Nouns & determiners Flashcards
1
Q
4 types of nouns
A
proper, countable, uncountable, countable x uncountable
2
Q
Of which type are the following nouns ?
- Elizabeth
- knife
- information
- experience
A
Elizabeth = proper knife = countable information = uncountable experience = countable x uncountable
3
Q
7 types of determiners
A
zero article, indefinite article, definite article, possessive, demonstrative, numeral, quantifier
4
Q
Indefinite article = ? Definite article = ? Possessive article = ? Demonstrative article = ? Numeral article = ?
A
- a/an
- the
- my/your/his/her/our/their
- this/that/these/those
- 1/2/3, etc…
5
Q
Use of “the”
A
direct/indirect reference
6
Q
Use of “a/an”
A
- introduce a new specific entity
- Unspecific use
- classify something
- refer generically to what is typical of a
given group
7
Q
Use of the zero article
A
- Indefinite number or amount
- specific uses
- refer generically to what is typical of a
given group
8
Q
Use of “this/these”
A
physical, temporal or psychological closeness
9
Q
Use of “that/those”
A
physical, temporal or psychological distance or common knowledge
