You have learned eleven common determiners.
LESSON 1.24
Her, What, Which, Whose
Small Group Activity
Fill in the blanks without looking up the answers. Skip the boxes with an X.
X | a |
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my |
| your |
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X | his |
| their |
___________ + apostrophe
Numbers + ____________
Other words are also determiners if they are attached to a noun. Four common ones:
her, what, which, whose
The words are determiners if they are attached to a noun. If not attached, they are pronouns.
Determiner | Attached | She asked me to do her homework. |
Pronoun | Not Attached | I asked her to the prom. |
Determiner | Attached | What homework do we have to do? |
Pronoun | Not Attached | I think I remember what he said. |
Determiner | Attached | Which house is yours? |
Pronoun | Not Attached | Do you know which is yours? |
Determiner | Attached | Whose car is this? |
Pronoun | Not Attached | Whose is this? |
Remembering the Determiners
There are 16 pawns in a chess game. We have identified 16 determiners:
a, an, the
my, our, your, every
his, its, their
noun + apostrophes
If attached to a noun:
numbers
her, what, which, whose
TROUT SHOUT!
Sing the first ten determiners (to the tune of) “Three Blind Mice.”
Then SHOUT the last six.
Again!
Small Group Activity
Name the parts of speech in the following:
1. I will ask her what she wants for Christmas. (Be careful on this one!) |
2. She keeps asking me to do her homework. |
3. Which Roman emperor married his horse? |
4. Whose sailboat is docked on our pier? |
5. The Feldmans have 22 dogs. |
Individual or Small Group Activity
Complete the exercise: Switzerland