English determiners — interactive lesson covering articles, demonstratives, quantifiers, possessives, and all other determiner types
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English determiners
Articles, demonstratives, quantifiers, possessives, numerals and more — the words that define what a noun refers to
What is a determiner?
A determiner is a word placed before a noun to clarify which person, thing, or quantity is meant. Unlike adjectives, determiners define reference and quantity rather than describing qualities. A noun phrase can have only one central determiner at a time.
3
Articles
4
Demonstratives
20+
Quantifiers
8
Possessives
∞
Combinations
You can say the book, my book, or this book — but never the my book. Predeterminers (all, both, half) and postdeterminers (ordinals, cardinals) can be added around the central determiner.
Articles
a/an, the, ∅ — in depth with quiz
All determiners
All types with quiz
Gap fill
Choose the right determiner
Matching
Determiner to category
Builder
Assemble noun phrases
Listening
Article choice by ear
Error correction
Find the wrong determiner
My glossary
Save determiner types
English determiners
Articles
The indefinite article (a/an), the definite article (the), and the zero article (∅) — rules, exceptions, and an interactive quiz
English determiners
All determiner types
Click any category to expand it — with examples, advanced notes, and a short quiz at the bottom
English determiners
Gap fill
Choose the correct determiner — articles, quantifiers, demonstratives, possessives and more
English determiners
Matching
Match each underlined word or phrase to the determiner type it illustrates
English determiners
Noun phrase builder
Tap a tile to select it, then tap a slot to place it — build a complete, grammatical noun phrase
English determiners
Listening — article choice
Listen to each sentence and decide which article (a, an, the, or ∅) fills the gap
English determiners
Error correction
One sentence uses a determiner incorrectly — choose the correct version