

• To describe the action of the verb

Which article would you use for the word 'apple'?

• A

• An

• The

• None

When is the definite article 'the' used?

• When referring to any member of a group

• When referring to a specific member of a group

• When the noun is plural

• When the noun is uncountable

Which demonstrative would you use for a singular noun that is far from you?

• These

• Those

• That

• This

Which quantifier is appropriate for uncountable nouns?

• Many

• Several

• Much

• Few

What does the possessive 'our' indicate?

• Ownership by a second person

• Ownership by a third person

• Ownership by a group including the speaker

• Ownership by a single person

Which of the following is not a possessive?

• Their

• They're

• Its

• Your