Determiners: articles and possessive pronouns
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use an article or a possessive pronoun to introduce a noun in a clause or phrase.
Key learning points
- Determiners are a word class.
- A determiner introduces a noun in a clause or phrase.
- A determiner may be followed by an adjective or pair of adjectives then the noun.
- Determiners can be articles.
- Determiners can be possessive pronouns.
Keywords
Determiner - a word that introduces a noun in a clause or phrase
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Article - a type of determiner that denotes specificity of a noun
Possessive pronoun - a type of determiner that denotes possession of a noun by another noun
Common misconception
Pupils may not spot a determiner if adjectives are used between the determiner and the noun.
Emphasise that adjectives can be placed between the determiner and the noun.
Teacher tip
When choosing the best determiner for a gap in a sentence, encourage children to say the sentences aloud - they will often 'sound right' or 'sound wrong'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word class to its meaning.
a naming word for a person, place or thing
describes a noun
a doing, being or having word
describes a verb
Q2.Which words are adjectives in this sentence? 'As the soft snow fell, we stepped into the warm hut'.
Q3.Which words are verbs in this sentence? 'As the soft snow fell, we stepped into the warm hut'.
Q4.Which word in this sentence is an adverb? 'I wanted to go quickly, but Sam refused.'
Q5.Which words in this sentence are common nouns? 'We could go straight up the hill, or we could go around the side.'
Q6.What is the order of the word classes in this sentence? 'Sam climbed silently into his warm bed.' You can ignore any words that are not one of the word classes below.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What kind of word is introduced by a determiner?
Q2.Which type of determiner are the following words? a, an, the
Q3.Which type of determiner are the following words? my, your, its, our, their, his, her
Q4.Which determiners could fill the gap in this sentence? 'As I walked into the house, I put __________ keys on the table'.
Q5.What are the three determiners in this sentence? 'We gave the dog its bone and it was happy for an hour.'
Q6.Are the determiners in this sentence articles or possessive pronouns? 'I asked my uncle to drive our family to his house'.
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