Chapter 3: The Noun Phrase: Determiners and Pronouns 3.0, 3.1 & 3.2

Question 1

What is the meaning of the word ‘Pronoun’? Name an example.

Answer 1

A pronoun is a word which ‘stands for’ a noun, such as Sie, in the place of Rache, in the sentence ‘Rache ist suess’.

Question 2

What is the meaning of the word ‘Article’? Give examples.

Answer 2

An article is either the words ‘the’, or ‘a’, or Der or Ein in German.

Question 3

What is an example in German of a demonstrative?

Answer 3

Dieser.

Question 4

What is an example in German of a possessive?

Answer 4

Mein or Dein.

Question 5

What is the meaning of the word ‘Determiner’?

Answer 5

A Determiner appears to be any one of the follwoing types of words:

• An Article
• A Demonstrative
• A Possessive
• An Interrogative

Question 6

What is the meaning of the term: The Definite Article?

Answer 6

The definite article is the word ‘The’, in English.

Question 7

How do Determiners contribute an important grammatical role in a sentence?

Answer 7

They change their form in order to indicate Gender, Number and Case.

Question 8

What is the form of the indefinite Article in English?

Answer 8

An or A.

Question 9

For the masculine gender; what is the form of the indefinite article of the nominative case?

Answer 9

Ein

Question 10

For the masculine gender; what is the form of the indefinite article of the accusative case?

Answer 10

Einen

Question 11

For the masculine gender; what is the form of the indefinite article of the genitive case?

Answer 11

Eines

Question 12

For the masculine gender; what is the form of the indefinite article of the dative case?

Answer 12

Einem

Question 13

For the feminine gender; what is the form of the indefinite article of the nominative case?

Answer 13

Eine

Question 14

For the feminine gender; what is the form of the indefinite article of the accusative case?

Answer 14

Eine

Question 15

For the feminine gender; what is the form of the indefinite article of the genitive case?

Answer 15

Einer

Question 16

For the feminine gender; what is the form of the indefinite article of the dative case?

Answer 16

Einer

Question 17

For the Neuter gender; what is the form of the indefinite article of the nominative case?

Answer 17

Ein

Question 18

For the Neuter gender; what is the form of the indefinite article of the accusative case?

Answer 18

Ein

Question 19

For the Neuter gender; what is the form of the indefinite article of the genitive case?

Answer 19

Eines

Question 20

For the Neuter gender; what is the form of the indefinite article of the dative case?

Answer 20

Einem

Question 21

What is the negative form of the indefinite article in German?

Answer 21

Kein.

Question 22

Can the indefinite article be used in the plural in German? Can it in English?

Answer 22

Yes in English, no in German.

Question 23

The negative indefinite article has the same ending as what other type of word in German?

Answer 23

Mein, the possesssive.

Question 24

Can you use nicht ein in place of the word kein in German?

Answer 24

No.