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DeterminersBy Miss Poly

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What are determiners? Determiners are words that comeBEFORE nouns or AT THE BEGINNING ofnoun clauses.

They help to show WHICH or HOW MANYthings are being talked about.

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Determiners table 1every, each + singular countable noun

few, a few, many + plural noun

little, a little, much + uncountable noun

all, most, some, any, no + countable or uncountable noun

Every step they performed was perfect.A few students went to the recital.I used a little sugarto make the cake.Some people saw the accident. (countable)

There was some wateron the table. (uncountable)

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Singular vs. Plural Singular noun: One item(one apple, a watch, one person, an orange)

Plural noun: More than one item.(three apples, some watches, three people)

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Countable vs. Uncountable Countable: Nouns that can be counted.(One hour, two hours, three hoursOne person, two people, three peopleOne child, two children, three children)

Uncountable: Nouns that can not becounted.ex: milk, water, paper, money, time, etc.

Uncountable nouns are always SINGULAR!

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Each vs. Every Each and Every are followed by asingular countable noun.

Each pencil has gota different colour.

Every pencil can be put in this box.

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Eachis used when all the people or things itrefer to are seenindividually. / TO SEPARATE

Everyis used to refer to allthe people or things

(as a group) / TO GENERALIZE

Each can be used to talk abouttwo or more things orpeople.

Every can only be used to talk aboutthree or more.

ex. SHE HAD A SMALL TATOO ON EACH HAND.(Weve got only two hands.

You cannotuse every in this sentence)

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Few vs. A few

Few and a few are followed by a PLURALNOUN

Few has a negative meaning:

Few people came to the concert. It was verydisappointing. ( emphasis on the smallness ofthe number or quantity)

A few has a neutral or positive meaning:

I had some milk and a few biscuits forbreakfast.

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Little vs. A little

Little and a little are followed by anUNCOUNTABLE NOUN

Litte has a negative meaning, while a little

has a neutral or positive meaning.

Shes gotlittle money and no future. Ive gota little money. Lets go out tonight!

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Many vs. Much Many is used with countable nouns. Much is used with uncountable nouns.

There arentmany people here. How many friends have you made?

I havent gotmuch time to work.

How much money have you got?

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Determiners table 2

All, most, some, any,

(a)few, (a) little,

much, many, each,

every one, none

OF

the, a/anmy, your, etc.

this, that, etc.+ noun

us, it, them,you, etc.

Remember: The same rules in table 1 apply to the nouns andpronouns that follow the determiner.

e.g. Much of + uncountable noun (much of the water)

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We use determiners with OF

beforeanother determinerand anoun

Example:

A few ofmy friends came to the party.

All ofthe milk has been drunk.

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No and Every + OFWe cannot use no or every with of.

No changes to NONE.None ofmy classmates brought paper.

Every changes to EVERY ONE.Every one ofthe students passed the exam.

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Choose the correct word.

Most / Most ofthe people enjoy the cinema.

Some / Some ofmordern art is difficult to understand.

A few / A few ofmy friends are going to art college.

Eleanor didnt like any / any ofthose portraits.

Isabelle looked through every / every one of the postcardsbefore she bought one.

They had no / none timeto buy souvenirs.

They spenta little / a little oftheir pocket money on sweets.

There wasntmuch / much ofthe play left by the time theyarrived.

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Choose the correct word.

Most / Most ofthe people enjoy the cinema.

Some / Some ofmordern art is difficult to understand.

A few / A few ofmy friends are going to art college.

Eleanor didnt like any / any ofthose portraits.

Isabelle looked through every / every one of the postcardsbefore she bought one.

They had no / none timeto buy souvenirs.

They spenta little / a little oftheir pocket money on sweets.

There wasntmuch / much ofthe play left by the time theyarrived.

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Correct the mistakes in these

sentences. No of the conductors came to the auditoriumyesterday.

He hasnt saved many money.

I learnt every of the determiners.

There was a little people in the concert.

Im really disappointed. Only a few students study forthe test.

Every of them felt sorry about the car accident.

My sister hasnt got some pencils.

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For extra practice go to yourworkbook. Page 87.