a word that introduces a noun in a clause or a phrase

a type of determiner that shows how specific the noun is that is being introduced

a type of determiner that shows that a noun belongs to another noun

a type of determiner that indicates the quantity of a noun

a type of determiner that indicates which noun is being referred to

Determiners: articles, possessive pronouns, quantifiers and demonstratives

English

Single words, phrases and clauses in fronted adverbials

Parenthesis: brackets, dashes and commas

Synonyms, antonyms, prepositions and adverbs

In this unit, pupils revise the previously-taught content of determiners, fronted adverbials, synonyms and antonyms as well as previous learning around parenthesis.

In 'Key grammar terminology', pupils learnt the key knowledge around determiners, fronted adverbials, synonyms and antonyms. In this unit, pupils will revise this previously-taught content as well as previous learning around parenthesis.

In this unit, pupils review previous learning about four types of determiner and fronted adverbials. They also review using brackets, dashes and commas for parenthesis and how to use synonyms and antonyms effectively as well as learning about new functions of prepositions and adverbs.

Key terminology, including determiners, fronted adverbials and parenthesis

a word that introduces a noun in a phrase or clause

a word that comes before the main verb in a phrase or clause

Which is the correct definition of a determiner?

Match the types of determiner to the examples. 

Select all the clauses that contain an article. 

Select all the sentences that contain demonstratives. 

Which determiners could be used in the gap in the following sentence? '__________ queue is never-ending!'

We watched some TV and we ate a few sweets. 

We watched the movie, but we hated its message. 

Select all the sentences with two determiners. 

What is the word class of the word 'language' in the following sentence? 'He spoke a different language at home.'

Match the word classes to the examples, using this sentence: 'As the sun slowly set, we gazed at the glorious sky.'

What are the noun phrases in the following sentence? 'We stepped into the dark cave as heavy rain fell outside.'

The bell, which was very loud, rang for the end of lunch. 

The bell rang, filling the whole hall with its noise. 

Match the sentence types to the examples. 

Determiners: articles, possessive pronouns, quantifiers and demonstratives

Lesson outcome