Determiners: articles and possessive pronouns
I can use an article or a possessive pronoun to introduce a noun in a clause or phrase.
Determiners: articles and possessive pronouns
I can use an article or a possessive pronoun to introduce a noun in a clause or phrase.
Lesson details
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.
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.
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
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