Determiners:

• include categories such as articles, demonstratives, quantifiers, possessive pronouns, and numbers. All singular and some plural nouns require a noun marker such as a, the, this, those, my, each, some, all.
• express information about a noun such as specific / unspecific (a), definite / indefinite (the) singular / plural (this, these), near or far (this, that), quantity (some, few, one), possession (your, my) and other reference.
• function to determine or limit the meaning of a noun phrase in a particular context.
• take form as a word placed before a noun—a, the, this, that, these, those, some, few, all, one none, your, each, and so on.

Determined vs. Bare Nouns

Determiners (list)

Determiner Phrases

Predeterminer Modifiers (such, what)

Temporal Markers

Exceptions

Grammar Notes (show-hide arrow)

Practice 1 – correct / incorrect

Practice 2 – multiple choice

Also see Quantifiers.

A friend called. / *Friend called.

Friends called.

This / that friend called.

These / those / some / three friends called.

A hair is on your sweater. / Hair makes a guy look young.

Last week, this week and next week will be cold.

Demonstratives

Expressions with this and that

Emotional Proximity/Distance

"These Kind"

Common Mistakes

Practice – complete the sentence (MC)

This blue marble is mine. (determiner)

This marble is mine. (determiner)

This is mine. (pronoun)

A – Unspecific/Specific

A–One in Particular

A / An

Plural–All in General

The–Definite One

The–Classification

The– Included Parts

The– Later Mention

The–Shared Knowledge

The–Group

The–Nationality

The–Landmarks

The–Geography

The-Country Names

The-Superlatives

Another / The other

Count / Noncount Nouns

Practices

Subject/ Determiner/ Genitive

Genitive Meanings

Genitive Determiners vs. Pronouns

"Of" Phrases

"Of" Phrase w/ Object Pronoun

Impersonal Pronouns (one / you / they)

Genitive Pronoun Agreement

Double Genitive (Double Possessive)

Common Mistakes

Practice 1 – multiple choice

Practice 2 – multiple choice

Practice 3 – edit paragraph

Our dog is over here. / Ours is over here.

All of the owners bring water for their (own) dogs.

One should exercise one's dog. (impersonal)

You should exercise your dog. (impersonal)

They don't like dogs there. Their dislike is unusual. (impersonal)

Common Nouns

Proper Nouns

Genitives — Dependent vs. Independent

Genitive "Head Noun"

Genitive "Of" Phrase

Genitive Agreement

Determiners with Genitive Proper Nouns

Genitive with Days & Holidays

Punctuation Notes

Practice – fill in the blank

Related page: Apostrophes

The state's soccer team won several games.

The state's won several games.

The states' soccer teams won several games.

The goal post's leg was broken.
The leg of the goal post was broken.

Group vs. Individuals

Practice – multiple choice

The paparazzi made its purpose clear. It had a right to be outside her house.

The paparazzi placed their cameras right in her face. They were rude, even mean.

Quantity Phrases

Agreement—Nouns with Modifiers

A / An

Some / Any

Much/ Many

Little/ Few

Much / More

Less/Fewer

Most / Most of the

Food Quantifiers

Another / The other

Common Mistakes

Negativity Expressed in Noun Phrases

Negative Noun Prefixes

Negative Adjective Prefixes

Negative Verb Groups

Negative Verb Complements

Negativity in Adverbs

Negativity in Connectors

Positive & Negative Polarity

Similar but Different Negatives

Common Mistakes

Practice 1 – identify the word form (MC)

Practice 2 – contrast word forms (MC)

No one / Not anyone has parked illegally.

His inability / disability was clear to us.

He was unsatisfied / dissatisfied.

Do not park there! We do not park there.

He would park there, wouldn't he?

We asked him not to park there.

I doubt that he *never / ever helps.

He is neither optimistic nor pessimistic.

His no nonsense approach to life is refreshing. (expression)