The document discusses various types of determiners in English including definite articles, indefinite articles, demonstrative adjectives, possessive adjectives, and quantifiers. It provides examples for each type of determiner to illustrate their uses in sentences. Key determiners covered include the, a/an, this/that/these/those, my/your/his/her/our/their/its, some, many, a few, all, and numerals.
2. 1.I need / I don’t need some help.
2.There are no letters / any letters for you.
3.What’s the problem? Any / Anything / Nothing
4.Where shell I sit? Anywhere / Everywhere
5.She’s got beautiful eyes / some beautiful eyes.
6.She didn’t eat much / many breakfast.
7.Were there much / many people at the party.
8.James always has much / lots of money.
9.I driving too / too much fast.
10.Are those shoes big enough? / enough big?
10. 1. the
The silver in this mine is of poor quality.
2. 2
the
A strange dog followed me home. The silly
dog wouldn’t leave me.
3. the
I went to the bookstore and bought five books on
chemistry.
4. the
The water in this well is very clear.
11. 5. the
The earth, the moon, the sky, the sun
6. the
The Smiths are planning to go to the States.
7. the
language
He is studying the French language.
8. the
The rich get richer. The poor get poorer.
( )
12. 9. the
in the morning , in the afternoon
10. the
the first, the second, the fifteenth
11. a, an, the
the
The Peter Brown who works in my office has
been promoted.
17. Examples
(Singular) (Plural)
I really like my new We have
typewriter. finished outwork.
You have to finish your You all have to perform
homework. your duty well.
Peter has finished his The students have done
dinner. their homework.
Susan is cleaning her
room.
The cat is cleaning its
body.
18. Quantifiers
some, any, much, many, a
few, few, several, all, a lot of, lots
of, etc.
19. 1.some, any
Examples
- Some parts of the country are
mountainous.
-We need to put some salt in the soup.
-John has some friends in Bangkok.
20. Examples
some
Examples
A: Would you care for some coffee?
( )
B: Yes, please.
21. 2.much
Examples
That book costs too much money.
How much time do we have left?
Jack does not have much money.
22. 3. many
Examples
Many workers are not happy with their
wages.
Do you have many friends ?
23. 4. a few
Examples
Next week I will be away for a few days.
We are going away for a few day.
25. 6. several a few
Examples
There are several good shows on TV tonight.
26. 7. all
Examples
All questions must be answered.
The children ate all the food.
27. 8. a lot of, lots of
Examples
A lot of people came to the party.
Lots of people came to the party.
Ann has got a lot of money.
Ann has got lots of money.