Determiners
What part of speech is a Determiner always attached to?
A Noun.
Choose the correct preposition: I will be (through, over, at) a Halloween party tonight.
I will be (at) a Halloween party tonight.
True or false: Unlike any other part of speech, interjections can be sentences all on their own.
True
"Ruh-Roh," "Zoinks," "Jinkies," and "Jeepers" are all examples of what part of speech?
Interjections
Identify the determiners: His friends dressed as large apes but the costume he bought was of a camouflaged soldier. Oops!
His, the, a
Which of the following is not a preposition: Throughout, Against, Moving, Via
"Moving" is a verb, not a preposition.
Find the interjections: Well, I don't think I can give you the day off, sorry.
Well, sorry
All languages have the same types of determiners.
False: Some languages (such as Russian) do not have articles.
What are the two types of articles formally named?
Hint: The two articles are "a/an" and "the."
Indefinite (a/an) and definite (the).
Identify the preposition: Mr. Perkins wake up before 6:30 every morning.
Before
Find the interjection: Gadzooks, Luigi! I think this house is haunted!
Gadzooks
Identify the preposition: There is a sus imposter among us!
Among
Name three of the types of determiners.
Hint:Their initials are A, D, P, N, O, and Q
Any combination of Article, Demonstrative, Possessive, Numeral, Ordinal, and Quantifier.
Identify the prepositions: The three films are called "Into the Spider-Verse," "Across the Spider-Verse," and "Beyond the Spider-Verse."
Into, Across, Beyond
What interjection do people and ghosts typically say when trying to scare someone?
BOO!
What interjection do Canadians stereotypically use at the end of sentences?
Hint: It usually is followed by a question mark.
Eh?
Name what type of determiners the highlighted words are: The first time it happened it was fine but now I'm at the end of my rope.
"The" is an article. "First" is a ordinal. "My" is possessive.
Name two of the four things prepositions can indicate when used in a sentence.
Time, place, direction, or position.
English dictionaries sometimes list two interjections that begin with numbers. Can you name one?
Hint: One is often spoken over CB radio.
100 percent, 10-4
What type of determiner is the archaic word "thine"?
Example: "To thine own self be true."
Possessive determiner