Definite and indefinite Determiners
____ bank is on the left.
The bank is on the left
Can ____ John come over tonight?
No determiner needed
____ flight leaves tommorrow
Is this/that house yours?
Can I buy a few sandwiches?
Can you pass me an apple?
Yes
The animals at the zoo are active today.
Would you like to come over to ___ house tonight?
Would you like to come over to my house tonight?
I was on my way to ___ house when you called.
I was on my way to that/this house when you called.
There are ___ books I have not read.
There are many books I have not read.
Are you going to ___ concert?
Are you going to a concert
Adam is adding my name to the schedule.
Did you go to ___ sister's basketball game last night?
Did you go to your sister's basketball game last night?
Do you want some of ___ apples?
Do you want some of these/those apples?
Did you pack ___ blankets?
Did you pack enough blankets?
___ green house is ___ block away.
The green house is a block away.
____ Amy's birthday is Sunday.
No determiner needed
The dog with the white tail is his, right?
Is ___ the park?
Is this/that the park?
In the summer, you can here ___ of the birds singing.
In the summer, you can here most of the birds singing.
___ park is near ___ green house on ___ street two blocks away.
The park is near the/a green house on the street two blocks away.
Are ___ Smith's coming over for dinner tonight?
Yes
Are the Smith's coming over for dinner tonight?
___ family home is being fixed.
Their family home is being fixed.
I need help moving this couch.
Can you spare a little change?