DETERMINERS IN

YOUR EMAIL
PHRASES
Have you ever used these phrases in your email ?
Do you use correct determiners?
 A determiner is a word placed in front of a noun to specify quantity
(e.g., one dog, many dogs) or to clarify what the noun refers to (e.g., my
dog, that dog, the dog).

Simply put, in English, a determiner is a word that introduces a noun. It

always comes before a noun, not after, and it also comes before any
other adjectives used to describe the noun
DETERMINERS ?
Most determiners can be classified as one of the following:
An Article (a/an, the)
A Demonstrative (this, that, these, those)
A Possessive (my, your, his, her, its, our, their)
A Quantifier (common examples
include many, much, more, most, some)
 If you need further details, please feel free to contact me at time.

PUT THE We apologize for inconvenience that this may have caused

CORRECT Sorry I haven’t been in touch for while

DETERMINERS ! Thank you for bringing this to attention

I am interested in the course you advertised in the Mail last month

(a/ the/ some/
I’m writing to you about our meeting the week after next
any/ my/ your/
Here is document that you asked for.
his/ our/ or
simply NO Please accept sincerest apologies.

determiner -) In reply to questions

Please reply at earliest convenience

 It will be pleasure to attend.
PUT THE
I am writing to ask for information on….
CORRECT
DETERMINERS ! I will be free on following Monday

Sorry to write to you out of blue, but…

(a/ the/ some/ Thank you in advance

any/ my/ your/ The bulkier documents will arrive by snail mail soon.

his/ our/ or
simply NO
determiner -)