Teachers’ Training College / Laghouat ‫المدرســــة العلــــيا لألساتـــذة باألغــــــواط‬

English Departement ‫قسم االنجليزية‬ 1

Date: Nov 3rd 2023 A. Gasmi

Nouns Functions and Determiners / Grammar (PRACTICE)

TASK ONE: Identify the function of the underlined noun phrases in these sentences. Write
(S) for subject, (DO) for direct object, (IO) for indirect object, (OP) for object of preposition,
(SC) for subjective complement, (OC) for objective complement ,(AP) for Appositive , (AT)
for attributive and (DA) for direct address.

1. The old villa is now a big, modern mansion.

2. The pilot had to crash-land the plane on the plateau.

3. This specimen from the local environmental club is an excellent example of the effects of
pollution in our rivers.

3. Hansita knitted her son a woolen scarf.

5. My cat, Whiskers, has a brown ring on the end of his tail.

4. The shopping centre is overcrowded during the festivals.

5. The royal collection of jewels was on display.

6. Somebody broke into the garage through the broken window.

7. Jason showed the class his model of an electric train.

8. I sent my brother in London an email.

9. People heard the President’s speech sitting around their TV sets.

10. By lunchtime, several people near the speaker had signed the petition on the registration table.

11. In the corner of the room sat two enormous vases from Italy.

12. Has Jim, your friend from Texas, found a garage for his new car yet?

13. In a loud voice, Marion called Phyllis a thief.

14. Diana, my eldest niece, is intelligent.

15. Dr. Smith, the pain in my leg is unbearable.

16. Use a recyclable, reusable water bottle instead of buying disposable plastic water bottles.

17. Well certainly, mother, I remember what you said.

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TASK TWO: Find out the determiners in the following sentences and identify their types.

(1) .Every dog has his day. (2) .Would you like some tea or coffee?

(3). I have not seen my dear friend for several days. (4) .Our grandmother knows many stories.

(5) .There is little hope of their success in this tournament.

(6) .You must pay the rent by the fifth day of every month.

(7) .They don't have enough money to buy the house.

(8) .This was the beggar's first meal after many days of fasting.

(9) .She was there all day. (10) .There is no need to give any gifts.

TASK THREE: Read the passage and fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners.

the (16) – a (4) - his- her (2) – its – this – that- each – any – two

Once upon __ time, there lived __ king who was known for __ judgements. One day ___ women
came holding __ baby, and both claimed they were __ mothers. Both women were crying hard for
__ baby, and __ king was finding it difficult to believe who was saying ___ truth. So ___ king
asked ___ guards to cut ___ baby in half and give ___ half to both ___ women. ___ Woman who
was holding __ baby accepted ___ decision whereas ___ other woman started begging ___ king to
give ___ baby to the other woman. Seeing ___, the king immediately understood who __ real
mother was. The king said that __ real mother would never let __ harm befall on __ child, and that
is why the second woman asked to give away the child to the first woman. She did not want any
harm on __ child and would rather give the baby away to someone else. Finally __ king gave __
baby to __ real mother.

TASK TREE: Complete the sentences given below with the suitable determiners given in
brackets.

___ picture was painted by Picasso. (that/those) / The book belongs to ___. (her/hers)

Sam stood ____ in the class. (first/one) / Mave is ___ honest man. (a/an)

___ students were called to the principal’s office. (any/some)

Do you know ___ scarf this is? (whose/their) / Can I get ___ hot bowl of soup? (a/an)

__ box of chocolates belongs to Rachel. (these/that)

Is there ___ food left in the fridge? (many/any) / There aren’t ___ boys in the park. (some/any)

Freya got ___ beautiful souvenir from Paris. (a/an)